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State case: Benjamin Barbee

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

The jury acquitted Benjamin Barbee.

Kind of business
State case
Court
November 1811 term, 27 November 1811
People
Jurors
Joseph Thompson; Elisha Braxton; James Campbell; William Pickett; Joseph Thompson; Robert Dixon; Jehu Bird; John McDaniel; George Carrington; Matthew Ray; Aaron Walker; David Woods

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 268
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the November 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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