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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 | 1854 | State v. Ben, alias Ben Herbert a slave | Montgomery | Murder | Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 244 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1854 | State v. Ben Herbert | Montgomery | Murder |
Ben Herbert, a freed slave murdered a slave named Hannah with an axe |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 248 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1854 | State v. Elias, a slave | Montgomery | Rape |
Elias was the property of William G. Adams of Montgomery County. Elias was charged with raping Sarah Bristow, a free white woman on Nov. 4, 1852. Elias was held in the county jail until April 7th when a gallow was to be erected one mile from the court house at which he would be hanged between 3:00-10:00. The clerk marked out the date and that he was hanged in the transcript. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: Oversize 4 | 10 | Order A Copy |