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Suit: James Patterson, James Ray, James Nicholson

August 1797 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

A juror was withdrawn in James Patterson’s action against James Ray and James Nicholson.

Kind of business
Suit
Court
August 1797 term
People
Jurors
Levi Whithead; Aaron Walker; Riley Vickers; Daniel Cloud; Jno Rue?; Jacob Flowers; James Dunnagin; Andrew McCullock; Josiah Warren; Richard Bird; Jno Wilbourn; Wm Clark

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 266
  • 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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