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Suit: William Fort, John Cain

November 1811 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The jury valued the Virginia-money bond, credited two payments, and awarded assignee William Fort nominal damages and costs.

Kind of business
Suit
Court
November 1811 term
People
Amounts
£217.0.10d; £108.10.5; £55; £3.18; 6d
Other dates
25th Feb 1808; 25th Octo 1808

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 257
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the November 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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