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Suit: John Carrington, Cain, Carrington

25 February 1812 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The jury credited payment, resolved the issues for John Carrington, and awarded damages and costs.

Kind of business
Suit
Court
February 1812 term, 25 February 1812
People
Jurors
John Holden; Allen Edwards; Samuel Nelson; Will H Merritt; George Horner; Burton Clark; Aquilla Herndon; Isaiah Marcum; Joshua Leigh; James Hart; Andrew McCauley; John Nelson
Amounts
£2.10/; £.12/6

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 315
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the February 1812 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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