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Suit: Andrew Gibson, Thomas H Perkins, Edward Jones

February 1810 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The jury credited payments but found breached covenants and awarded damages; an appeal was allowed, and witness William Ray was fined for absence (Andrew Gibson, Thomas H Perkins, Edward Jones, Thomas Ruffin).

Kind of business
Suit
Court
February 1810 term
People
Amounts
£106.3; £25; £222.13.2; £300.16/
Other dates
30th Nov’r 1797; 30th Nov’r 1799

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 8, page 4
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the February 1810 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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