The plaintiff borrowed from the defendants $1,500 in Confederate Treasury notes. By the time the due date on the note arrived, the notes were worth about 1/6th their original value. The defendant filed this bill after discovering the defendants were preparing to file a suit against him for the debt.

A. J. Clark was visiting from Iowa and decided to sell his carriage and horses to Ferguson and return to Iowa on train. Ferguson later attempted to pay the note in Confederate money. Clark's agent initially refused the Confederate money but was pressured by threats to accept. Clark is now suing Ferguson for the note due.

Gallaher guardian of: Irene C., John P., and William P. Barratt. Addtl pltfs: J. E. H. McCrosky and wife, Flora P. (fmrly Barratt). Addtl defs: T. S. Upton, Joseph Upton, and Joseph E. Houston. John G. Barrat was killed in service of the Confederate Army in 1862. At the time of his death he was in possesion of a large amount of real and personal estate and a wife, E. C. Barrat, and 4 kids, previously mentioned. Upton married the widow and attempted to claim the whole of the Barrat estate. In 2 folders

Additional defendants: Charles Hubard, Amelia Burgess, O. O. Burgess, John Rhinesminth, J. H. Simonson, Jelen F. Fleming, M. Fleming, G. F. McKine, W. M. McKine, C. S. Dinnen, J. M. Dinnen, H. G. Furman, A. B. Furman, M. E. Willien, L. J Willien and Luke Fleming. Both parties entered into a contract to sell a large amount of land. Plaintiff found a buyer for the land and was to receive commission for the sale. Plaintiff was seeking the money due to him from the sale of the land as the contract stated.

Hammontree built a fence on Hawkins' land which adjoins his. She sued for compensation and return of the land.

A sum of $4,270.42 dollars was owed for land; an additional sum of $1,125.52 was owed. Estate of John Simpson, decd. Plaintiffs: B. B. McCroskey, Irene McCroskey, Joseph A. Peck. Defendants: John R. Gaines (trustee), S. P. Hale (assignee), W. A. Upton, T. E. H. McCroskey & wife, Florence P.; John P. Barrett, William P. Barrett- both minors; John Minnnis, guardian of minor heirs of John Simpson, decd.; J. C. Montgomery, treas., Bolivar Academy, S.E. Coffin, John Inman, exor., J. A. Coffin, decd., etc.

Add. plaintiffs: Ann McGhee, Margaret McGhee, Lavinia McGhee, & John McGhee, all minors sued by their next friend, B.M. McGhee. Plea of debt due by note in the sum of $459.

Additional Defendants: E. A. Taylor, Thomas D. Taylor, Vastine Stickley, and Woodson Taylor. The plaintiff creditors of the defendants sued to have a conveyance of a tract of land from D. B. Childress to another declared fraudulent and for the purposes of avoiding repayment of debt to the plaintiffs.

Partial document: Large estate of Barclay McGhee. Elizabeth and other minor children were the wards of C. M. McGhee. Division of slaves: Jack, his wife and children Maria, Mary, Jim and Monteray; Patience and son Nelson; Mahala and children Louisa, Santa Anna, Andrew, Margaret and John; Susan and children Alfred and two others "whose names are not now recollected"; Peggy and child Josephine; Chaney [?] and child Isabella; and Lavinia, Jim, Charley, Lemuel, and Jane. Many acres of land involved.

Add. plaintiff: Charles Kelsoe, Thomas L. Upton, G.C. Torbitt, & John Torbitt. Add. defendants: John Hall, John A. Cannon, John McGhee, Mahala Upton, & William Upton. James Torbitt (dec.) left real estate, personal property, money, and slaves to be divided after he and his wife passed in the same year.

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"Workmen's Compensation." Xrays located in ET Oversize 1.

Dayley [alt. spelled Daily] wanted an injunction against Clift from collecting an execution in favor of Clift against Dayley. Dayley sued Clift to get a credit of $100 (balance of note Dayley claimed he paid and which Clift had received execution for) and to give up bond to make A. Newton a title for tract of land.

Add. defendants: Thomas E. Scott, Sarah Ann Cannon (Scott) (widow of Bartley Cannon), J. M. Lanter, Mary J. Lanter (Scott), James E. Roberts, Joseph M. Spradlin (minor), & Samuel P. Hall. Issue over the estate of Joseph Scott (dec.), who left a large amount of land to his widow and heirs. He was married twice, both unions resulting in children, who are now in dispute over certain parcels of land.

Addtl dfnts: P. L. Griffith (formerly White), Thos. W., Oliver Y., Caroline, Susan W., Richard L., William S., Sallie J., Charles E., Sallie J., and Charles E. Griffith, Charles F. White, Joseph I. & Susan W. Wright (formerly White), and Joe W. Griffith. Thos L., John J., Susie, and Mary White - minor children of Richard L. White. White is admr. of Thomas White. After Thos. White died intestate, his heirs went to court to settle the division of his estate amongst themselves.

Henry Tucker, dec. left a will that stated that a certain parcel of land would be given to his widow and her husband if she remarried. If she did not remarry the land was to be given to James Tucker when he reached 21 years of age. Meanwhile, David Tucker conveyed the land to Trotter. The plaintiff asserts that Trotter knew that David Tucker did not have the right to sell the land.

2 Folders. The Vice President of the First National Bank, Grover Cleveland Adams, lacking the authority, made loans totaling $7,200 to his brother in law B.B. Fite, without notifying the Bank President or Board. Loan written to finance the Fite Construction Company. To recover the money, the Bank sued the Indemnity Company, asserting that the loan was invalid. Royal Indemnity denied liability and insisted the loan was in fact valid. Exhibits include copies of loans & bills. See also ET 1545.

Plaintiff sued the estate of John Hightower, dec. for an unpaid note that was taken out before his death. Additional Defendant: M. G. Wright

Additional Plaintiffs: Z. A. Robertson, W. O. Robertson, C. B. McNeil.

Cannon sold Marshall land upon which John Den had a lease. Marshall failed to pay, and Cannon sued Marshall to recover payment. Marshall in turn was sued Gregory for failing to pay him for a lot that was sold by Marshall in order to pay off Cannon. John Den was ejected from his property because the land owner had not paid his debt.

Judgments obtained for use of one or both Plaintiffs against David. In effort to find property to satisfy said judgments, Plaintiffs filed this suit to levy against negro boy named Ellis, who Plaintiffs allege David fraudulently transferred to Stephen. Stephen is David's son. Plaintiffs accuse the Caldwells of other machinations undertaken to avoid execution of judgments, some of which involved Add. Defendant Jacob B. Russell.

Additional defendants: Sue M. Cleveland, R. L. Mims, J. M. Godsey, Ed Godsey, and Marguerite Cleveland. Plaintiff is a receiver appointed to take over the affairs of the First National Bank of Sweetwater, Tennessee. Exercising his duty to collect assets for distribution among the banks creditors, the plaintiff brought this suit to collect on several notes owned by Eli Cleveland. Plaintiff further complains that Eli Cleveland has conveyed property to other parties in order to avoid his debts.