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William Gibbs McAdoo Bill of Complaint

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1930

  • Staff Only

Collection contains two documents, the original bill for "The State of Tennessee vs. The Bank of Knoxville" and a legal brief regarding Tennessee legislation related to the case. Both were penned by the Attorney General of the 3rd Judicial Circuit, William Gibbs McAdoo. The bill complaint requests the forfeiture of the charter of the Bank of Knoxville due to the failure of the owners, Dyer and Eldridge Pearl of Davidson County, to redeem outstanding bank bills. The documents are eleven handwritten pages.

Dates

  • 1858 April 23

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Extent

0.1 Linear Feet

Abstract

Collection contains two documents, the original bill for "The State of Tennessee vs. The Bank of Knoxville" and a legal brief regarding Tennessee legislation related to the case. Both were penned by the Attorney General of the 3rd Judicial Circuit, William Gibbs McAdoo.

Repository Details

Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository

Contact:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville TN 37996 USA
865-974-4480