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State case: Hugh McCaddams

29 May 1816 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The jury found Hugh McCaddams guilty on the indictment.

Kind of business
State case
Court
May 1816 term, 29 May 1816
People
Jurors
James Herndon; William Anderson; George McCullock; John Forrest; James Hart; Matthew Ray; William Wall???; Willis Sellars; John Workman; Henry Edwards; Burris Estridge; Thomas Bowles

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 178
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 1816 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).
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