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Suit: Nath’l Carrington, Joseph Britain

29 November 1808 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The jury found a promise within three years, rejected payment and setoff, and awarded Nath’l Carrington damages and costs.

Kind of business
Suit
Court
November 1808 term, 29 November 1808
People
Jurors
Isham Brewer; Benj Yeargin; Elisha Umstead; Thomas Bowles; Dan’l Albright; Jacob Book; Wm Smith; James McClure; Riley Vickers; Sam’l Cloud; Alex Patton; John Stroud
Amounts
£12.7

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 465
  • 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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