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State case: John Cain

26 February 1812 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The jury found John Cain guilty as charged.

Kind of business
State case
Court
February 1812 term, 26 February 1812
People
Jurors
Robert Eaton; Thomas Vincent; Jehu Byrd; John Crawford; John Willkerson; John Walker; William McDaniel; Wesley Shaw; Robert Morrow; Adam Dixon; William Bradford; Aron Walker

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 320
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the February 1812 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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