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Order about enslaved people: William R Robinson, William Robinson, Major

29 May 1818 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

William R Robinson received permission to sell Major and Leah on credit to pay William Robinson’s estate debts.

Kind of business
Order about enslaved people
Court
May 1818 term, 29 May 1818
People
Other dates
at least six months

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 515
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 1818 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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