The plaintiff sues because he says that the Confederate States Treasury bills used by the defendant in payment are not valid.

Michael Eagan died in 1862 leaving a considerable estate behind. The plaintiffs allege that when Melson was appointed administrator of the Eagan's estate he collected his rents, debts due to him and other assets to a large amount wasted and misappropriated the same. The plaintiffs are trying to completely remove him from the administration of the estate.

Case involves the Memphis & Little Rock Railroad whose construction was supervised by ex-Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest. Forrest's name is mentioned several times in the transcript.

Plaintiffs: Beverly M. Stephenson, Walter B. Stephenson(minor), Sallie C. Stephenson(minor) Defendants: John H. Stephenson, Marianna Stephenson, Jos. A. Anderson, B. B. Lewis, Sarah A. C. Lee. John Stephenson executed a deed of trust that conveyed land & a storehouse on Main St. between Adams and Jefferson St. along with black slaves to Anderson Henderson in 1849. This was to secure his wife Marianna & her children's financial future. It seems that Henderson sold the slaves without permission.

The Defendants bought a company from J.N. Megibbin and the plaintiffs were owed money by Megibbin. The claim here is that Dunn & AL are delaying and defrauding the plaintiffs as creditors of Megibbin.

Hartley was indebted to Plummer for an amount under $250.

Partee was originally sued due to a promissory note that had gone unpaid by his firm Vernon Partte & Clay which he was the surviving partner. May had been appointed the receiver of the Bank of West Tennessee. Later when he attempted to pay the judgment May would not accept the form of payment.

Donovan had bought the possessions of a Mr. Croghan. A dispute arose as to whether this altered the state of his previous debt to Mr. Pointer. Metal brads unable to be removed.

Other defendants, also executors of John A. Rives: Franklin Rives and Wright Rives. This case is connected to a pending case, in which the Rives executors are sued John T. Finnie and Charles Kortrecht for a debt due. The defendant's surname is spelled "Cockrill" on the cover of the record, and "Cockerell" elsewhere.

Additional plaintiffs: S. A. Norton, George W. Cheek, D. A. Sheppard

Additional defendants case 1: J. R. Horton, Frances Hunter, James K. Hunter, Fannie Hunter, William H. Grider (?), W. P. Wilson, James W. Fant and Levi Cummings exers. Of Benjamin S. Fant, deceased, Charles P. Cochran, Thomas Cochran, William Barbour defendant continued: Charles Thompson, John Herriman of Cochran and Company; Additional plaintiff case 2: Michael W. Rogers and Walter F. Hatch of L. Edgerton, Rogers, and Hatch; involving firm of Clark and Merrick, Horton and Hunter; 2058, 2059

The cause of the case is unknown since the entirety of the brief consists of what are labeled vouchers that appear to be inventories of property. The clerk writes at the start of the brief that this a document that is to be sent up to the court in addition to the main transcript.

Sampson Lane died in 1852 it seems while in Mississippi. Among the property disputed is a number of slaves and stock in the Memphis and Charleston Railroad Company. His widow seems to have inherited a portion while she held a job on Shelby Street in Memphis. She seems to have died later and part of this dispute arises from her death.

Additional defendants: Malvina E. Horton, William H. Horton, Robert M. Horton, Eugenia Horton, Anna Horton.

Writ of Error Original court is Law Court Memphis/Shelby, appeal to Western Division Supreme Court to be held at Jackson, Madison County.

Co-defendants: Levi Rosenbaum & Meyer Rosenbaum. All defendants being stovemakers of the firm Rosenbaum & Bias of Memphis. The plaintiff a stovemakers invented in 1894 an improved cooking stove which he obtained a patent for in 1853. He says that the name Charter Oak was trademarked when the stove was patented. He alleges that the defendants violated his patent rights.

Additional Plaintiffs: Lanthrop & Ladington & Co., Thomas M. Argall & Co., Meade & Townsend, W.A. Ransom & Co., H.S. Baines & Co., McKisson & Robins, M.A. Hoppock & Co., Thomas Chatterton & Co., Mulford & Sprangue, Lacey Meeker & Co., H.G. Dibble & Co., Dowd Baker & Whitfield. Additional defendants: State Insurance Co. of TN, Georgia Home Insurance Co., Enterprise Insurance Co., United States Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Merchants National Bank of Memphis, Porter McGhee & Co., Z. Bryan of Gibson Co., TN.

Plaintiffs claim that connell paid 2 or 3 notes, but that he was still in debt to them. Connell had a lease on some land with a building on it. Plaintiffs suggested that if he can't pay his debts then the land and building should be sold.

Lumpkin owed Finley a sum of about $275. Lumpkin filed a counter suit.

Additional defendants: Elizabeth Griffin, Albert R. Sherrill

Writ of Error. Originating court is Law Court Memphis-Shelby, appeal to Western Division Supreme Court at Brownsville, Haywood County.