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Orange County Indexed

Jury

August 1808 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Abel Thompson was excused from jury service because he was not a freeholder.

Kind of business
Jury
Court
August 1808 term
Jurors
Abel Thompson

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 433
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 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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