Damages for $5,000.00. Wife's name is also spelled Maria.

Robert Wright and others believe that an "instrument of writing" presented as the last will and testament of Arthur W. Galbraith is not real and should not hold up in court. Arthur Galbraith was an infant at the time of death and could not have valid will Others listed in suit are Priscilla Wright, John Sprowl, Malinda Sprowl, James Watterson, and Sarah Watterson.

Plaintiff is President, Director, and Company of the Bank of the State of Tennessee. Add. Defendants: John Kennedy, John G. Eason, Samuel Jackson.

Plaintiff is appealing the charge of "Non support of children." Case is incomplete; opinion only.

Additional defendant: H. S. Rogers. Plaintiff is the brother of Jesse Trent dec. Plaintiff states that after the death of his brother, a document purporting to be his last will and testament was admitted to probate court at the instance of the defendants. Plaintiff is questioning the validity of said will and claims that undue influence was exerted upon his brother in order to obtain its execution.

Plaintiffs sued for debt in the amount of $1091.43 for the unpaid sale of general merchandise. Additional plaintiffs: C. J. McClung, Perez Dickinson, Matthew McClung, J. L. Thomas, J. D. Cowan, R. M. Rhea, T. H. McClung.

The State charged Mullins and Brown with assaulting Daniel Anderson with shotguns and pistols with the intent to commit murder.

Henry Higley claims that Charles and John McKinney owe him $500

Additional defendants: Clinton G. Lyons, Solomon Lyons, George Lyons Jr., Loyd Ford and Harry Hamilton. Brown sued defendants for trespass, taking a horse, and committing violence upon himself and Laura L. Brown, his wife, to his damage $10,000.

Final Decree only.

Cellus Bunch, alias Syllus Bunch and James Bunch was charged with charged with the murder of one Charles Young. He shot him and struck him with rocks, clubs and sticks.

Complainant wishes for defendant, the overseer of a public road, to pay a debt of two dollars and twenty five cents for failure to work the public road to which he belongs as required by law.

Plaintiffs in error, along with Sam Horn, Henry Horn and Mrs. Henry Horn, are accused of shooting Victor Widener to death. Paul, Sam, and Curtis Horn are the sons of Henry and Nannie Horn. It appears that the victim lived on Horn's land and had a relationship with Elise Horn, daughter of Henry and Nannie. The victim had a baby with Elise (5 years before his death) while married to another woman, causing tension between the parties.

Add. Cause of action: Larceny. Plaintiff in error was originally a co-defendant with James Ward and is accused of burglarizing the home of Avery Abshire. Plaintiff in error is described as ignorant, uneducated, and having spent time in a penitentiary. Plaintiff in error initially admitted to the burglary but, according to police, was under the influence of alcohol. When he became sober again, plaintiff in error denied the crime.

Case filed in 1865 and Lane was awarded a judgment at first hearing. Unclear if issue was timber taken off lands or what. Case in folder is incomplete. See possibly related case: Morgan Lane v. Eaton Pullen et al, ET Box 1231

Stems from an 1845 forcible entry case and involves the heirs of Thomas Harmon: Othnal [?] and Mahala Bruner; Branch and Phebe Tucker; William and Jane Owens; David Jones; John and Ellen Morrison; Allen Jones; Sally Bailey; Enoch and Mary Jones; Elijah Jones (an infant); John Harmon; Peter Harmon; Nancy Harmon; and Louisiana Harmon.

Plaintiff claimed defendant did not collect on a judgment he won against Lincoln Amis[?], James M. Reynolds, Amis Granthan.

Add. defs: Charles King, Lucinda Rowan, Jacob Varnal a Freeman of Colour. Bale (m. Mahala Bussel, daughter of Wm Bussel, dec) accused defs of going into Bale's wheat field & cutting, binding, carrying off, & converting wheat to their own use. Defs say wheat not on Bale's land, but land owned by Elizabeth, wife of Charles (now dec) & daughter of Wm Rowan who lived at mouth of Beech Creek & drowned in Holston River, & her claim is through her dad, who purchased from Michael Montgomery who had NC grant.

The defendant is the guardian and trustee of Grace Boykin. Case is a plea of debt due by account in the sum of $200, which the defendant has unlawfully detained. G. Boykin wrote a letter to the plaintiff's wife requesting that she be taken to their house due to an unpleasant situation and for her health. She was supplied with food and lodging with the understanding her family would pay the plaintiffs. Also suing for damages in the sum of $500.

Plaintiffs: John Blessing & wife, Anna (Rowan), Jackson Co., AL; Lewis Lawson & wife Mary (Rowan), Bradley Co., TN; Elizabeth King (Rowan), Hawkins Co.; William Rowan, Hawkins Co. Estate of William Rowan, dec. possession of lands on Holston River, Bush Creek- now in possession of Jacob W. Charles, B. S. Bussell, and Edward Ball. Fraudulent titles. Parties seek ejectment from lands formerly owned by Elizabeth King and others. Many cross bills. Plaintiffs seek resolution from this issue.

Fulkerson was the administrator of William White, dec., and Fannie B. Spears was the executrix of John H. [?] Spears, dec. The court ordered Fulkerson to take into possession all White's property and return an inventory to it. He found a heretofore unknown note that Spears and his mother Mary made to the late White. This new note was the second one listed among White's assets. Fulkerson sued for payment. Extra 34 pages added 12/15/16.

Phipps sought to recover 25-30 thousand feet of oak and poplar lumber from O. B. Bynum. Phipps owned a portable steam saw mill and agreed to saw and stack 1 million feet of logs for Bynum, who would furnish the wood at yards on the Clay Solitude farm. A contract gave Phipps a lien on the lumber until his bill was paid, but it was never registered. Phipps sawed and stacked about 800,000 feet. Bynum took part of the lumber to raft to market, but Richardson levied it to satisfy an execution on Bynum.

Incomplete case file. Document stating case is continued until next term. No date.