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Suit: Thomas McCullock, William Cantrill, Stephen

August 1806 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Jurors found William Cantrill detained enslaved Stephen and awarded Thomas McCullock and his wife damages; an appeal was allowed.

Kind of business
Suit
Court
August 1806 term
People
Jurors
Wm Cabe; Alex’r Boreland; Barney Lashley; Anderson Stroud; John Sharp; John Stroud; Evan Jeffers; Stephen Lloyd; Benjamin Yeargain; Samuel Chambers; Samuel Scott; Thomas Griffin
Amounts
£250; £40

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 7, page 166
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 1806 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 30004, “County Court Minutes, 1805–1814” (State Archives film).
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