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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 | 1814 | Asa Shute et al. v. Richard Hightower et al. | Lincoln | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional parties: James Vaulx, Armstead Stubblefield, Stephen Alexander, Gideon Pillow, David McGavock, Thomas Boaz, John Swaine, Green Woods. This case involves a dispute of ownership for a piece of land on the Elk River in Lincoln County. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 81 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1820 | Oliver B. Hayes v. Armstreat Stubblefield, et al. | Lincoln | Land and Title Dispute |
Armstreat Stubblefield owned 640 acres of land on Norris Creek off the Elk River that he was supposedly authorized to sell. He contracted to sell a portion to Oliver Hayes, of whom paid almost the full amount due. However, once the amount was paid in full Stubblefield neglected to discharge the debt. Additional defendants: Gideon Pillow, John Ingram; John Bright, surveyor. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 2a | 84 | Order A Copy |