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Suit: Henry Forrest, John Taylor Senr

26 May 1812 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The jury awarded Henry Forrest damages and costs against John Taylor Senr.

Kind of business
Suit
Court
May 1812 term, 26 May 1812
People
Jurors
John Jolley; Joseph Anderson; Alexander Boreland; Jesse Thomas; Collum Parish; Isaiah Marcum; John Wilkerson; Wm H Goodloe; Henry Trice; Henry Hastings; Daniel Wilkerson; John McDaniel
Amounts
£27.15

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 353
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 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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