Ward was accused of making and passing counterfeit money, namely the $.05 coin "commonly called nickels."

Cause of Action: possession of debased and counterfeit bank notes, possession of stamps and moulds for the purpose of counterfeiting.

Opinion only, case summary not included.

Incomplete case file. Order of Commitment only. Court: Circuit Court of the United States, Western District of Tennessee.

Charged with passing counterfeit money rather than making it. Defendant, a laborer, attempted to use a forged bank bill supposedly from Planters Bank of Alabama in amount of $10.

Def. accused of several counts of either passing counterfeit coin (or offering to pass it) to Hugh Sevier, and also to a slave. One of the issues on appeal was the capacity of a juror known to be subject to attacks of delirium tremens who became sick. The juror was James Hall & the doctor who treated him, Milton Tate, found him "quite sick and in danger of fit of mania."

Defendants charged with passing to George W. Haskell a counterfeit $100 bank bill of Southwestern Railroad Banking & Co. in Charleston, South Carolina (which entity did not exist).

Morgan accused of passing three counterfeit bank bills to William S. Robertson, 2 purporting to be of the Farmers Bank of Kentucky & 1 purporting to be of the State Bank of Indiana. At one point, Morgan failed to show up for court, later explaining his absence as having been sick & also charged by State of NC with assault with intent to kill, for which he was arrested. Judgment entered against Morgan & his securities, Joseph Divine & Thomas Hensley, on $1500 recognizance bond, from which they appealed.

William Creasman was charged with counterfeiting and keeping silver coins that he tried to pass off as official.

Incomplete case file. Judgment document only. Court: Circuit Court of the United States being held for the Eastern District of Tennessee at the Federal Court Room in City of Knoxville.