CRAVEN PEYTON vs. JOHN HENDERSON. COURT RECORD.

Scope and content:

Complete record of legal action arising from Peyton's purchase of the estate of Bennett Henderson. Suit over matter of rights reserved by Mrs. Elizabeth Henderson for her son, John, to permit him to convey water through her land from the Rivanna River to his mill. Peyton stopped him with injunction from Albemarle County Court, which was dissolved on appeal. Complete record of trial in county court at which Peyton attempted to prove document reserving this right was fraudulent. Deposition of witnesses, exhibits of certified copies of documents. Case decided in favor of Henderson. Peyton appealed to High Court of Chancery. Appeal refused. After inquest of jurors, Henderson established mill. Petition of appeal to George Wythe, Judge of District Chancery Court, from Peyton allowed. At Court of Appeals held at Capitol in Richmond, 7 January 1812, action of lower court affirmed. Names appearing in the record: William Alcock, James Barbour, Christopher W. Barker, James W. Bramham, N. Bramham, G. Carr, John Carr, Peter Carr, Kemp Catlett, Charlottesville, Va., Henry Chiles, Mr. Connard, James Craig, H. Dance, Martin Dawson, Isaac Ellis, Triplett T. Estis, John Fentress, Thomas C. Fletcher, Matthew Flournoy, Thomas L. Givin, Bennett Henderson, Bennett H. Henderson, Charles Henderson, Eliza Henderson, Elizabeth Henderson, Frances Henderson, Isham Henderson, Helman Henderson, James L. Henderson, John Henderson, Lucy Henderson, Matthew Henderson, Nancy Henderson, Richard Henderson, Sarah Henderson, William Henderson, Henderson & Canardard, Elijah Hogg, John R. Kerr, Sarah Henderson Kerr, John Key, Walter Key, Charles Lewis, James Lewis, J. W. Lewis, Reuben Lewis, William McKim, Isaac Miller, Milton, Va., Dabney Minor, William D. Meriwether, Edward Moore, John Nicholas, James Old, Richard Overton, George Poindexter, Richard Price, Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., Aaron Ray, Richmond, Va., Rivanna River, John Rogers, Shelby County, Ky., G. Termille, Mr. Thorp, Peter Tinsley, John Watson, Christian Wertenbaker (Wertinbaker), Christopher Wingfield. William Wingfield, W. Wood, Tucker Woodson, George Wythe, Charles Yancey. [907]

Physical description:

D. 50 pp. Copy attested by John Nicholas, Clerk of Albemarle, and H. Dance, Clerk of Va. Court of Appeals. McGregor Library,

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