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Order about enslaved people: William Cain jr., John Cain

May 1816 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

William Cain jr. was authorized to sell John Cain’s perishable estate and enslaved people, excluding workers and assets needed for the plantation’s current crop.

Kind of business
Order about enslaved people
Court
May 1816 term
People
Places
Eno plantation

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 209
  • 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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