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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | 1879 | Dillsey Smith v. William West | Maury | Breach of Trust |
Dillsey Smith's husband, Green Smith, was a "free man of color," previously a slave- property of Jimmie Crofton of Maury County. Green Smith had purchased Dillsey (col.) as a slave and wife. Green Smith had a verbal agreement with William West to care and maintain Dillsey Smith after his death; West failed to carry out that agreement. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 55 | 0 | Order A Copy |