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Suit: Thomas Farmer, John Taylor, James Keys

February 1794 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The jury upheld John Taylor’s bond and recorded a payment finding; an appeal was granted with James Keys and Samuel Benton as sureties.

Kind of business
Suit
Court
February 1794 term
People
Jurors
Martin Palmer; Wm Picket; Jacob Flowers; David Strayhorn; Hugh Cain; James Blackwood; James Hart; Robert Thompson; Jno Breese; Jno Piper; Jno Meachum; Ben Peelor
Amounts
26.5/; 6d

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 529
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the February 1794 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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