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Orange County Indexed

Suit: Jno Taylor, Joseph Moore

27 May 1791 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Joseph Moore was permitted a payment into court; the jury subsequently awarded Jno Taylor damages and costs.

Kind of business
Suit
Court
May 1791 term, 27 May 1791
People
Jurors
John Breeze; Benjamin Yeargan; Theo Thompson; Rob’t Scoby; Jno McCallum; Joseph Hodge; Jno Scott; Henry Terrel; Dan’l Wasson; Jonathan Nichols; Isaac Jackson; Henry O’Dannel
Amounts
thirty shillings; £1.12.6

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 349
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 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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