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Orange County Indexed

State case: Josiah Payne

February 1817 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court reduced Josiah Payne’s forfeiture judgment and directed the sheriff to limit collection accordingly.

Kind of business
State case
Court
February 1817 term
People
Amounts
1d

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 287
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the February 1817 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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