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Suit: Joseph Allison, Jacob Lake

November 1787 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The jury found the tender lawful and awarded Joseph Allison £19.5.1 ½ plus costs against Jacob Lake.

Kind of business
Suit
Court
November 1787 term
People
Jurors
David Pasmore; Geo Reeves; Wm Glenn; Henry O’Dannel; James Derickson; Jno Parks; Samuel Thompson; Hugh McAdams; James Stockard; James Gray; Stephen Loyd; Joseph Moore
Amounts
£19.5.1 ½

Reading note: Missing commas between Derickson/Parks and Thompson/McAdams were resolved as separate jurors.

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 85
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the November 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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