Case deals with dispute between the two parties over purchase and rightful ownership of a tract of land in Greene County. Alexander Hicks purchased the property from Thomas Brandon and E.W. Headrick. He paid part in cash and executed notes for remainder.

Complainant contracted with defendant to build a stone foundation for a new Church at a given price. Defendant denies that ehy contracted to give him anything for the excavation of the earth or stone but would pay him for building the foundation.

Ed McFerrin is noted as being colored. Case concerns a contract for Ed McFerrin to farm on land owned by B. L. McFerrin and to divide up the corn crop grown on the land.

William Perry

Partial case file. Purchase of land, 27 Dec. 1853, S. J. A. Burg- father of the complainant, from Jacob Holland, 100 acres, "the Burg House place." Complainant's father, S. J. A. Burg divorced his wife, Mariah in 1856 (?). Defendant Mariah Peterson, deceased 1860 (?).

Co-defendant Laura Gertrude Hill claims she was coerced into selling a piece of land (a legacy from her parents) when she was less than ten years old. She is now sued to reclaim that property. The additional defendants in the case seem to be two previous owners of the property, now deceased: John Hawthorne and Thomas Jones.

Additional Plntffs.: Joseph Beeson; Hannah & Sam Weaver; Peggy Neilly Pickett. Additional Defts. Margaret, John, Edward & Milo Beeson, et al. Pltffs. Siblings of Lydia Warner who died intestate in Hamilton Co. April 1864, possessed of Lot 54 in Chattanooga. Deft. Sims had lot attached & sold to pay $715.20 debt to him. Property sold & resold multiple times. Plaintiffs charge the sales are void as court never had jurisdiction in the matter & that the sales place a cloud on their title to the land

J.H. Carpenter was charged with assault and battery upon the body of one James Dotson.

Plaintiffs claimed sheriff had sold 3 town lots in Knoxville & 2 of them were bought by Armstrong as trustee of Sophia Churchwell. Mabry's wife, Laura, was daughter of George Churchwell, dec., & Joseph was admr of his estate. Mabry offered full sum for 2 lots, but deft's refused to accept money. Plaintiffs charged they had right to redeem property & demanded title divested from deft's. Sophia was George's 2nd wife & daughter of William Park. Map in MT OV 10.

Additional defendants: Hugh L. Carrick, J.M. Floyd, and Joseph Sparks. Complaint filed by John H. Savage, friend of Luella Newman, minor.

This case deals with a dispute over the claim of a house and a tract of land in Maryville, Tennessee (Blount County).

Additional defendant: Thomas Henry Richards.

Additional Defendants: Jerome Bitticks, John R. Bitticks, Elizabeth Boling, James Brockwell, Gustavous Angus, and James R. Rittenberry. In 1861, Carpenter seized and possessed a tract of land in Giles consisting of 175 acres. March 30, 1861 the sheriff of of Giles County sold off this land under a writ of (?) to the defendants. 2 folders. See related cases in MT 41 & MT 717.

Plaintiffs: Penelope C. Haynes, Thomas C. Brabson. Dispute over one-year lease on farm near French Broad River, 9th Dist., Sevier Co., known as "Franklin Place." Lease made 5 September 1867.

Parties entered into written contract and McGaha agreed to do brick work for Moore. They agreed that McGaha would provide the brick and Moore would pay for it. McGaha claimed that not only did Moore not pay him for the brick but that he did not pay him for his work and labor. See similar case in MT 29 but with different docket numbers.

Wiley Byers listed as "colored." Byers assaulted Viney Gray, colored.

Additional plaintiffs: Hamilton, Banks J. W. Buter Additional defendants: J. D. Walker.

Add. defendants: Thomas Jamagin & Spencer Jamagin. The parties were married. The plaintiff's father, William Rucker (dec.), left her several tracts of land, a portion of which she deeded over to William Malicout. A deed was made out to the defendant by Malicout, cutting the plaintiff out of her share of the land. The making of said deed without the plaintiff's knowledge was a fraudulent move and she alone held rights to the land and her husband's debt to Jamagin led to the trespass.

Jane was wife of S. J. Rowan. Other defendants: Benjamin Hudson; William L. Ballard; A. W. Boyd; John S. Thomas; Jacob R. Crumley; T. G. Boyd. Jane's mother died, leaving her 1/3 interest in land that had belonged to mother (Margaret Carter). The rest going to her brothers Robert Carter & B. F. Carter (also called F. B. Carter in documents). Robert sold his portion & defendants are all the various purchasers of the land. But purchasers were also claiming to own Jane's land as well.

John Porter alias of J. L. Harris. Victim: E. Wiggers. Defendant convicted of breaking into a railroad car.

Joby was accused of assaulting and killing James Edmondson.

The defendants were accused of breaking and entering the dwelling of R. D. Reed and stole money as well as a coin from the government of Portugal. It is noted in pencil on the cover page that "The only error in this case is that the jury did not hang the prisoners." It was also noted on the cover in pencil that they received 15 years.