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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | 1828 | Anthony Lee v. Priscilla Sugg | Humphreys | Trespass with Force of Arms |
Seeking Damages. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 190 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1828 | Henry Foster, et al. v. Francis Erwinn, et al. | Roane | Trespass with Force of Arms |
Additional Plaintiff: Francis Foster. Additional Defendants: Daniel Mop, John Hulen. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 690 | 48 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1828 | John Den, lessee of James Park, et al. v. Robert Nall | Hawkins | Trespass with Force of Arms |
Additional Plaintiff: William Park. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 690 | 22 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1828 | James Houston heirs v. Job H. Thomas, et al. | Maury | Trespass with Force of Arms |
Other defendants: William B. Pillow. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 369 | 30 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1828 | Randal McGavock & James Gordon v. Henry Trott | Rutherford | Trespass with Force of Arms |
Case involved a dispute over a tract of land farmed by John Den in which Den was ejected. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 187 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1828 | State v. Anos, a slave | Hickman | Assault with Intent to Kill |
An African-American slave boy named "Anos," owned by Henry Mayberry. Assault and battery upon Agnes Mayberry, aged six or seven years, daughter of Frederick Mayberry; also assault upon Elizabeth Mayberry, wife of Frederick. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 369 | 12 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1828 | William Ferguson v. Wallace Harris, et al. | Williamson | Trespass with Force of Arms |
Additional defendants: Sylvanus Sturdevant & John Tomblin. They are accused of trespass viet armis, assault & battery (beating the plaintiff with fists, rocks, & stones), and holding him prisoner against his will for 20 hours. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 188 | 0 | Order A Copy |