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Orange County Indexed

William Duffy to Henry Shutt

8 September 1803 · ODB 11/100

The deed

Kind of deed
Town lot sale
Date
8 September 1803
From
William Duffy
To
Henry Shutt
Land
  1. Tract 1: lot 15, in Hillsborough
    Roads and landmarks: King Street
Enslaved people named
Mary; Jane
Earlier title
NC to William Watters deceased, to Alexander D Moore, to William Duffy
Citation
ODB 11/100
See the deed book page at the Register of Deeds →
A page can hold several deeds, and a long deed can run onto the next page.
Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 40006, “Record of Deeds, 1803-1807, Vols. 11, 12” (State Archives film).

Reading notes: The published abstract also gives 2.2 acres, a figure not assigned to any one tract here. The names follow the county’s records of enslaved people.

Names, places and measures are given as the published abstract writes them. This record has not been checked against the deed image.

Published abstract by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: Orange County Deed Book 11 (look for ODB 11/100). Our record above is drawn from it.

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