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Suit: James Lambert, John Allison, Judah

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

The jury found Allison detained Judah and her children; Lambert released part of the award, and judgment was arrested.

Kind of business
Suit
Court
August 1788 term, 27 August 1788
People
Amounts
£350; £150
Elsewhere in the minutes
OCPQS 4/187: February 1789 term →

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 146
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 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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