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State case: Bennett Partin

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

The jury convicted Bennett Partin; he was fined and sentenced to three months’ imprisonment, continuing until fine and costs were paid.

Kind of business
State case
Court
August 1808 term, 25 August 1808
People
Jurors
Samuel Currothers; William Tate; William Wallace; Isaac Patterson; Richard Cate; John Woods; William King; Joseph Baker; Reuben Boroughs; John Strayhorn; George Carrington
Amounts
6d
Other dates
three Calendar Months

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 450
  • 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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