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Orange County Indexed

Suit: Andrew Gibson, Powell, Wilhoit

February 1809 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The jury valued the bond, credited a payment, and awarded Andrew Gibson damages and costs.

Kind of business
Suit
Court
February 1809 term
People
Amounts
£142.4/9; $10; £5; £11.10/10; 142/3/9; £153.14.7
Other dates
10th Octo 1807

Reading note: The two principal figures differed; the printed total matched neither straightforward addition nor deduction of the stated payment.

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 490
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the February 1809 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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