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Deed proved: John Caldwell to Dennis Smelt

August 1816 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Deed, John Caldwell to Dennis Smelt, proved by James Gattis.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
August 1816 term
Grantor
John Caldwell
Grantee
Dennis Smelt
Instrument
Deed
Proved by
Oath of James Gattis
The deed
Deed Book 15, page 349 →
John Caldwell to Dennis Smelt (our deed record)

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 218
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 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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