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Suit: Jno Hawkins, Henry Cook, Daniel May

August 1798 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The defendant confessed judgment with interest in Jno Hawkins’s action against Henry Cook and Daniel May.

Kind of business
Suit
Court
August 1798 term
People
Amounts
£62.15
Other dates
6th September 94

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 433
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 1798 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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