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Suit: David Harvey, Walter, John Murray

29 August 1816 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The jury awarded David Harvey damages and costs against Walter and John Murray.

Kind of business
Suit
Court
August 1816 term, 29 August 1816
People
Jurors
Alexander Russell; Willis Sellars; William Wallace; George Reeves; James Faucett; Burroughs Estridge; Alfred Moore; Thomas Horner; John Crutchfield; David Warren; Samuel Couch; James Herndon
Amounts
£35

Reading note: The printed interest amount was irregular and was not recalculated.

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 230
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 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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