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The files located in the Tennessee Supreme Court Cases represent an especially valuable resource for historical and genealogical research at the Tennessee State Library and Archives [TSLA].
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View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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View Entry | 1877 | Peter Barnes v. James Sargent | Franklin | Debt |
Origin of Dent: Promissory note. Exhibits include receipt. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 507 | 51 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1877 | State v. Albert C. Price | Franklin | Murder |
Victim: Hardy H. Smith. According to testimony Price accused Smith of harboring bushwhackers. They got into an altercation and Price shot and killed Smith. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 29 | 119 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1877 | State v. Bronn Coble (col.) | Franklin | Murder |
Coble was convicted of murdering Felix Gardner, another African-American on June 23, 1876. "The Prisoner is a negro, the record shows that he is unlettered, uneducation, ignorant, and totally unaware of his legal rights and privileges." |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 29a | 78 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1877 | State v. Robert Russell (col.) | Franklin | Assault with Force and Arms |
Robert Russell, referred to in the case as "colored," was accused of unlawful and malicious shooting of Joshua Robertson. The argument states that Robertson was never indeed shot and that his veracity was in question. Russell was eventually found not guilty of the charges. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 35 | 28 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1877 | State v. Samuel Gregory (col.) | Franklin | Assault and Battery |
Incomplete case file. Judgment only. Cause of action: Assault and battery with intent to rape. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 758 | 4 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1877 | Sal Sweeney v. J. B. Lillie | Franklin | Debt Dispute | Middle | Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 48 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1877 | W. Ransom v. W. M. Russey | Franklin | Mortgage Dispute |
Plea of debt due under $1,000. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 17 | 17 | Order A Copy |