State of Tennessee

Anderson County Chas. Y. Oliver vs. Chas. McCormick

In pursuance of a commission from the Circuit County of Knox County ?? name Justice of the Peace for Anderson County, I, Arthur Crozier a Justice of the Peace for said county have caused Joseph C. Moore a witness for the plaintiff, in the above two cases to come before me, who being first sworn in due form of law disposith as follows to suit.

That about the year 1824 he came into Clinton where Chas. McCormick the defendant was keeping liquor to sell, he McCormick drew some whiskey and ?? sd deponent, he McCormick then produced some bones in a little cloth which he said came out of his head, I had understood previously that said Oliver and him had compromised and I then asked him how he McCormick and Oliver had compromised the then stated that had not Wiley B. Oliver have hit him that he would have killed him having had an ax in his hand at the time. He said McCormick said that he did not blame said Wiley B. Oliver for that he McCormick was as much in fault as Oliver. Then McCormick deserved in reference to the compromise between Chas. Y. Oliver father to the said Wiley B. Oliver had paid the doctors bill and all the expenses of him and his family and had been at the ?? of cultivating and raising a crop of him the said McCormick and therefore under the circumstances and attention paid by Olivers family to him McCormick and family he could not hold any ill will at Wiley Oliver. The said McCormick states that he had gone C. Y. Oliver a receipt in full not to prosecute his son Wiley B. Oliver and McCormick stated that all their battle business was settled and that they had begun again. Deponent says that he believes on the same day he met C. Y. Oliver and after repeating to him what McCormick had told him concerning the compromise sd Oliver said yes and more than that, for McCormick was indebted to him and he was afraid he never would get it or that McCormick never would be able to pay him and Oliver deserved that upon the whole taking the culps (?) of his son Wiley B. and other expenses into ?? he would be out by the transactions three or four hundred dollars and that the whole of the expenses had ?? on him the said Chas. Y. Oliver, sworn to and subscribed before me the 7th day of Feb 7 1835.

A. Crozier Justice Peace Joseph C. Moore (signatures)

Justice fees $1.00

Joseph C. Moore 50

$1.50

State of Tennessee

Anderson County. I A Crozier a Justice of the Peace for said county do certify that this deposition was this day taken before me at the Court House in Clinton and is all in my handwriting and signed in my presence, first being duly sworn according to law, and that I am not counsel, nor entreated (?) in said cause and that it has not been out of my possession until signed and sealed. Given ?? on my hand and seal this 7th day of February 1835. A. Crozier Justice Peace seal



On the facing page: A Crozier's signature and seal three times (broken)

The clerk of the Circuit Court, Knox County

C. Y. Oliver vs. Chas. McCormick 2 cases

Deposition of J. C. Moore