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Writ instructing the Sheriff of Knox County to bring William Owens and Benjamin White to the next meeting of the Knox County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, 1798 October 8
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From the Collection:
These papers document a lawsuit between Christian Pickle, Benjamin White, and William Owens. The lawsuit arose from a horse race that had taken place at Ashburns Paths near Knoxville two years earlier. Both Pickle and White had horses entered in the contest, and Owens and Pickle bet $40.00 on the outcome with White and Hugh Beard acting as their respective securities. Pickle's horse emerged victorious, but neither Owens nor White paid Pickle his winnings. As a result, Pickle sued Owens and...
Dates:
1798 October 8