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The files located in the Tennessee Supreme Court Cases represent an especially valuable resource for historical and genealogical research at the Tennessee State Library and Archives [TSLA].
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View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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View Entry | 1830 | Christopher DeGraffenreid v. Daniel Murray | Williamson | Estate Dispute | Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 372 | 8 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1830 | Montgomery Bell v. Farmers& Mechanics Bank of Nashville | Dickson | Land and Title Dispute |
Montegomery Bell has paid the F & M Bank of Nashville $4,000 which was owed on their 1,114 acres, but Bell filed an appeal on having to pay the rest. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 191 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1830 | Pathkiller, lessee v. John Blair & James Johnston | Roane | Land and Title Dispute |
This case concerns the ejectment for the recovery of 640 acres of land in Roane County claimed as Reservation under the Calhoun Treaty. This area was known as Blair's Ferry after the defendant. Pathkiller was the last hereditary chief of the Cherokee, and a colonel under Andrew Jackson in the Creek War. See other cases in ET 1627 relating to this case. |
East | Range: 20 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1627 | 52 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1830 | Sarah Graves v. William Seal | Davidson | Estate Dispute |
Sarah Graves administrator of Henry Graves. William Seal administrator of John Graves. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 373 | 14 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1830 | William T. Little v. Thomas T. Thompson | White | Land and Title Dispute |
Documentation contained in two folders. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 191 | 0 | Order A Copy |