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Orange County Indexed

Suit: James Webb, Cate, Christmas

August 1807 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Jurors valued the bond penalty, rejected payment and setoff and awarded administrator James Webb nominal damages against Cate and Christmas.

Kind of business
Suit
Court
August 1807 term
People
Amounts
£500; 6d

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 309
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 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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