Orange County Indexed
Suit: Burgess Longwith, George Watson
27 August 1799 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
After an initial juror withdrawal, Burgess Longwith won assault damages against George Watson; the court denied a new trial.
- Kind of business
- Suit
- Court
- August 1799 term, 27 August 1799
- People
- Burgess Longwith (plaintiff)
- George Watson (defendant)
- Jurors
- John Campbell; David Mebane; Thomas Carter; Samuel Stewart; John McDannell; John Wilkerson; James Strayhorn; Joseph Thompson; James Neal; James Rogers; William Keelan; James Roney
- Amounts
- £38
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 588
- Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 1799 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).
