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Suit: Edward Rumbly, Thomas Petty

May 1818 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The jury awarded Edward Rumbly and his unnamed wife damages and costs against Thomas Petty and his unnamed wife.

Kind of business
Suit
Court
May 1818 term
People
Jurors
George Faucett; John Leigh; Joseph Armstrong; John Crutchfield; Stephen Thompson; Elisha Braxton; Jacob Summers; Mann Patterson; George Johnston; Samuel Edmiston; James Bird; Richard Blackwood
Amounts
£30

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 493
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 1818 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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