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19th Century Hamilton County Tennessee Legal Documents

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2531
Abstract

This collection contains fifteen legal documents from Hamilton County, Tennessee, 1840-1860. A majority of the items are copies of bills of complaints sent between parties.

Dates: 1840-1860

A Digest of all the Cases Reported in Tennessee and of the Cases Contained in Haywood's North Carolina Reports

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1279
Abstract

A single notebook of Charles Ready's, titled A Digest of all the Cases Reported in Tennessee and of the Cases Contained in Haywood's North Carolina Reports and dated October 10, 1827, in which he has handwritten legal information gleaned from cases reported in Tennessee as well as reports from North Carolina by John Haywood. The information is arranged by topic and the topics are listed alphabetically.

Dates: 1827 October 10

Carroll County Trial Docket Book

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1268
Abstract

This handwritten trial docket book records cases from September 1822 to March 1830 in Carroll County, TN.

Dates: 1822 September-1830 March

Davidson County (Tenn.) Deed Book

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1578
Abstract This is a deed book from Davidson County, TN in the late 1700s and early 1800s. The book contains the names of people who own deeds of land in the county at that time. The names are accompanied by a description of the land indentures that act as receipts of their ownership. Dates of entries range from 1785-1831. Inscribed on the spine of the book is the name "John McNairy," a judge in the Superior Court of Law and Equity in Davidson County. Additionally, inside the book is a...
Dates: 1785-1831, 1930; Majority of material found within 1785-1831

Davidson County, Tennessee Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1454
Abstract These fifteen documents from Davidson County, Tennessee include receipts for whiskey (March 1812) and for cotton (February 1857), bail bonds for John B. West (September 1819) and for John M. Cayce (July 1873), an indenture and a tax bill for Joseph and Robert Woods (1824), promissory notes and notarized demands for payment from W. Hassell Hunt (June 1835) and D.A. Cushman (January 1844), a fire insurance certificate from Mutual Protection Insurance of Nashville (December 1851), and letters...
Dates: 1812-1873

George D. Barnes Collection on Rhea County

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0019
Abstract

This collection contains marriage bonds, land deeds, and other legal documents of Rhea County, Tennessee, dating from 1785 to 1893.

Dates: 1785-1893

Greene County (Tenn.) Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions Appeal of Transcript

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1599
Abstract

This collection contains a transcript dated 1813-1814 of the court case of Joseph Kirk v. James Hays Jr. in the Greene County (Tenn.) Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions.

Dates: 1813 April 27-1814 February 1

James Scott Petition

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1555
Abstract

In this petition to the Knox County Court, James Scott explains how he came to be in debt to Douglas Olliver, declares that he has attempted to repay this obligation, and accuses Olliver of refusing to accept his payment in order to extract a larger settlement. Scott asks that the relevant paperwork be collected and examined at the court's next session so that right may be done. The document is also signed by the court's clerk, Charles McClung.

Dates: 1799 October 19

J.C. Steger vs. John M. Lea Court Verdict

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3628
Abstract This broadside reprints the court’s verdict against Woods, Yeatman, and Company and lays out the process for liquidating the assets of the Cumberland Iron Works by its trustee, J.C. Steger, in order to pay any debts. He will sell land north of the Cumberland River; mules and other livestock; scrap and pig iron; and all bills, notes, and accounts. There are several other names mentioned in the ruling, including Mrs. V.F. Rowland, who has filed a cross bill. Below this lengthy verdict,...
Dates: 1879 March 31

Knox County, County Court Complaint

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1921
Abstract

Collection consists of a single original document recording a court complaint from the October 1821 Knox County Court sessions.

Dates: 1821 October

Knox County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions Bond

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1559
Abstract

This bond (worth $500) guarantees that William Overstreet, James Davis, and Jeremiah Rogers will appear before the Knox County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions on October 30, 1797 to answer William and Phebe Tipton's charges of trespass and property damage.

Dates: 1797 September 25

Knox County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions Summons Regarding Abraham Howard and Jessie Hawkins

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1562
Abstract

This summons instructs the Sheriff of Jefferson County to bring Abraham Howard and Jesse Hawkins to the August 7, 1797 session of the Knox County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions to give testimony in the case of Jacob Vanhooser vs. Amos Byrd.

Dates: 1797 May 29

Knox County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions Summons Regarding John Watson

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1558
Abstract

This document instructs the Sheriff of Sevier County to summon John Watson to appear before the Knox County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions on July 31, 1797 to give testimony in the matter of John Frazier vs. Thomas Carnes.

Dates: 1797 April 24

Knox County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions Summons Regarding Molly King

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1560
Abstract

This document instructs the Sheriff of Jefferson County to bring Molly King to give testimony before the July 27, 1795 session of the Knox County Court of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions in the matter of Amos Byrd vs. Jacob Vanhooser.

Dates: 1795 April 25

Knox County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions Summons Regarding Watson Reed

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1561
Abstract

This summons commands the Sheriff of Knox County to bring Watson Reed to the Knox County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions on October 27, 1794 to give testimony in the case of James Stinson vs. William Henry. Reed is to speak on Henry's behalf.

Dates: 1794 August 4

Knox County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions Writ Regarding Andrew Evans

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1557
Abstract

This writ instructs the Sheriff of Knox County to locate John Evans (who assumed responsibility for Andrew Evans' affairs) and procure the $32.08 that he owes Daniel Prouel as the result of a debt and court costs. The Sheriff is to present the money at the next session of the Court so that it can be transferred to Prouel. A notation on the reverse indicates that Evans satisfied his obligation.

Dates: 1797 July 31

Knox County Court Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0764
Abstract

This collection includes nine Knox County court records. The records are dated 1795 to 1833 and they include commands for summons of those who needing to testify in Knox County circuit court. The commands are addressed to the sheriffs of various counties including Knox, Anderson, and Cocke County.

Dates: 1795-1833

Knox County Criminal Court Witness Bonds

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1510
Abstract

This collection consists of 14 different witness bonds produced in the Knox County Criminal Court between 1879 and 1894.

Dates: 1879-1894

Knox County (Tenn.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2452
Abstract

The Knox County Records, 1794-1832, contain four items pertaining to Knox County, Tenn. They consist of a court testimony from 1794, signed by F. A. Ramsey and Gavin Black, a court order and a marriage certificate from 1821, and a State of Tennessee Bank receipt from 1832.

Dates: 1794 April 18-1832 March 20

Levi Hewhitt and William Hunt Petition to the Confederate Court of Tennessee

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2660
Abstract

This collection consists of a legal petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus for two men, Levi Hewhitt and William Hunt, written on December 8, 1861 in Davidson County, Tenn., to The Honorable West H. Humphreys, a Confederate court judge.

Dates: 1861 December 8

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