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Suit: Andrew Gibson, John Jones

27 May 1788 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The jury awarded Andrew Gibson £20.10.6 plus costs against John Jones.

Kind of business
Suit
Court
May 1788 term, 27 May 1788
People
Jurors
Richard Cates; John Dannel; Lewis Kirk; Jacob Branton; Sam’l McAdams; Wm Sheppard; Jno Barbee; Joseph Hodge; Turner Herod; Wm Jimmeson; Frances Wilkinson; James Jackson
Amounts
£20.10.6

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 112
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 1788 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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