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Court in session

May 1814 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court convened with justices John Street, Thomas Compton and Henry Thompson present.

Kind of business
Court in session
Court
May 1814 term
Justices
John Street; Thomas Compton; Henry Thompson

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 583
  • 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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