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Suit: John Strowd, Jonathan Forrest

May 1811 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The jury found Jonathan Forrest promised payment and awarded John Strowd damages and costs.

Kind of business
Suit
Court
May 1811 term
People
Jurors
Thomas Armstrong; Moses Lynch; Mason Tapley; Ross Hutcheson; Volentine Moore; Francis Barbee; James Cain; James McClure; Richmond Harris; John Crawford; Jacob Garrison; Israel Holt
Amounts
£144

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 183
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 1811 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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