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State case: John Cummins

1 March 1809 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The jury found John Cummins guilty as charged.

Kind of business
State case
Court
February 1809 term, 1 March 1809
People
Jurors
Joshua Thompson; John Redmond; John Freeland; Nathaniel Carter; Richard Woods; Nathaniel Newlin; John Clapp; Fredrick Blanshard; Thomas McCullock; Jarratt Yeargain; John Hart [or Hunt?]; Richard 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 505
  • 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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