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This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities; this finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
Size | 7 items |
Abstract | The collection includes a court docket, Rowan County, N.C., August term, 1769; a lengthy document headed "Gentlemen of the Jury," about the responsibilities of grand juries, probably by Archibald De Bow Murphey, undated; records of the court of equity, Morgan District, N.C., 1806; and a few other miscellaneous records of 18th-century North Carolina courts. |
Creator | Murphey, Archibald D. (Archibald De Bow), 1777-1832. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, January 2009
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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The collection includes a court docket, Rowan County, N.C., August term, 1769; a lengthy document headed "Gentlemen of the Jury," about the responsibilities of grand juries, probably by Archibald De Bow Murphey, undated; records of the court of equity, Morgan District, N.C., 1806; a fragment, 1790?, of Morgan District records; and a certificate, 1790, of an elected sheriff of Pitt County, N.C. Other items are photocopies of documents including court minutes, 1740, of Craven County, N.C., and lists of taxable persons, 1763, from Pitt and New Hanover Counties, N.C.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Original finding aid |
1740-1806 |
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Folder 2 |
1769-1777 |