Additional Defendants: Adam Adam, Felix Abbey, and Thomas Gibson.

Additional def.s.: Thomas C. Johnson & wife, Nancy J.; Robert Love; Isaac P. & James P. Tipton. Thomas C. Johnson son-in-law of plaintiff. Plaintiff left 180 acres by his father Samuel Tipton which he deeded to Johnson. Chancery Court decree has since divested Johnson of his title to the land, but plaintiff believes that he has sold it to Powell to pay his debts despite having no legal right to do so.

Argument over the sale of land to the late John Edwards. Other plaintiffs: Thomas Edwards, Freeland Edwards, Sarah Jane Edwards, Benton Edwards, James M. Edwards, Jackson Edwards, and John Edwards. Other defendants: George Farler [?], Sarah Jane Anderson, and Gabriel M. McCraw. Vandeventer claims that John Edwards never paid for the land.

Additional plaintiffs: Henry Larkin and Polly Larkin. Additional defendants: Catherine Hinigan and Philip Hinigan. Bean, et al. sued defendants for fraudulent sale of land, which infringed on their rights to the land in Mordeca Bean's will.

For period of 6 years before death of John Vance Sr, Byas & his wife performed large amount of work for Vance, at his request, & promised to pay them what work was reasonably worth, but he never did so. Jury ruled in Byas' favor, awarding $95 in damages. Witnesses: Galloway Cates (pssbly Vance's brother-in-law), Alexander Newman, Edmond Foster, Thomas Wright, Elizabeth Byas (Bryant's sister-in-law), Mary Cates, William McNight, William Williams, Patrick Pierce, others. Alternate spelling for pla.: Briant

Partial document: Large estate of Barclay McGhee. Elizabeth and other minor children were the wards of C. M. McGhee. Division of slaves: Jack, his wife and children Maria, Mary, Jim and Monteray; Patience and son Nelson; Mahala and children Louisa, Santa Anna, Andrew, Margaret and John; Susan and children Alfred and two others "whose names are not now recollected"; Peggy and child Josephine; Chaney [?] and child Isabella; and Lavinia, Jim, Charley, Lemuel, and Jane. Many acres of land involved.

The defendants are the executors of Asa Delozier dec. who was the husband of Caroline Delozier. The plaintiff is challenging the will of her late husband.

Estate dispute involving the "proper disposal" of certain Negro women, slaves, mentioned in this bill of complainant, in which will of Michael Smithpeter, dec. 23 Oct. 1856, called for emancipation of slaves. Negro slaves names were "Susan," "Lucinda." Smithpeter's will also called for these women to receive $200 cash, their clothing, and any furnishings in their dwellings. Mentions "Jonesboro Vindicator." "Lucinda" has a male child named "William Ross."

Additional defendants: George W. Cheek, C. G. Richardson

Add. plaintiffs: Margaret Click, William P. Carney & wife Sarah (formerly Inman), James Inman by next friend E. Netherton, & Benny Netherton. Dispute over land owned by Henry Inman (dec.), which was bought from one Nathan Gane.

East Tennessee Iron Manufacturing Co., Robert Cravens of Hamilton Co., Agent. Disputed land transaction of 2 Aug. 1856. G. W. Dearing and defendant were prior owners of disputed lands, mill site, and mill.

Additional Plaintiffs: Thomas Kelly and Nicholas Hardeman.

Additional Plaintiffs: G. A. Henry, Thomas Henry, and James Shackleford.

Decree only. Other defendants not specifically named.

Additional Plaintiffs: Mary Ann McBroom, Nancy Tenpenny, Joseph Tenpenny

Additional defendants: James Neil, Richard M. Kirby, Mary M. Williams, J. A. Williams; involving estate of Thomas Means, deceased

Additional Plaintiffs: J. M. Harwell, John B. Hamilton, Charles Branson, and Young S. Pickard.

Additional Plaintiffs: William Sykes and James Sheppard.

Both parties had entered in partnership in a business "for the purpose of buying and slaughtering and baconing hogs." Capital had been borrowed from Union Bank in amount of $1,940.00. Defendant was a resident of Claiborne Co., TN.

Argument over the rights to sell and teach [Prof. I. J.] Morris's Grammar in the East Tennessee territory, specifically Sevier, Blount, and Union Counties. Morris's Grammar: A Philosophical and Practical Grammar of the English Language was first published in 1858. It was published again in 1860.