Courtney advertised and held a public sale of slaves before the Emancipation Proclamation during the war when the Confederacy controlled East TN. Tally purchased a woman, Fanny, and her two children for $2050. Tally made the purchase with only currency available at time (Confederate money; both parties knowing its depreciated value) but then Courtney later sued Tally for debt in order to get amount in good bank notes. Tally argues Fanny free at date of sale, so note/money does not matter anymore.

Slave Case. The slave boy named Deb was sold but never delivered to the buyer.

Additional Defendants: H. B. Morgan, Deputy Sheriff, Nathaniel Boone, Sheriff, William Tolly admr. of John H. Allen, deceased. Debt due on purchase of a slave.

Slaves sold: Mary, Margaret, Catherine, Nathan, Thomas, Ann.

Additional Defendants: Lacy White, wife of Henry White. Selling of negro slaves who belonged to Lacy White's father, Lacy Anderson, deceased.

Additional plaintiffs: William Puckett, Jane Puckett, Alfred Johnson, Cilia Johnson, Nancy Maxwell, Elizabeth Peak, Lolly Peak, George Peak, James Peak. Additional defendants: John A. Humble, Mariah Humble. Additional parties: Aaron Rawlings, Daniel McKinney, Negro girl Mary, Delpha and Eastin children of Mary. Slaves sold to Jefferson Williams and A. Gardinhire

A woman slave was sold to the Plaintiffs by the Defendant and shortly died. The Plaintiff's are refusing the sale price.

Elizabeth was admr. of the estate of Gray Washington. Thomas had "unjustly detained" four enslaved people belonging to the estate named Winney Patsey, Mary, and Sally. Elizabeth sued to either recover the enslaved people, or their value.

This is a petition by the plaintiff to sell a slave named John who was left to her by her late husband Amos Bratcher.

Additional Cause of Action: slaves used to pay debt, plaintiff argues he was the actual owner of the slaves, not the person who was in debt - John Stanfield.

Also Grainger County. Others mentioned: Epaphroditus Hightower (Lyon's neighbor). Slaves: Martha (12 yrs. old), Lizzy (10 yrs. old). 1/20/15 (Thompson): added 4-pg deed of trust for these slaves from Hightower & Lyon to Chesley Jarnagin, Trustee, for the benefit of W. P. Jones, partner of R.M. Scruggs & Co, for various judgments in said Jones' favor.

Case involves 2 slaves, a man and wife named Apollo and Hannah.

In 1862, plaintiffs bought a slave from James Cliborne for $1500 to be paid in Confederate treasury notes. Plaintiffs paid him $750 and gave a promissory note for the other $750 in Confederate currency. Defendants brought assignment suit against plaintiffs for said note (which plaintiffs claimed to have paid). According to plaintiffs, said suit was meant to defraud and hinder them from collecting $3000 due them from Cliborne. Add. documents located in ET 1651.

Concerning an enslaved boy, 18 years old.

Dispute re. Sawyers' failure to pay for purchase of negro slave, Huldah, who he purchased at court-ordered sale of slaves belonging to Pleasant's estate. Defendants: Samuel Moon, William Marcum (securities for Sawyers). Case in which sale was ordered: Wm. Hamilton & wife v. Levi Goins, admr. of Pleasant Goins, dec. Also mentioned in this case: William Kincaid (Vanbebber's security). Court ruled in favor of VanBebber against Sawyers. Pssbly related case: Levi Goin v. Samuel Moon et al.(1854) in ET Box 1165.

Case states that Thomas Thurman should recover from Booker Lawson the sum of $1600 or Lawson would need to return five negroes.

Additional Plaintiffs: Joseph Hickerton, William Watson, John G. Waeker, Jesse Worton, and John A. Johnston, dec.

This relates to an execution which was issued against two slaves Bart and Bill who were owned by William R. Porter and were to be sold at the market house in Columbia, May 6, 1861. Complainant went on bond of said Porter as security for the delivery of said property. Bond was for fitted. Plaintiff insists that the property should have been sold as originally noted. The estate would have more in it.

Additional plaintiff: W. L. Mitchell. Additional defendant: John Vass. Challenge to previous judgment; note due for fraudulent sale of slaves from estate of Andrew Cope.

Add. Plaintiffs: Samuel Blackburn, Mira T. Blackburn b/n/f Samuel Blackburn.

Dispute over the sale of slaves named Jenny, Charles, and Moses. Bridges sold the three for $1500.00 with the promise that they were sound and healthy. However, it was discovered that Jenny was "diseased in her Lungs, Liver, Breast, Heart, Chest, Bowels, and greatly diseased with a disease called consumption [tuberculosis]." Jenny died.

Martha had life estate in negro man, Bob (with remainder to her children), which estate she sold to Ridley, who agreed not to take Bob out of state (& gave bond, with John Graham & James Roberts as securities). John Graham died; pla. his admr. Martha sued pla. & James Roberts on bond, but notice spelled pla.'s name "Garrett"--resulting in default judgment against pla.. pla. also claims Bob is now dead & died in TN, so Ridley did not violate his covenant. Martha died; Cyrus W. Russell her admr.

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