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Suit: William Ballard, John Hyde, Leonard Carlton

November 1808 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The jury found John Hyde liable for spoken words; William Ballard appealed the award with Leonard Carlton and Ezekial Trice as sureties.

Kind of business
Suit
Court
November 1808 term
People
Jurors
Howell Whitmore; George Campbell; James Campbell; James McClure; Sam’l Cloud; George Johnston; James Davis; James Dollar; Wm Carrington; Abraham Whitted; Wm Griffis; Daniel Albright
Amounts
£10

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 461
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the November 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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