Suit: Porter Allen, Jno Holden, Henry Thompson Jr

Porter Allen won slander damages against Jno Holden; the court granted an appeal with approved securities.

Kind of business

Suit

Court

May 1799 term, 28 May 1799

People

• Porter Allen (plaintiff)
• Jno Holden (defendant)
• Henry Thompson Jr (surety)
• Geo Carrington (surety)

Jurors

Wm Nunn; Jacob Umstead; David Parker; James Stockard; Christopher Barbee; Wm Picket; Wm Philips; Benj Yeargan; Wm Hobbs; Samuel Clenny; Tho Browning; Tho Holloway

Amounts

£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 5, page 550
• Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 1799 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 30003, “County Court Minutes, 1795–1804” (State Archives film).