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Suit: James Tho[r]nton, Pomphrit Herndon

1 March 1791 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The jury found for James Tho[r]nton and company against Pomphrit Herndon, but the award amount was omitted.

Kind of business
Suit
Court
February 1791 term, 1 March 1791
People
Jurors
Jno Estes; Stephen Hart; Wm Burns; Jno Cabe; James Craig; David Faucit; Jno Thompson; Edmond Jones; Caleb Harvey; David Hannah; James Ray; Geo Newton?
Amounts
£

Reading note: Geo Newton? was uncertain; only the pound sign remained for damages.

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 325
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the February 1791 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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