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Suit: George Horner, John Marcum, Joshua Smith

February 1797 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

George Horner’s judgment against John Marcum led to a land levy and notice requiring Marcum’s representatives to show why it should not be sold.

Kind of business
Suit
Court
February 1797 term
People
Justices
John Rhodes; Francis Moreland; Sh’d Forrest
Amounts
£13.12.8; 6/
Other dates
February 1795; 25th April 1795; 23d February 1796

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 5, page 185
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the February 1797 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 30003, “County Court Minutes, 1795–1804” (State Archives film).
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