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Suit: Richard Thompson, John McKerall

29 November 1803 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Jurors upheld John McKerall’s covenant, rejected payment or satisfaction and awarded Richard Thompson damages.

Kind of business
Suit
Court
November 1803 term, 29 November 1803
People
Jurors
John Latta; John Wilbourne; Andrew McCleary; Henry Albright; James Pratt; William Whitted; Thomas Lindley; Alex’r Russell; William Riley; Robert Thompson; Abner B Bruce; Morgan Hart
Amounts
£51.18/

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 466
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the November 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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