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Suit: Robert Tinnin, Joseph Ellison Jr

August 1811 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The jury found the covenant unfulfilled, resolved the issues for Robert Tinnin, and awarded damages and costs.

Kind of business
Suit
Court
August 1811 term
People
Jurors
Alexander Russel; Samuel Kirkpatrick; William Parish; Sullivan Lee; William Warren; Thomas Hart; Jeremiah Holt; Isham Thrift; Peter Willis; Joseph Marcum; John Hunt; James Kirk
Amounts
£110.10/

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 221
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 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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