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State case: Nelson Pope, Hugh Woods, William Woods

May 1814 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Nelson Pope, Hugh Woods and William Woods were fined for fighting before the court and detained until payment.

Kind of business
State case
Court
May 1814 term
People
Amounts
twenty Shillings

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 553
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 1814 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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