Lot is on Cedar street between Cherry and Sumner

William Boond borrowed $4500 from Mary Roehl. Boond owned a tract of land in Jefferson County near Talbot's Station. The Roehls' requested an attachment of the land in order to satisfy the debt. See box ET 1595 for additional documents.

Defendants' full names are not listed.

Defendant was appointed guardian of plaintiffs. As guardian, he received money belonging to his wards which he used to buy land which he later conveyed. Plaintiffs charge that he was induced to make this conveyance by a pending lawsuit and that he failed and neglected to protect their interests.

Additional Defendant: John Jakes. Plaintiff is an elderly woman who claims that the Defendants pressured her into taking Confederate money to pay a debt they owed her despite her protests.

This is an appeal. Peyton, a free black man, was accused of assault upon Leannah Reed, who was white, shooting and wounding her hand & arm on 22 March, 1865. Circuit court found Peyton guilty and sentenced 5 yrs. hard at the TN State Penitentiary. All of this came out of a scuffle between Peyton and Leannah's son Harrison Reed over a bottle of Whiskey. When Peyton wouldn't give it up to Harrison, he called for his mother to bring his pistol. The firearm discharged when Peyton grabbed for it.

Incomplete file; just Report of Referee. Case involves partnership: Frierson & Morgan. Court said Def Frierson not entitled to interest on capital he furnished from & after his appointment as receiver, which was a practical dissolution of the partnership. Court also ruled Def Saunders was not partner in partnership. Referee's report indicates Saunders was a "secret partner." Discussion of "possibilities of mineral resources" of East TN & success of marble quarries. Morgan was journalist from Washington DC.

Multiple counts of larceny with some being termed as Grand Larceny.

Additional Defendants are not listed by name. Case also involves disputes over debt and slaves.

Stole two mules. Moses Rice is a free person of color.

Incomplete case file. Correspondence only from Thomas N. Frazier, Judge to the Keeper of the Penitentiary concerning the James Henry who was tried and convicted for stealing 3 bushels of cotton seeds. Frazier comments on his good character before he committed the crime. Cause of action: Stealing. Dated May 10, 1865.

Frank R. McClain also listed as a defendant in the file. Victim: Abraham Hoover.

Gill was security for exes of Etheldred Williams, dec, w/Def James T. Shields & 2 other securities (Samuel Bunch is dead; A.P. Green in "failing condition"). One exe, William Tate, has died, w/Shields & Warham Easley his admrs. Add. Defs: Jas Williams (in Constantinople, Turkey), children Catharine, Mary, Wm; Thomas W. Humes, wife Cornelia, children Andrew, Mary (m. Boyd); John H. Crozier, wife Mary, children Etheldred, Cornelia, John, Jas, Wm, Elizabeth, Lucy, Mary; more. SEE related case ET Box 1052.

Theft of a brown mare

Case file is incomplete; opinion only.

Defendant pleaded not guilty. He was sentenced to confinement in the state penitentiary and hard labor for ten years. He was rendered infamous and ordered to pay the costs of prosecution.

Incomplete case file. Judgment only. Additional defendants: Gloster McGlothlin, Allen Bunstine, Charles Bunstine, Ephraim Graves, Jerome Duncan and Jo Blain.

Additional defendants include: Julius Blackwell, John Crawford, Moses Cunningham, J.B. Cobb, Joseph McCully, William Mayfield, William Callaway, William A. Upton, E. Dunn, Caleb Moore, John Bogers, J.l. Cose, Thomas Cleage and B.J. Duncan The defendants, all of whom worked for the Athens branch of the Bank of Tennessee, are accused of unlawfully removing the states assets and moving them to Georgia.

The defendant, Bank of Tennessee, brought the complainant to court for a debt and judgment was made in favor of the Bank. Complainant claims that he was the accommodation party and that James Bradford was the principal in the debt.

Add. Defs: James C. Bradford, N.B. Swann. James owed Taylor $1100, executed note for same (with Theo as security), & paid $200 on it. Taylor got judgment against James & Theo for nearly $1,000. Then James volunteered in service of Confederate States. When execution issued, sheriff refused to levy on James' effects as he was volunteer in service, so began proceeding against Theo though he was only security.

Additional plaintiffs: Leroy Braswell and wife Polly, Demarius Braswell, Charity Braswell, Paralee Braswell, Demarius Smith, and Niton Cathcart. Additional defendants: Leroy Williams and wife Cassidy, Horace Smith, Jerome Smith, Lapton Smith, Paralee Williams, William Williams, Joseph Cathcart, Paralee Cathcart, Niton Cathcart, Kurt Cathcart, Sarah Cathcart, L. Cathcart, and Matthew Cathcart. Dispute involves land, debt, and slaves.

Defendant is a cattle and horse driver and made a deal with plaintiff to sell cows and horses but the plaintiff was "not able to keep the peace) and was a confederate supporter and defendant charges him with treason. Mentions Jefferson Davis. Also mentions Isham B. Harris.

The suit was instituted for the taking and converting use by Confederate soldiers a certain leather. The plaintiff claims that the defendant knew where the leather was kept because he had attempted to buy leather from him in the past. He says it was under his direction that the leather was taken and that the leather was delivered to the defendant and sold for the financial benefit of the defendant.

Clementine Saffell [alt. spelling Saffle] sued defendants for trespass with force and arms, ejecting her, and wrongfully detaining from her a tract of land to her damage $500. Court ruled in favor of plaintiff. Defendants appealed. Additional defendant: Philip Fritts.