Mellier purchased a tract of land through his agent A.V.S. Lindsley and the defendant's agents Long and Ashworth. In a written contract, Long & Ashworth stated they had the authority to sell said property any time within 20 days for $12,000 for 1/3 cash and balance in 1 and 2 years. Mellier offered to pay Marshall $4000 (1/3 of purchase price), but Marshall refused to accept because another agent offered to pay her several hundred dollars more. Pla. Suing for def. to fulfill contract.

The deceased had a contract to remove tan bark from a large tract of land, which the plaintiff, administrator and wife of the deceased, had taken control of after his death. The defendant claimed he had rights to remove the tan bark and had declared his ownership of the contract publicly. The plaintiff sued to affirm her ownership and right to remove the tan bark for the benefit of the deceased's estate.

Plaintiffs sued claiming they had purchased lots from defendant, paying a down payment and agree upon monthly payments. Plaintiffs claim defendant took back possession of the lots. Lots are listed as being #35, 36 & 37 of Hillcrest Subdivision in Memphis. Sued to have the contract rescinded and for damages of $478.50. Sale is noted as "resting in parol".

Additional Plaintiff: Thomas F. Duffie. Additional Defendant: A. H. May. Dispute concerns contract giving full title to a plantation in Phillips Co., AR. Taylor and Duffie partners in firm Taylor, Duffin & Co.

Gillespie held occupancy on a tract of land and Mount held another tract. An agreement on an exchange of land was made between the two parties for mutual benefit. They drew a deed for Mount to pay Gillespie $7.50/acre for any extra land he acquires in the transaction with interest or a $2,000 penal sum. Mount has not paid any of the money due Gillespie for the extra land and Gillespie claims Mount is trying to cheat him out of land and money.

Co-complainants: Richardson Whitby, Melvin Whitby, Y. A. & Minerva Whitby Carr, John W. Whitby, I. R. & Susannah Whitby, Jessie R. Whitby, D. & Cynthia Whitby Chapman, James & Lucinda Whitby McKee, William W. Whitby, Wiley W. Whitby, Thomas Whitby, Eliza Whitby Smith, Thomas Bryant, John R. Whitby, James R. Hammett, David R. Hammett, Sarah E. Hammett, Nancy L. Hammett. It is mentioned several times that several of the plaintiffs were freeborn. File includes a brief for the retrial.

Additional Defendant: Oscar F. Brown.

Ms. Martin exec. of Robert Martin dec. Additional defendant Eliza Rainey. Plaintiff conveyed to defendants on 12-1-1875 a parcel of land in Davidson Co. for $3495. She received $2000 in cash & placed a lien on the land to secure the payment of the three notes due 6, 12 & 18 months after 12-1-1875. The first note was unpaid when plaintiff brought an action to sell the land. Defendants claimed they received no notice of sale & that a sale was not justified since the second & third notes were not due.

Second defendant is Taylor's wife, Julia P. Taylor. The dispute concerns the number of acres in a piece of property purchased by Dement.

John W. Phillips purchased from his sister Blanche Kimmons a one-third interest in a tract of land left by their father Jesse Phillips dec. Plaintiff sued as the admr. of her deceased husband's estate claiming that the purchased interest in said property was not worth the agreed upon payment. Plaintiff further complained that she was wholly unable to carry out the contract for lack of means. 2 folders.

Additional defendants: Alma Sanders and Mrs. Maggie Kinney. Plaintiffs purchased a lot from the Sanders that they claimed to have purchased from Kinney. Title search showed that the Sanders did not have clear title to the lot. The Cobbs sued to ify the purchase contract and to recover money paid as a down payment. Lot is noted as being Lot 5 of the Overton and Grovenor subdivision of the H. W. Wills subdivision.

Case concerns land given to family members in the will of James Ketchum, deceased, and the subsequent sale of that land. Case is in three folders.

Ford & Lemaster is a real estate firm whose principals are J. N. Ford and N. F. Lemaster.

Plaintiff claims that Harwell and his mother, Mrs. Lucy A. Harwell, the co-defendant, still owe him part of the purchase price for a piece of property they bought from him. The seller's agent neglected, by mistake, to draw up an appropriate lien at the time of the sale.

Other defendants: David Smithpeter; Samuel R. H. McEwen, Matilda McEwen (nee Smithpeter); William L. Smith; Louisa Smith (nee Smithpeter); Edward J. Smith; Mary Smith (nee Smithpeter); William Smithpeter. Plaintiff's land was taken to satisfy debt to Michael Smithpeter, but he had verbal agreement to redeem land from him after paying debt. Michael Smithpeter died before transaction was completed & heirs refused to honor agreement.

Additional defendants: America Coley and Harvey Hamilton. The plaintiff is referred to as a free person of color as is his sister and one of the defendants, America Coley. The document notes that America Coley bought her husband out of slavery from S.A. Rofs. This case involves a land and debt dispute between the multiple parties.

Bickerstaff sued claiming he had paid part of the purchase price for a piece of land sold by the defendants but they had not delivered a deed to the land to Bickerstaff.

Plaintiff sold tract of land to defendants under condition that he & his wife be allowed to stay on property & defendant would provide for their "decent and comfortable support" for rest of their natural lives, which plaintiff claimed defendant wasn't doing. Defendant claimed that contract didn't define what "decent and comfortable support" actually was. Name of Carter's wife not given.

Robinson, plaintiff, and Ragan, defendant, made a contracted that in which Ragan would give a tract of land consisting of 361 acres in exchange for Robinson paying $10,830--$7500 of which was paid with three slaves. Defendant gave Robinson bond for title and Robinson gave him a note and the slaves. Ragan owned only half interest on said land, yet promised complete title to Robinson, who asks the court to sell Ragan's interest in said land and proceeds used to satisfy sum he paid.

Other plaintiffs: Words[illeg.] Hammons, Nancy Hammons, Elizabeth Hammons, Leroy Hammons, Jr., Leroy Hammons, Sr. Case mentions mortgage taken out on 2 "negroes."