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View Entry	Year	Case Name	County	Cause/Crime	Case Description	Division	Location	# Pages	Order
View Entry	1836	(unknown)		Unknown	Notebook contains case info for multiple cases over multiple counties. Appears to be judges notebook, with some cases having notes more detailed than others.	East	Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 674	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	Alexander Brightwell, admr. of John W. Lumpkins v. James Mallory	Davidson	Debt	Amount of debt $243.44	Middle	Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 199	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	Allen Leiper et al. v. William D. Orr& Samuel Todd	Bedford	Injunction	Additional Plaintiffs: Jason B. Shuffield, John Shuffield, Andrew Patterson, John P. Bruce, and Joseph Marshall. This case regards the creation of Marshall County from land in Bedford, Maury, and Lincoln Counties.	Middle	Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 200	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	Alexander Landrum v. Hugh A. Hale	Greene	Debt	Origin of debt: unknown.	East	Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 676	22	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	A. H. Smith v. David Payne	Sullivan	Damages	Appeal documents only. Transcript added. Defendant alias: David Paine. Smith sued Payne for damages for detaining & killing Smith's hogs & cows.	East	Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 676	26	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	Amos Marney v. William Haroldson	Roane	Debt	Origin of debt: unknown.	East	Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 676	18	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	Andrew Britton v. Thomas & William Johnson	Jefferson	Damages	Origin of damages: Covenant broken.	East	Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 676	18	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	Brice M. Garner v. John Maze	Lincoln	Bank Note		Middle	Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 198	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	Benjamin Carter et al. v. Ralph Graves	Giles	Damages	Additional defendant Nathaniel G. Nye Amount of damages $2000.00	Middle	Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 199	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	Charles Reeves, et al. v. Charles Butler (use of John Estill)	White	Debt	Additional Plaintiffs: Robert Nelson	Middle	Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 198	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	Cobb v. Cobb	White	Land and Title Dispute	Case severely fragmented.	Middle	Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 199	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	Constant Hardeman v. Epaphroditus W. Burge, et al.	Davidson	Other	Partnership in steamboat venture; ownership of steamboat "Jefferson," contracting through Cincinnati and elsewhere. Business dispute involving sale of said steamboat and company. Other defendants: William M. Battle, Joel A. Battle of Davidson; Thomas S. Anthony of Williamson; Dr. Edward M. Patterson of Davidson; James Johnson of Williamson.	Middle	Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 379	42	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	David Gibson, et al. v. Daniel Lanes, et al	Maury	Estate Dispute	Additional Plaintiffs: Willie Rogers and his wife. Additional Defendants: Martha Lanes, Catherine Carter, Amy Leantem, John Carter and Rachel Carter.	Middle	Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 198	18	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	Dolly Singleton et al. v. Thomas Whiteside et al.	Bedford	Ejectment	Additional Plaintiffs: Newton Cannon and Robert Carson. Additional Defendants: John Dew, Robert Whiteside, David Whiteside, William Whiteside, James Johns, Newton Parker, James Lafferty, Jane Lafferty, John Lafferty, James McGaberich Additional Defendant: Isabetta McGaberick	Middle	Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 199	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	Don Lea v. Enoch Netherton	Cocke	Land and Title Dispute		East	Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 676	36	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	Danny Hadley, et al. v. George L. Latimer, et al.	Sumner	Bill of Sale	Additional plaintiffs - John L. Hadley Jr., and James Hadley - additional defendants - Hannah Hadley, William Hadley, John L. Hadley and his wife Amelia Additional defendants - James A. Black and his wife Evelina	Middle	Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 199	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	Drury Gibson v. John I. Hardy	Claiborne	Trespass and Damages		East	Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 674	32	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	Elijah Barnes v. Nathaniel Dick et al.	Jackson	Debt	Additional defendant James Dick - Amount of debt $100.00	Middle	Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 199	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	Frances W. Lea v. Luke Lea	Bradley	Other	Issue involves gold, Cherokee lands claimed by Lea, and lots that were sold on that land for mineral rights. Case involving Native American land rights. Cause of Action: Petition for mandamus	East	Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 21a	6	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	Fanny Moore v. William McCullough	Claiborne	Unknown	Plaintiff suing b/n/f Lizzy Ann Havens.	East	Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 676	28	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	Fridwick Bolinger & wife Polly v. Joseph Hunter et al	Claiborne	Estate Dispute	Jacob Bolinger also listed as plaintiff. Polly Bolinger is formerly Hunter and is complaining on behalf of other heirs of Henry Hunter (dec.). Add. defendants: John Hunter & others listed in file. Joseph Hunter was listed as administrator to the estate of Henry Hunter, but he never had any account of the estate or notes for payments to the heirs.	East	Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1149	110	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	Green Crowder v. Matthew Nichols	Smith	Damages	Amount of damages $500.00	Middle	Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 199	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	George C. Hays v. Patrick Armstrong	Overton	Debt	Amount of debt $150.00	Middle	Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 199	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	Green H. Pryor v. Mary Ann Hays	Marion	Damages	Damages under $50.00	Middle	Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 199	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	George Wilson v. Mary Ann Wilson	Davidson	Divorce		Middle	Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 198	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	George W. Campbell v. James B. Porter et al.	Williamson	Land, Contract Dispute	Additional Defendants: Mary Doherty and James Porter's wife Helen formerly Helen Doherty, David Yarborough and Frances, his wife, formerly Frances Doherty. Planitiff claimed articles of agreement were entered in 1831 with Helen and Frances Doherty. Helen & Frances were daughters of George Doherty, who at the time of his death owned several parcels of land. One tract being within Indian boundary.	Middle	Range: 34 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: Oversize 1	232	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	George W. Thompson v. Matthew Watson, Robert Gibson	Williamson	Debt	Merchant firm of "Watson & Gibson." Debt owned on note; also with George W. Richardson, a merchant located in Hillsborough, Franklin County, TN.	Middle	Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 379	24	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	Henry Trott, admr. of Henry Wiley v. Patterson B. West, et al.	Warren	Debt	Additional defendants: Thomas Gallop and Simon Bradford. Amount of debt, $1,070.00.	Middle	Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 199	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	Henry Sharp v. Daniel Bentley	Sumner	Unknown		Middle	Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 199	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	Henry Hoge et al. v. John W. Croft	Giles	Debt	Amount of debt $150.00	Middle	Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 200	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	Hambright & Elizabeth Black v. Childress Wiley et al	Roane	Trespass with Force of Arms	Add. Defendant: Samuel L. Childress.	East	Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 676	34	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	Isaac VanBibber v. David Rogers	Claiborne	Wills, Contested	Defender acting as executor of James VanBibber, deceased.	East	Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 676	24	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	Isaac Bledsoe v. Anderson B. Carr	Sumner	Estate Dispute		Middle	Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 199	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	John Caldwell v. Jonathan Whiteside	Overton	Damages		Middle	Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 198	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	John S. Russwurm v. Ann W. Mordecai	Williamson	Estate Dispute		Middle	Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 198	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	John J. Ormand v. John Moore et al.	Maury	Damages	Additional Defendant Calvin H. Holt	Middle	Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 201	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	John H. Foster et al. v. D. McVan et al.	Sumner	Debt Dispute	Additional Complainants: Charles W. Hitchcock, T.J. Hinley, and Miles B. Hinley. Additional Defendants: Mary Elizabeth Maddox and Robert Maddox	Middle	Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 41	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	John W. Boyd v. Thomas Bennett	Jefferson	Land and Title Dispute		East	Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 674	22	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	Jane Russell v. Andrew Patterson et al	Greene	Application for Injunction	Plaintiff seeks injunction to stay collection of debt on previous judgment. Plaintiff suing as administratrix of estate of John Russell. Add. Defendant: George Jones.	East	Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 676	18	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	James Harvey v. Joseph B. Bacon et al	Washington	Debt	Origin of debt: previous judgment. Appeals documents only, no other case documents included. Add. Defendant: Walter Hale.	East	Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 676	8	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	John Mynatt v. Richard Luttrell	Knox	Estate Dispute	1/13/15 (Thompson): See related chancery case in ET Box 1169: Richard & Jane Luttrell v. John Mynatt et al. Plaintiff suing as administrator of estate of William Mynatt.	East	Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 676	18	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	Joanna Swatsel v. John Dyche	Greene	Estate Dispute	Plaintiff suing b/n/f James Roberts. Defendant acting as administrator of estate of Christian Dyche, deceased.	East	Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 676	20	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	John J. Larkin v. James Campbell	Knox	Unknown	Documents originated in Alabama court system, Limestone County, AL.	East	Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 757	20	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	James Smith v. John E. Wheeler	Campbell	Debt on Account	Wheeler indebted to Smith for $331.25 for goods provided, failing to complete a promise to make good on the money owed. This case may be related to later Knox Cty Chancery case between same parties (who were also in partnership w/each other, as merchants in trade dba Smith & Wheeler. Knox Cty case located in ET Box 1261.	East	Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1146	17	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	John Goff v. German Lester	Giles	Damages		Middle	Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 199	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	James Wilkinson v. Stephen Elliott et al.	Franklin	Debt	Additional defendant Micah Taul Amount of debt $158.86	Middle	Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 199	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	James Caughran v. Askey Y. Partee	Maury	Debt	Amount of debt $100.00	Middle	Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 199	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	Jenky Jenkins v. John Smith	White	Debt	Amount of debt $11.00	Middle	Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 199	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	John Monday v. William Burris et al.	Sumner	Debt	Additional defendant Rial J. Roberts Amount of debt $40.00	Middle	Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 199	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1836	James H. Pass v. Anthony Dibrell	White	Wrongful Possession	Claim is that $10,000 worth of property, including two slaves, were wrongfully taken.	Middle	Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 199	86	Order A Copy

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