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Suit: George Darden, John Taylor

August 1797 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

George Darden recovered the unpaid balance and damages against John Taylor after two payment credits; counsel released part of the verdict.

Kind of business
Suit
Court
August 1797 term
People
Jurors
Nathaniel Christmas; John Bullock; Wm Love; Andrew Faddis; Andrew McCleary; James Ray; Fred Taylor; James Hughs; Thomas Hollaway; Thomas Christian; Absalom Holt; Barnabas O’Farrell
Amounts
£125; £2; £148.13.11; £12.18.9 ½; £3.15
Other dates
9th Aug 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 258
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 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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