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Suit: John McKethin, Henry Murray

26 August 1789 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The jury awarded John McKethin £30.14.1 plus costs against Henry Murray; the court granted a requested appeal.

Kind of business
Suit
Court
August 1789 term, 26 August 1789
People
Jurors
John Cabe; Wm Hall; John McCanlis; Isaac Dorris; Obediah Martin; Jacob Albright; John Holt; Tho Cate; John Davis; Wm Clarke; Wm Andrews; Jacob Allen
Amounts
£30.14.1

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 230
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 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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