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Orange County Indexed

Suit: John Thompson, James Crutchfield

28 November 1797 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

John Thompson recovered damages and costs against James Crutchfield; jurors rejected setoff and found the undertaking timely.

Kind of business
Suit
Court
November 1797 term, 28 November 1797
People
Jurors
Henry Neal; Samuel Chambers; James Ray; Samuel Nelson; James Thompson; Samuel Hector; James Phillips; John Daniel; Edward Pickett; Garret Garrison; George Garrison; Ezekiel Trice
Amounts
£13.4.4 ½

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 318
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the November 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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