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Order about enslaved people: Samuel Hancock, William Roberts, Clemment Flinthom

31 May 1817 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Samuel Hancock and the other named men were appointed to patrol the captain’s district.

Kind of business
Order about enslaved people
Court
May 1817 term, 31 May 1817
People
Places
Capt Strayhorn

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 359
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 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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