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Additional Defendants: Jasper Anderson and Joseph Healdenfield. File also includes a contested will.

A plea of trespass with force and arms in ejectment relative to incident of 1 Oct. 1853, Sarah Knott, owner of a tract of land in the 11th Civil Dist., Knox Co., comprised of 150 acres. Sarah Knott accuses defendant Emmitt Knott of unlawfully withholding the premises claimed by both plaintiffs, asking for damages of $500. Includes last will and testament of Henry Lones, Sr. of Knox. Also indenture between Henry Lones and Lewis F. Ragsdale, 1853.

Additional defendants: Constantine Perkins and Thomas Clack.

Additional defendants: Masson Winkler, John Logan, William M. Winkler, Jane Winkler, Jesse Winkler, Louisa Ann Winkler and James Winkler. Amount in dispute, $150.00

Additional Defendants: Alfred Hunt and Thomas Norman. Plaintiff is seeking, among other things, a Restraining Order against her husband (the primary Defendant). She also wants sole possession of her land and property.

The plaintiff is complaining to the court that the defendant is concealing his whereabouts in order to avoid paying a past debt accrued through business dealings with the plaintiff. The judge orders the defendant's property to be seized and sold to pay the outstanding debt.

Additional defendants: Richard C. Whiteside, B. Dufield, Henry J. Yeatman

Barcroft [Bearcroft] Beaver & Co. (partnership in Philadelphia, PA, comprised of Stacy B. Barcroft, Thomas Beaver, John H. March, Wetheral Lee, Thomas S. Foster & Samuel T. Curley) claimed Lynn owed the firm $1069.28. Lynn apparently owed money to other Philadelphia merchants as well. Thomas Tittsworth was trustee of deed of trust that Lynn executed to convey land for Tittsworth to hold in trust for satisfaction of his various debts.

"a plea of trespass with force and arms to his damage one thousand dollars." Incident of 12 Aug. 1833, "with force & arms made an assault upon the person of said plaintiff .. In the county & state aforesaid and then with his fist, a rock & some other weapon, gave & struck the said plaintiff a very violent blow & stroke on the front part of the head thereby falling & knocking the said plaintiff down to & upon the floor .."

A dispute concerning what William Blackmore left his wife Catherine in his last will and testament.

Additional Defendants: James H. Walker and J. Knox Waker

Additional Plaintiffs: John Crockett, William Crockett, Joseph Crockett, James Crockett, Thomas Cobb and his wife Sarah, Benjamin Bramum and his wife Polly, heirs of William Crockett, dec.

The defendants were Griggs, James D. Goodman, A. R.
Moore and Hardin Griggs. William Griggs was a constable. Eliff said because of his poverty, he could not bear the expense of the lawsuit.

File contains a debt dispute as well as a land and property conflict.

Larry & family left KY home to live with & care for Eskridge & wife (both old) & their large estate, which they did for 4 months until Eskridge dismissed & expelled them without compensation. Larry had relied on Eskridge's promise to leave $50,000 in his will to Larry's 2 daughters, which Eskridge failed to do. Testimony: Before moving to TN, Larry had gotten Eskridge to draft a will previous to this one leaving Larry's 2 daughters 1/2 of Eskridge's estate, which Eskridge destroyed after firing Larry.

Dispute also includes debt.

Moore administered the will of James Hunter, dec. Plaintiff is sued for $800 for services rendered.

"Catlett G. Hurtt who has been accused on oath by me Eliza A. Buxton otherwise called Eliza A. Jenno, a single woman of having begotten the female bastard child called Sarah Ann, of which she was delivered in said County on or about the 21st day of November, 1852, to be dealt with as the law directs."

File contains a complicated debt dispute involving the custody of children and doctor's bills, etc.

Plaintiff is the administrator of the estate of George B. Bullard (dec.). G.B. Bullard owed creditors more than his estate was worth at the time of his death as state laws prohibited slaves from being reduced to assets. Bill questions whether his heirs can be subject to the debts held by creditors.

Additional Plaintiffs: Caleb W. Hollowell amd William Cooper