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Suit: Josiah Clifton, Wm Lytle

29 May 1789 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

On appeal, the jury awarded Josiah Clifton £14.4.0 plus costs against Wm Lytle.

Kind of business
Suit
Court
May 1789 term, 29 May 1789
People
Jurors
John Carter; James Newlin; Geo Hodge; Hugh Findley; Joseph Hodge; Arch’d Campbell; Nicholas Harden; Alexander McKee; John Galbreath; Moses Crawford; Wm Morrow; John Collins
Amounts
£14.4.0

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 213
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 1789 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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