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Orange County Indexed

Suit: John McKerall, John Street

24 May 1808 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The jury found John Street detained the claimed table, valued it, and awarded John McKerall nominal damages and costs.

Kind of business
Suit
Court
May 1808 term, 24 May 1808
People
Jurors
Joseph Kirkland; James Williams; Aaron Walker; Thomas Wilson; John Shepperd; Peter Foust; Mark Pickett; William Cabe; John Warren; John Piggott; Robert Eaton; Joseph Marcum
Amounts
£10; 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 411
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 1808 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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