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State case: James Rainey

27 February 1811 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The jury convicted James Rainey; he was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment, continuing until prosecution costs were paid.

Kind of business
State case
Court
February 1811 term, 27 February 1811
People
Jurors
Abram Craig; George Isley; George Reeves; William Kirk; John Towell; Matthias Holstead; George Albright; John Holmes; George Coble; John Blackwood; Fisher Clendening; James Patterson
Other dates
three Callendar 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 8, page 156
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the February 1811 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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