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Suit: William McMillen, James Strayhorn

24 May 1814 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The jury awarded William McMillen damages and costs against James Strayhorn.

Kind of business
Suit
Court
May 1814 term, 24 May 1814
People
Jurors
John Hart; Israel Holt; William Trice; William Pickett; Thomas Holloway; James Faucett; Joseph Harder; Jacob Albright; Gilbert Strayhorn; William Rogers; Edward Riggains
Amounts
£7.10/

Reading note: Only eleven juror names were supplied; no missing name was inferred.

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 556
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 1814 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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