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State case

February 1809 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court fined jurors Nath’l Harris, Thomas Thompson, Fredrick Blanshard and 4 others for failing to appear.

Kind of business
State case
Court
February 1809 term
Jurors
Nath’l Harris; Thomas Thompson; Fredrick Blanshard; John McKerall; Stephen Scarlett; Thomas McCullock; Sam’l Child

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 489
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the February 1809 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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