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Orange County Indexed

Suit: James Mebane, James Murdock

24 February 1807 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Jurors valued the bond, credited a payment and awarded James Mebane the remaining principal and interest against James Murdock.

Kind of business
Suit
Court
February 1807 term, 24 February 1807
People
Amounts
£106; £311.2/4; £78.7.9
Other dates
6th May 1806

Reading note: The stated payment exceeded the bond value while a balance remained due; source amounts retained.

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 227
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the February 1807 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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