The defendants were partners in the firm of Nebhut-Preston & Company, cotton factors. The plaintiff mortgaged certain livestock and other items to the defendants.

Additional defendants: Virginia B. Bright, David M. Bright & Samuel A. Bright

Additional plaintiffs: Noland Fontaine. Additional defendants: the Grand Opera House Company, Continental National Bank, William M. Randolph, George Arnold, J..S. Menken, James Reese, Alvis Sneed, admr. Of William M. Sneed Grand Opera House, located S.W. corner, Main & Beale St. Hon. W.D. Beard, Chancellor, Chancery Court of Shelby Co.

Additional Complainants: Polly Lillard, R. F. Whitson, F. J. Oates, Susan Oates, formerly Susan Stanley. Additional Defendants: Charley Whitson, J. H. Davis. The bill was filed to have a guardian appointed to defendant minors and to foreclose a mortgage with defendant Davis.

Plaintiff loaned Defendants money, securing the note with a mortgage against Defendants' 70-acre tract of land, which land Defendants had purchased from Milton Pollard's heirs. Note also secured by 2-horse wagon & harness & 3 horses. Horses included 8-yr old bay mare, 10-yr old sorrel horse, 8-yr old gray horse. Plaintiff says Defendants paid part of note from proceeds of tobacco crop, but they have not paid the balance & he wishes to have the land sold to pay the debt.

Partial list of defendants: Thomas G. McClellan; Evans George; C. L. Dickinson; W. H. Leach; John Price; Henry Brewer; M. L. Leath; C. P. McDowell; Sam Whittaker; Alf Whittaker; C. P. Hunt & Co.; Rice Stix & Co.; M. L. Meacham & Co.; Ed Humphreys; J. B. Steadham; Young, Smithfield & Co.; Cincinnati SAdd.ery Co.;, Cheatham, Pearce & Co.

Plaintiffs: Frank Smith and wife, Mary Smith. Defendants: W. H. Bond; R. D. Farrow and wife, Lutie Bond Farrow- both residents of Ky. This file deals with pre-existing debt in regard to mortgage to be raised, a disparity in the price of the properties, the value of the properties. Mortgage due the Building & Loan Co., $387.35 with a years interest. "in the case at bar we have illiterate negroes dealing with smart, smooth white people." (p. 96). Properties located near Ayers St., Lane Ave., Memphis.

Additional defendants: heirs of Catherine Wiley, wife of C. F. Wiley.

G. R. Fairbanks is trustee of Mrs. Anna W. Cotton. Additional defendants: R. S. Stewart, Sarah E. Cotton.

Decree only. Other defendants not specifically named.

M. S. Hawkins is administrator of the estate of Elizabeth Hawkins. Additional defendants: Irene Martin and James T. Martin.

Additional defendants: Archibald Rodgers, E. L. Gardenshire, all citizens of White County Tennessee, and the President and Directors of the Sparta branch of the Bank of Tennessee. Involves slaves, named Austin, Becky, Charlotte, Jourd, Mariah Crockett, slaves continued: Martha, Nathan Charles and Rose.

Additional defendants: A. R. Gholson, Mrs. Mary H. Gholson, C. B. Lyle. Mortgage with Clarksville Trust & Banking Co. Tract of land in the 4th Dist. Original conveyance in 1909, re: Anna M. Mabry to W. M. Mabry.

Interested parties: J. H. Ward, Lucy C. Ward, Louis Stubblefield, B. R. Miller, B. R. Dunn Cause of Action: Mortgage Fraud?

Plaintiff's wife: Lucy Smith. Plaintiff was indebted to def. in May 1887 for ~$650, in merchandise, shoes & boots to sell over time. Def. claims Plaintiff used a Capt. W.D. Taylors name in his business to acquire and sell goods under false pretenses. This led def. to take out a mortgage on plaintiffs land, which they signed under threat of criminal prosecution. Plaintiffs are suing for relief, claiming they had an understanding w/Capt. Taylor and only signed the mortgage under duress.

Add. plaintiff: William A. Hamilton. Add. defendants: R.W. Turner, Mrs. Mary F. Hamilton, & Mrs. Sarah A. Hamilton. In 1864, one A. Hamilton executed to the plaintiff as Trustee two tracts of land and later W.A. Hamilton executed to defendant Sarah A. Hamilton, then Owen, a mortgage on one of the tracts for $500. Plaintiffs charge that the full amount of the note and mortgage has yet to be paid.

Additional Defendant: W. S. Garrett. Plaintiff sued by husband & next friend, J. B. Parrent. In 1894 plaintiff made bill of sale to Bailey for hardware store that was part of her separate estate, using store as security for $2906.65 owed to Bailey. When debt not paid in specified time Bailey took possession of store & its goods & denied them access. Plaintiff maintains this is unlawful as store part of her separate estate. Also mentioned: Clinton Parrent, plaintiff's son.

West was the receiver for Holston Trust Company, the co-defendant. Jourolmon claimed that Holston was not a "true and innocent holder" of the bonds that financed the mortgage, but that hidden others owned them. Others involved: L. R. Tillery, J. N. Baker, Annie Doty, W. P. Taylor, and W. D. Baker, Moss Yater, J. Basil Ramsey. Jourolmon claimed foreclosure was threatened.

Brooks executed a mortgage upon a tract of land located on the north side of the Tennessee River to Alexander (as guardian of the minor children of Alexander McMillan dec.) in order to secure debt. Brooks issued another mortgage on the same tract of land to R. J. McKinney dec. Alexander brought suit seeking payment for said debt. Additional documents located in ET 1667.

M.L. Bacon is the owner, entitled to the possession by virtue of his purchase made under a sale made by C.W. Frazer (aka Frayser), J.P. Prescott, Trustees, 7 Jul 1893. Real estate in 3rd Civil Dist., Shelby, 262 4/100 acres. Partly out of Goodlow grant of 15,000 acres.

Petition to Re-hear.