At an Inferior Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions held for the County of New Hanover at the Court House in Wilmington on the first tuesday in October 1768—
Present
The Worshipfull Cornelius Harnett
Frederick Jones
William Purviance
John Burgwin } Esqrs. his Majestys Justices
The Court upon the Application of William Campbell Esqr. for the Valuing a negro fellow named Cudgo belonging to the said William, who had been run away, and thereupon had been Outlawed Agreeable to Law, and upon being taken, the said Negro Cudgo Jumped off the Bridge made over the North East river of Cape Fear, into said River and was drowned. And upon Examination of William Jones upon Oath, respecting the Value of the said Negro, They are of Opinion that the said Negro man be Valued at Eighty Pounds Proclamation Money. And Ordered that a Certificate be prepared accordingly to lay before the General Assembly for their final Allowance of the said Sum—
I hereby Certify that the Aforegoing is a true Copy taken from the Court Minutes Lodg'd in the Clerks Office of New Hanover County—
John London C. Ct.
Copy of the Order of
Court for the Valuing
of Mr. Wm. Campbells
negro man Cudgo—
Allowed
£80.
