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State case: Edward Robson

August 1816 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The jury found Edward Robson guilty on the indictment.

Kind of business
State case
Court
August 1816 term
People
Jurors
David Bradford; George Reeves; James Faucett; John Roberts; Edward Riggains; William Lynn; John Sykes; Benjamin Barbee; Burrow Estridge; William Anderson; Evans Jeffers; James Chambers

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 238
  • 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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