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Suit: George Swing, Tobias Smith

February 1809 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The jury found Tobias Smith and his unnamed wife liable within one year and awarded George Swing damages and costs.

Kind of business
Suit
Court
February 1809 term
People
Jurors
Joshua Thompson; John Redmon; John Freeland; Nath’l Carter; Richard Woods; Nath’l Newlin; John Clapp; Fredrick Blanshard; Joseph Hardin; Thomas Cates; Samuel Cloud; Thomas McCulloch
Amounts
£2

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 500
  • 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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