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State case: James Horton

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

The jury acquitted James Horton.

Kind of business
State case
Court
May 1814 term, 25 May 1814
People
Jurors
William Hart??; George Reeves; Isaac Holden; Samuel Hancock; Baxter Davis; William P Mangum; Samuel Box; John J Carrington; Norris Crompton; Richard Crabtree; Harrison Trice; William Hopkins

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 569
  • 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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