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Suit: Richard Morris, Henry Thompson

May 1787 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

A nonsuit was entered in Richard Morris’s action against Henry Thompson.

Kind of business
Suit
Court
May 1787 term
People
Jurors
Thomas Mooreland; Fredrick Taylor; Thos Baker; David Mebane; Cairnes Tinen; Jno Steel; Joseph Hodge; Hugh Findley; Wm Roundhill; Jno Holden; Wm King; Wm Tate

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

  • Minute book 4, page 41
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 1787 term
  • 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 30002, “County Court Minutes, 1777–1795” (State Archives film).
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