Numerous defendants including William H. Slover, Abraham Slover, Deaderick D. Anderson, Pierce [also Pearce] B. Anderson, Andrew Turner, M. Southard, and Samuel P. Ivins. Adaline A. Blackwell also executed a deed of trust to Bridges for Negro slaves Charlotte and her children Harriett, Edward, George Sherman, Nelson, Roger or Tobe, Henry, and David. Other Blackwell family names mentioned. Oversize.

Charged with harboring a slave named Asa. Additional defendants: John Graham, Isaac Taylor, Thomas Wright, Ann Rabey.

Defendant is charge with unlawfully concealing a weapon (bowie knife).

Cause of action: Public obscenity. For calling one Jesse Adkins a "god-damned hog thief and a god-damned liar."

Listed as petit larceny. For taking, concealing, & killing a steer belonging to William Goin. Transcript of lower court proceeding, briefs & other documents for related proceeding (State v. Morrow & Smith) against Sweat's sureties on his appearance bond & the legality of the bond amount.

Defendant's name also spelled Malicote. For gambling "at a certain contest of byword and address commonly called shooting at a mark."

Mother of the "illegitimate child" is not named.

Lewis was a free black man who was accused of stabbing an enslaved man named Wash to death in Winchester. Wash was the property of Charles Crisman. Many enslaved people gave testimony. The two had a disagreement and Lewis allegedly stabbed Wash.

Defendant is charged with assault and that he did "ravish and carnally know" Jane Lannum.

Unlawful retailing of spirituous liquor.

The case states that Clotfelter did "feloniously and with malice aforethought kill and slay a certain negro man named Jerry." The cause of action listed states assault with intent to kill and murder in the first degree.

Bloomer, a laborer, assaulted John Minor "to the evil example of all others in like cases." Witness Thomas Barrett testified that Bloomer asked Minor, a free man of color, to dismount his (Minor's) horse and give him the marriage license. If he did not produce it, Bloomer threatened to cut Minor's throat. Minor's brother William Minor was accused of abducting Bloomer's unnamed niece, a "white female infant of tender years" for the purpose of marrying her.

Cause of action in documents listed as "keeping a disorderly house." Defendant owned grocery store at which "there was much drinking, cursing, swearing, fiddling, dance, fighting & much noise…" See also Nelson Little v. Lorinda Eldridge in ET 1159.

Cale accused of obstructing a public road by placing timber rails, brush, and logs across the path leading to a mill. Complaining were William Janes [Jones?], William Rawlston, John and Irena Stewkeberry, and William Dile.

Mahala, Lavinia & Allen Norman charged with stealing and/or receiving as stolen "three midlings of meat commonly called bacon and four joints of meat commonly called bacon," all belonging to John F. Sherman. Trials severed; separately, jury convicted Mahala & Lavinia of receiving stolen property (not guilty of stealing it). No transcript for Allen's trial. Another case file (incomplete, 2 pgs., verdict only) may be related to this one: State v. Mahala Norman, in ET Box 749, but it's in Knox County.

Def. charged with not keeping public highway in repair -- specifically, the Taylorsville Turnpike, which led through the county from North Carolina line near headwaters of cove creek by Taylorsville, down Laurel fork of Holston River to Virginia line. State of road said to be "ruinous, decayed & out of repair" & "obstructed with rocks, stumps, nuts, runners mud holes, ditches & underwood" such that passage was not safe.

Elizabeth (Betsy) Ann Williams, single woman, testified that Reed was the father of her illegitmate child, leading to prosecution of Reed for bastardy. Williams lived at Reed's house in the fall before the child was born. Lots of witnesses, including some who testified that, on one day, Reed's wife went to her brother-in-law's, Reed & Williams stayed at home, & Reed's children were seen playing in the yard & barn.