Moyers charges Sharp & Houston for cheating and defrauding her of a valuable tract of 100 acres. Houston pressured Moyer to sign deed in which Houston promised to pay $25 a year for 5 years for lands he claimed was worth little. Houston gave note for $125 (for land Moyers found out was worth $800-900), which he never paid. Houston then fraudulently conveyed land to Sharp to avoid vendors lien in scheme to not pay for land. Moyers asks their deeds be made void and land given back.

Land dispute during the Civil War. Case noted for early date of 1865 following war cessations. Additional Defendants: James L. Mynatt, Frances Lyon, & L. M. Ellis. See additional pages in box ET 28.

Carr, Trustee for the use of Emanuel Soudheimer and Levi Weiskopf, issued an attachment suit against Miller for unpaid notes for a tract of land. Plaintiffs feared Miller would dispose of the property to defeat them in collecting on said notes.

Harriet L. Whiteside, widow of James A. Whiteside, dec., Robert Cravens (an executor of James' estate) agreed that Cravens would sell and convey to Harriet 4 acres of land using funds from her husband who was a stockholder in East TN Iron Manufacturing. Settlement had no mention of her rights to 4 acres of land. Harriet does not blame heirs for omission but was due to her mistake and forgetfulness. Harriet in another case regarding estate but against George W. Rider & James R. Allison (ET 1190)

In 1859, the plaintiff was appointed the legal guardian of the defendants, who are the minor children of William Farwater, Jr. (dec.). The defendants became owners of an interest in a tract of land, seized by W. Farwater, Sr. (dec.). Plaintiff believes the defendants would make a higher profit from selling the land to pay off debts and interest on it and is acting in their best interest and asks a guardian ad litem be appointed for the duration of the suit.

Additional Defendant: Matilda Vaughn.

Gamble had sold to Everett in 1862 a tract of 165 acres, part of the old Lowry Farm, for $2325. Everett paid him $725 in Confederate currency, which he had no problem with, and issued 2 promissory notes of $800 and $700 to be paid in current funds. Later, Everett offered to pay Gamble $1000 in Confederate currency to which Everett refused due to its depreciating value. Gamble suing for purchase money in good notes for the land he sold to Everett.

Additional Defendants: S. H. Timmons and William Allen. Case also includes a debt dispute.

Land dispute regarding the estate of William Stringer dec.. John Stringer and Pamelia Thompson are both children of William Stringer.

Issue of fraud committed by the defendant against the plaintiff over the sale of a tract of land.

Additional plaintiff: Aquilla Cummingham. Additional defendants: John Goddard, John Hightower, Jesse Owens, David Browder admr. Of Josiah K. Johnston, dec., et al. Joseph Walker and Robert Cummingham, admrs. Of Joseph Cummingham, dec. obtained decree against Cummingham's heirs to sell deceased's lands to Rowan who promised to pay the purchase money in the form of 2 notes ($525 and $800) to plaintiffs, which was never paid. Plaintiffs want injunction from lands being sold and their lien enforced

Additional documents located in ET 18a. Additional plaintiff: William Johnson. Additional defendants: Benjamin L. Marshal and William R. King. During the contested sale of land, William Johnson, who had equity in the land, was a prisoner of war on Johnson's Island. Case file contains various tax receipts as well as a George Washington 2c stamp and an 1871 newspaper clipping advertising the court ordered sale of land.

Nancy Buren is represented by her Next Friend Harrison Singleton. Additional defendant: James P. Raulsto. Nancy Buren is the wife of Henry Buren and widow of Hugh L. W. Singleton. This is a land dispute regarding the conveyance of land from Henry Buren to Nancy Buren as well as the matter of collected rent from said land. The casefile notes that Henry Buren owned land and twenty slaves but was severely financially affected by the war.

Additional defendant: William Carter.

Samuel McCarthy had bought a house and lot in Knoxville from William Morrow. After paying the purchase money in full, plaintiff had Morrow vest the title to his children, the defendants, not realizing that it would prevent him from disposing of said land. Samuel brought suit to get title divested from his children and vested in himself.

Tipton had bought tract of land from Hurst in 1859 using notes, including $875 in bank notes which were executed in the Bank of Tennessee. Note was assigned to Walker in 1861. During war, defendants were Confederates and Walker a Unionist. Walker was forced to accept Confederate money as payment for the note. Walker now suing defendants to enforce a lien on the land for the unpaid purchase money, charging that the Confederate money was fraudulent and not a payment at all.

Catherine D. Williams also listed as plaintiff. Additional defendants listed in file.