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Writ instructing the Sheriff of Knox County to bring Hugh Beard to the next session of the Knox County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions to testify on Pickle's behalf, 1799 July 8

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Scope and Contents Note 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: 1799 July 8