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Suit: John Taylor Senr, William Hilyard

28 May 1816 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The jury awarded John Taylor Senr damages and costs against William Hilyard.

Kind of business
Suit
Court
May 1816 term, 28 May 1816
People
Amounts
£215; £5.7

Reading note: The source contains an uncertain reading, missing information, conflicting wording or a variant name; retain the literal record pending manuscript review. The jury was referenced by number or as the same jury; names were not repeated.

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 172
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 1816 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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