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State case: John D Carrington

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

John D Carrington was convicted and sentenced to ten days’ imprisonment and a fine, with detention pending payment; he requested an appeal.

Kind of business
State case
Court
May 1814 term, 25 May 1814
People
Jurors
William Trice; Thomas Holloway; James Faucett; John Hart; Joseph Harder; James Strayhorn; George Allen; Israel Holt; Gilbert Strayhorn; Edward Riggians; Jacob Albright; William Pickett
Amounts
five pounds
Other dates
ten days

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 570
  • 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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