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Suit: Jesse Embrie, Henry Thompson

23 August 1791 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The jury awarded Jesse Embrie damages, interest and costs against Henry Thompson.

Kind of business
Suit
Court
August 1791 term, 23 August 1791
People
Jurors
Philip Walker; Richard Faucit; Christopher Barbee; Tobias Stalcup; Shaderick Forrister; Jehu Whithead; Theo Thompson; Wm Jackson; Dan’l Wasson; Tho Rountree; David Scoby; Jno Thompson
Amounts
£167.10.0
Other dates
18th January 1789

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 361
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 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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