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Child or servant bound: John Mason, Adam Starr, Merian Mason

August 1809 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court apprenticed John Mason to Adam Starr for instruction in blacksmithing.

Kind of business
Child or servant bound
Court
August 1809 term
People
Other dates
24th May last

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 557
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 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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