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State case: Thomas Sellars

26 May 1813 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The jury acquitted Thomas Sellars.

Kind of business
State case
Court
May 1813 term, 26 May 1813
People
Jurors
Wm Lloyd; Wm Gappins; Thomas Clark; David White; Samuel Thompson; Wm Durham; Andrew Hunter; Richard Fossett; George Coble; Jacob Long; James McRae; Boston Sharp

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 461
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 1813 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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