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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1858 | Alfred C.W. White, admr. of Archibald White, dec. v. Wesley Burge | Giles | Debt Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 277 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1858 | Andrew J. Polk et al. v. Thomas E. Wilson | Maury | Debt Dispute |
Additional Plaintiffs: Lucing Polk, John Frierson, and Lionel Hawking. Plaintiffs are appealing the charge. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 285 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1858 | Alfred M. Harrison v. J. W. Moore | Maury | Debt Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 285 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1858 | Abel Rushing v. R. H. Mason | Cannon | Debt Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 277 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1858 | A. R. Wood et al. v. W. F. Robertson | Bedford | Debt Dispute |
Additional Plaintiffs: M. D. Rayburn and B. F. Moore. Plaintiffs are appealing a charge of debt owed. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 271 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1858 | Anthony Stewart v. Jacob H. Brazelton& Daniel Brazelton | Franklin | Land and Title Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 271 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1858 | Absalom Moseley & Benjamin Moseley v. Nathaniel Porter | Bedford | Debt Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 285 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1858 | Albert A. Mason v. Laban A. Westmoreland | Lawrence | Debt Dispute |
Plaintiff is filing a petition to collect on an earlier judgment against the Defendant. Signed Affidavits. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 281 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1858 | A. L. Stamps v. John A. James | Bedford | Debt Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 281 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1858 | Achilles A. Dickerson v. Ananias Oliver | Giles | Debt Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 279 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1858 | B. W. Thompson v. Jonathan Ford, et al. | Giles | Debt Dispute |
Additional Defendants: James Vaughan, F. Barrett, and J. J. Richardson.. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 283 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1858 | Benjamin F. McElerath v. James Purvis | Bedford | Debt Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 281 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1858 | B. E. Seay, et al. v. M. Jackson & H. J. Baron, admr. | Blount | Estate Dispute |
Defendants are administrators of William F. Jackson (decd.). Additional plaintiffs listed in file. Filed suit for dispute over the estate of William F. Jackson, including land and slaves. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1163 | 20 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1858 | Caldwell Cummings & Co. v. Dammon James Wortham | Bedford | Debt Dispute |
Plaintiff is sued for damages connected to his "tobacco fixtures." |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 279 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1858 | Cullen Vick v. George W. Pullen& William N. Hackney | Giles | Debt Dispute |
Additional Defendant: Wesley Vick. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 285 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1858 | Clement Cannon v. James Searcy | Bedford | Debt Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 283 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1858 | Charles J. Neal v. Bryant H. Peden | Giles | Property Dispute |
Case involves the disputed ownership of "a buggy and harness." |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 279 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1858 | Clabourn Bahannon v. William Baker & Samuel Burnett | Putnam | Land and Title Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 279 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1858 | Copenham N. Frizzell, admr. v. Michael Williams et al | Franklin | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Defendants: Madison Williams. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 285 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1858 | Erastus S. Smith v. Hiram A. Drennan | Wilson | Debt Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 279 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1858 | Edmund Lusk v. J. A. Carden & John C. Pyron | Coffee | Debt Dispute |
Case also involves a suit for damages. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 279 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1858 | E. H. Stephens v. James M. Johnson | Bedford | Debt Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 279 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1858 | Edwin Martin v. Jeremiah C. Cleveland et al. | Franklin | Property Dispute |
Additional Parties: McGrew, Cleveland. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 267 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1858 | Felix Gaw v. David A. Rawley | Jackson | Debt Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 281 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1858 | F. M. Morris, et al. v. William P. Hickerson | Bedford | Debt Dispute |
Additional Plaintiffs: J. B. Morris and Alfred Campbell. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 285 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1858 | G. W. Brown v. Thomas C. Pearce | Wilson | Debt Dispute |
Case also involves a contested will. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 277 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1858 | G. P. Baskin & A. L. Stamps v. R. S. Hollins et al. | Bedford | Debt Dispute |
Additional Defendants: Peter Hollins and Samuel Carrack. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 283 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1858 | Gideon Baskett & A.G. Stamps v. Jones, Wallingford & Co. | Bedford | Debt Dispute |
Defendants' first names are not listed. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 277 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1858 | Henry Beasley, et al. v. Matthew C. McKenley, et al. exe. of James W. Smith | Jackson | Debt Dispute |
Additional Plaintiffs: Gabriel Beasley and William Beasley. Additional Defendants: David Shepherd and Thomas Smith. Case also involves a contested will. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 269 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1858 | Hayle v. Smith | McMinn | Deed Dispute |
The plaintiff's wife brought with her a piece of property. The wife indented to make a will to give the defendant, her brother, some property but was urged by her brother to make a deed of gift that included the property. The plaintiff claims that the information that the brother gave to his sister about the nature of a deed was false. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1165 | 64 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1858 | Harrison Self v. Jacob Harmon | Greene | Debt Dispute |
Harrison was security on note signed by both his brother Thomas Self & Thomas' brother-in-law Jacob Harmon, payable to Lemuel Crosby. Judgment obtained on note & dispute arose as to whether Harrison became stayor of that judgment. Jury ruled in Harmon's favor. Case references related Chancery Court case (where one issue was whether Thomas & Jacob were partners): Harrison Self v. Thomas Self, Jacob Harmon, President & Directors of Bank of Tennessee, & Sheriff of Greene County, ET Box 1193. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1193 | 36 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1858 | Isham Lamb et al. v. Jane Potter | Maury | Debt Dispute |
Additional Plaintiffs: William Sheppard and Samuel Frierson. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 281 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1858 | Isham Lamb v. Barney B. Stephens& Woodson D. Davis | Maury | Debt Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 283 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1858 | James Pulliam et al. v. Samuel D. Morgan et al. | Maury | Debt Dispute |
Additional Plaintiffs: Edwin Cross and James Bond. Additional Defendants: M. Morgan and Charles Cheaney. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 265 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1858 | John T. Neil v. James K. Gant | Bedford | Debt Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 271 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1858 | John D. James v. William E. Watkins et al. | Davidson | Debt Dispute |
Additional Defendants: O. P. McRoberts and James Bell. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 285 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1858 | Jesse Phillips v. James H. Curtis& John Lowe | Bedford | Debt Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 281 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1858 | John T. Sparkman & Eli Dodson v. Ishmel Stephens | Maury | Debt Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 281 | 7 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1858 | J. F. Cummings& R. P. S. Kimbro v. Andrew Matthews | Bedford | Debt Dispute |
Letter of Administration and Administrator's Bond. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 281 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1858 | John D. James et al. v. William Watkins et al. | Davidson | Debt Dispute |
Additional Plaintiff: M. W. Wetmore. Additional Defendants: C.P. McRoberts and James Bell. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 283 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1858 | John Hart& Thomas Hart v. Samuel D. Morgan et al. | Bedford | Debt Dispute |
Additional Defendants: Charles Cheney, St. Clair Morgan, and J.A. Duncan. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 281 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1858 | James Greenfield et al. v. Joseph Foster | Maury | Debt Dispute |
Additional Plaintiffs: Thomas Greenfield, William Tiller. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 281 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1858 | James C. Hunter v. Thomas Peace& C.C.H. Burton | Wilson | Debt Dispute |
Additional Defendants: |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 281 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1858 | J.C. Harris v. S. F. Dement & H. A. Drennan | Wilson | Debt Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 279 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1858 | James Mullins v. Samuel Hays & Edward Cooper | Bedford | Debt Dispute |
Dispute involves the ownership of slaves. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 279 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1858 | John P. Steele v. John H. O'Neal | Bedford | Debt Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 277 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1858 | Joseph H. Shepard& Thomas A. McCrary v. G. W. Cunningham | Bedford | Debt Dispute |
Plaintiffs are appealing the charge. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 289 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1858 | John H. Carter v. George W. Jenkins | Bedford | Debt Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 285 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1858 | John C. McNariry, for the use of Benjamin Weaver v. Calvin Adkins, Admr. | Anderson | Debt Dispute |
Defendant is the administrator of M. Tate (dec.). Debt due by note for a sum under $500. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1163 | 25 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1858 | John F. Payne v. Miles H. Mayes & Benjamin Harlen | Maury | Debt Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 265 | 0 | Order A Copy |