North Carolina, State Supreme Court Case Files, 1800-1909
Images of original case files from the North Carolina State Supreme Court. This collection is being published as images become available.
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North Carolina State Supreme Court Case Files
What is in This Collection?
This collection is comprised of images to case files from North Carolina State Supreme Court for the year 1800 to 1909. The cases are generally appeals of lower court decisions with each case usually covering multiple pages. The records are arranged chronologically and handwritten.
The Supreme Court of North Carolina originated with the State Constitution of 1776, which empowered the General Assembly to appoint "Judges of the Supreme Courts of Law and Equity" and "Judges of Admiralty." The appellate court was created in 1799. For additional information on the history of the North Carolina State Supreme Court, see the following on-line article:
Supreme Court of North Carolina
To Browse This Collection
| You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for North Carolina State Supreme Court Case Files, 1800-1909. |
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
Case files
- Date of case or filing with the court
- Names of interested parties and witnesses
- Names of family members
- Names of neighbors
- Ages
- Relationships
- Residences
- Occupations
- Signature or mark
- Legal descriptions of land
- Amount of money exchanged as part of business transactions or assessed by the courts
Collection Content
Sample Images
1858 North Carolina State Supreme Court Case File Example 1
1858 Supreme Court Case File
1854 Supreme Court Case File
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Collection Details
"North Carolina, State Supreme Court Case Files, 1800-1909." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2024. Citing Division of Archives and History. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
