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Orange County Indexed

Suit: James H Bowman, Charles Cotton

1 March 1803 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

James H Bowman received damages and costs against Charles Cotton.

Kind of business
Suit
Court
February 1803 term, 1 March 1803
People
Jurors
Isaac Holden; Eli Lindsy; James Strayhorn; Thomas Armstrong; Morgan Hart; James Dixon; Wm Wilson; Johnston Craig; Thomas Cate; John Adams; Constant Perkins; James Patterson
Amounts
£179.7/7

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 6, page 379
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the February 1803 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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