Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: The Ripley Family Papers, 1811-1930, contain correspondence, legal papers, bill and receipts, and other papers of the members of a Greene County, Tenn., family.The bulk of the collection consists of legal papers, primarily those regarding the sale of plots of land. Many belonged to David Ripley and involve other members of the Ripley family who had hired David to handle their legal matters. Some of the earlier legal papers, however, are summons to appear in judicial court in...