Suit: John Bowls, Mich’l Carrel

The jury found for Mich’l Carrel in the slander action by Bowls and his unnamed wife; Murdock replaced Bowls on the jury.

Kind of business

Suit

Court

May 1789 term, 28 May 1789

People

• John Bowls (plaintiff)
• Mich’l Carrel (defendant)

Jurors

Andrew Murdock; John Bowls

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 4, page 211
• Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 1789 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 30002, “County Court Minutes, 1777–1795” (State Archives film).