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Suit: Martin Palmer, Josiah Turner, Epps Hilliard

25 May 1814 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Josiah Turner surrendered Epps Hilliard as bail, but the court refused custody because Hilliard was serving in the army.

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Suit
Court
May 1814 term, 25 May 1814
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United States

Reading note: The caption contained illegible words around Martin Palmer.

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 567
  • 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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