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State case: Joseph Smith

August 1817 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The jury acquitted Joseph Smith.

Kind of business
State case
Court
August 1817 term
People
Jurors
Edward Davis; William Holt; Andrew Watson; Jesse Vickers; William Hall; Gilbert Hart; Isaac Holden; Henry Neal; John Crutchfield; Ezekiel Brewer; Jehu Bird; William Palmer

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 397
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 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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