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Order about enslaved people: William Whitsell, John Harden, John Whitsell

November 1813 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

William Whitsell, John Harden, John Whitsell and Thomas Murdock received equal allowances for patrol service during the previous year.

Kind of business
Order about enslaved people
Court
November 1813 term
People
Amounts
three pounds thirteen Shillings four pence

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 518
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the November 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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