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Orange County Indexed

John Ray & James Carrington to William Courtney

8 April 1788 · ODB 5/730

The deed

Kind of deed
Town lot sale
Date
8 April 1788
From
John Ray; James Carrington
To
William Courtney
Land
lot 45, in Hillsborough, bounded by lots 44, 46
Roads and landmarks
King Street; Margaret Lane
Citation
ODB 5/730
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 40003, “Record of Deeds, 1787-1798, Vols. 5, 6” (State Archives film).

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 5 (look for ODB 5/730). Our record above is drawn from it.

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