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Suit: George Carrington, Herbert Sims, William P Mangum

May 1815 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The jury found Herbert Sims did not detain the unnamed enslaved people claimed by George Carrington. An appeal was granted.

Kind of business
Suit
Court
May 1815 term
People
Jurors
Jesse Nevill; John Brown; William Horton; Daniel Wilkerson; Joshua Walker; William Pickett; Charles Trice; Hall Garrison; William Chambers; John Williams; Joseph Hamilton; Samuel Hodge

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 9, page 45
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 1815 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 30005, “County Court Minutes, 1815–1826” (State Archives film).
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