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Tennessee Supreme Court Cases
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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1815 | Daniel Jones, admr. of James Harrison v. Benjamin Harrison & Abner Harrison | Jefferson | Slaves, Ownership of |
Complicated case originated in Virginia with death of William Harrison, 1765. Wife Mary & sons were heirs to the estate which included a family of negroes. Documents identify slaves & their issue: Mill [?], Valentine, Isbel, Peggy, Jesse, Nancy, Lucy, Mariah & Cambridge. Includes documentation of their values. |
East | Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1100 | 137 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1815 | Elizabeth Washington, admr. v. Thomas Washington | Davidson | Slaves, Selling of |
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. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 3 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1815 | Henderson's exe. v. Anderson Henderson | Jefferson | Slaves, Ownership of |
Executors: Mary Henderson, James Henderson. Estate of William Henderson. Deposition and summons only. The dispute seems to revolve around "keeping" a "negro girl." |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 57 | 9 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1815 | Miles Cunningham v. Banner Shields & Sam Harris | Blount | Slaves, Selling of |
Additional Cause of Action: Debt. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 57 | 54 | Order A Copy |