Orange County Indexed
Suit: Augustus Benton, Benjamin Smith
November 1794 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
The court rejected Benjamin Smith’s abatement plea based on his unresolved garnishment in another action against Augustus Benton.
- Kind of business
- Suit
- Court
- November 1794 term
- People
- Augustus Benton (plaintiff)
- Benjamin Smith (defendant)
- Harousey
Reading note: Smith also appeared as Ben Smith; Benton as A Benton. Parts of the plea discussion were unclear.
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 623
- Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the November 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).
