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Deed proved: James Lewis to James Child & Gavin Alves

25 August 1813 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Bill of sail, James Lewis to James Child & Gavin Alves, acknowledged in court.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
August 1813 term, 25 August 1813
Grantor
James Lewis
Grantee
James Child & Gavin Alves
Instrument
bill of sail
Proved by
acknowledged in open Court
The deed
Deed Book 14, page 500 →
James Lewis to James Child (our deed record)

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 495
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 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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