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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | 1839 | A. S. Turney v. John P. Darwin | Franklin | Debt | Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 378 | 12 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1839 | Bernard Richardson v. Moses Robinson | Davidson | Debt | Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 201 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1839 | Chatten Chowning v. Joseph Gore et al. | Overton | Debt |
Additional defendants - Henry Collier and Tililey B. Miller Amount of debt $358.00 |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 201 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1839 | City of Knoxville v. Prior Nance & W. Warnack | Knox | Debt |
Origin of debt: municipal fines. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 680 | 8 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1839 | David Bruton v. Willis Huddleston | Overton | Debt |
Amount of debt $1806.00 |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 202 | 7 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1839 | David Crenshaw v. Samuel Ingram | Humphreys | Debt | Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 385 | 28 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1839 | David Park v. John B. Rodgers et al. | Warren | Debt |
Additional defendant - James C. King Amount of debt $250.00 |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 201 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1839 | Ebenezer Wright v. E. W. Dale | DeKalb | Debt Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 201 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1839 | George W. Brown v. Maynard Turpins | Hawkins | Debt |
Origin of debt: unknown. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 680 | 37 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1839 | Henry Crawford v. John Foust | Knox | Debt |
Origin of debt: previous judgment against plaintiff. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 680 | 12 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1839 | James Forsyth et al. v. Daniel Dwyer, admr. Of James Dwyer, dec. | Lincoln | Debt Dispute |
Other plaintiffs: William D. Philips |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 201 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1839 | James Jackson v. William G. M. Campbell, et al. | Rutherford | Debt |
Additional defendants: John M. Tilford |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 201 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1839 | John Black v. Broomfield L. Ridley, et al. | Warren | Debt |
Additional defendants - James P. Thompson and James C. King Amount of debt - $300.00 |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 201 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1839 | Joseph Cowling v. Jacob Sanders & Samuel Swan | Franklin | Debt | Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 201 | 22 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1839 | John H. Williams, trustee, et al. v. Osbunn D. Henndon | Franklin | Debt |
Plaintiffs: John H. Williams, trustee of Richard C. Holden, who sues for the use of William C. Handy, reciever of the estate of Richard C. Holden. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 381 | 12 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1839 | James Hudgins v. Jacob Anderson et al. | White | Debt Dispute |
Other defendants: John Anderson |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 201 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1839 | John Mason et al. v. Jacob A. Lane | White | Debt |
Other plaintiffs: George Dawson |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 201 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1839 | Leroy H. Cage v. Harvey Hogg | Smith | Debt | Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 201 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1839 | Linter Crawford & White v. James P. McCarty | Hawkins | Debt |
Debt for services. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1146 | 14 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1839 | Peter Vaughan v. John Matthews | Rutherford | Debt | Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 202 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1839 | Thomas L. Clements v. Andrew Whitley et al. | Jackson | Debt |
Additional defendants - George W. E. McClendon and Jepee McClendon Amount of debt $400.00 |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 201 | 5 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1839 | William H. McGee et al. v. Willis Huddleston | Overton | Debt |
Additional plaintiff James W. Beeson. This was for the use and benefit of Thomas Bates Amount of debt $1000.00 |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 202 | 8 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1839 | William May v. William Moffett& Moses Buchanan | Bedford | Debt Settlement |
Property listed includes one slave. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 202 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1839 | William Bledsoe v. Edgar C. Kelso | Claiborne | Debt | East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 680 | 8 | Order A Copy |