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Suit: John Russell, William Brooks

November 1817 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The jury awarded John Russell damages and costs against William Brooks.

Kind of business
Suit
Court
November 1817 term
People
Jurors
Francis Barbee; John Grahams; William Shepperd; Edward Rippy; Charles Trice; William Murray; Noah Rhodes; Cason Capps; James Lapslie; Hugh Mulhollan; John Sharp; Israel Holt
Amounts
£116.10/

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 415
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the November 1817 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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