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Suit: John Cargdel

March 1753 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

John Cargdel testified that Henry Davenport had a reputation for disruptive conduct in Virginia.

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March 1753 term
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Virginia

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

  • Folio and page 4-7
  • Published abstract: Ruth Herndon Shields, Abstracts of the Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Orange County, 1752–1766, page 4
  • 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 30001, “County Court Minutes, 1752–1766” (State Archives film).
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