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State case: James Lockhart

30 November 1814 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

James Lockhart was convicted and sentenced to two calendar months’ imprisonment, a fine and costs, with further detention pending payment.

Kind of business
State case
Court
November 1814 term, 30 November 1814
People
Jurors
Alexander Strain; William Marshal; John Barton; James Hart; William Palmer; Joshua Thompson; Melch McDaniel; Jonathan Thompson; John Strain; Andrew Walker; Moses Campbell; George Carrington
Amounts
6d
Other dates
two Callendar Months

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 635
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the November 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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