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Court in session

25 February 1808 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court convened with justices John Thompson, Abner B Bruce and Jonathan Lindley present.

Kind of business
Court in session
Court
February 1808 term, 25 February 1808
Justices
John Thompson; Abner B Bruce; Jonathan Lindley

Names and places are given as the source writes them. This record has not been checked against the original minute book.

Where to find it

  • Minute book 7, page 381
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the February 1808 term
  • Original: State Archives of North Carolina, Orange County court minutes (CR.073.301).
  • Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 30004, “County Court Minutes, 1805–1814” (State Archives film).
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