Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This document constitutes a summary of a lawsuit that Thomas Humes brought against William Smith, John Gore, and James Roddy of Jefferson County, Tennessee. On September 13, 1797 Humes appeared before the Hamilton District Superior Court and stated that Smith, Gore, and Roddy had signed a promissory note (which he produced) on January 17, 1797 guaranteeing that they would pay Humes $658 by September 1 of the same year. Humes went on to claim that he had suffered an additional $500 in damages...