Orange County Indexed
State case: George, D??? Varning, Benjamin
23 May 1815 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
George was summoned as a state witness in Benjamin’s felony prosecution; the jury acquitted Benjamin, who was enslaved by Nicholas Atkins.
- Kind of business
- State case
- Court
- May 1815 term, 23 May 1815
- People
- George (witness; enslaved by D??? Varning)
- D??? Varning (enslaver)
- Benjamin (defendant; enslaved by Nicholas Atkins)
- Nicholas Atkins (enslaver)
- Jurors
- Jesse Nevill; Daniel Wilkerson; Hugh Mulhollan; Joshua Walker; Henry Neal; William Chambers; David Woods; Robert King; Thomas Holloway; William Horton; Abel Rainey; John Brown
- Other dates
- Tomorrow
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 9, page 48
- Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 1815 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 30005, “County Court Minutes, 1815–1826” (State Archives film).
