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Madison County (Tenn.) Chancery Court Proceedings
Collection
Identifier: MS-0686
Abstract
This collection consists of a single volume documenting the case of Robert W. Chester vs. Robert W. Crockett and William Groom, which was heard before the Madison County Chancery Court on January 15, 1851. This case had to do with money that Crockett (who was co-executor of Terrill L. Camp's estate with William Groom) was supposedly illegally withholding from Chester without Groom's knowledge. The ledger includes transcriptions of Chester's original complaint, Crockett's answer, exhibits for...
Dates:
1851 January 15
Nathan Southern, Hilary Hurst, and Joseph Lawhorn Bond Regarding Anderson
Collection
Identifier: MS-0160
Abstract
This bond lists Nathan Southern, Hilary Hurst, and Joseph Lawhorn as indebted to the State of Tennessee in the amount of $50.00 each to secure the appearance of Anderson, an enslaved person, before the court on December 19, 1856 to face a misdemeanor charge.
Dates:
1856 December 18
Thomas Humes Lawsuit Summary
Collection
Identifier: MS-0913
Abstract
This document constitutes a summary of a lawsuit that Thomas Humes brought against William Smith, John Gore, and James Roddy of Jefferson County, Tennessee. Additional notes signed by Frances Alexander Ramsey and Archibald Roane dated April 5, 1799 certify that the document is an accurate copy of the Court's records.
Dates:
1797 September 13-1799 April 5