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Title: Saunders, Jordan M. in Warrenton, VA to Burford, David in Smith County, TN
Author : Jordan M. Saunders
Associated name : Alexander Marshall
Associated name : Thomas Fitzhugh
Date Created: 1839-12-23
Abstract: Letter from Saunders granting Burford power of attorney to as an agent for selling slaves. Includes affidavit by Saunders and certification by a Justice of the Peace, County Clerk, and magistrate of Fauquier County because Saunders was not in attendance for the signing of the agreement. Includes a financial account concerning the sale of slaves.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: David Burford Paper, 1814-1855
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001821
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| 227 |
Title: State of Tennessee vs. Joseph B. Allsup
Plaintiff : State of Tennessee
Defendant : Joseph B. Allsup
Compiler : Circuit Court of Grainger County
Date Created: 1874-05-30
Abstract: Records of a case brought by the State of Tennessee against Joseph B. Allsup in Grainger County. Allsup was accused of murdering F. Marion Ballinger with a rock. E. Ballinger, the prosecutor, claimed that Allsup murdered Marion Ballinger "feloniously and with malice." However, John Bird testified before Clerk D.H. Meek that Marion Ballinger had provoked and hit Allsup before the attack.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Hamblen County Archives
Contributing Institution: Hamblen County Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002836
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Title: Joseph Brown to State of Tennessee, Marriage Bond, 8 Feb. 1870
Signer : Joseph Brown
Date Created: 1870-02-08
Abstract: This is a marriage bond for $1250 to the State of Tennessee, signed by Joseph Brown and Flavius McBride for Brown`s marriage to Miss Icey Bledsoe.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Collection: County Records
Contributing Institution: White County Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003275
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Title: Rebel Claim No. 177
Applicant : Joseph Greer
Date Created: 1868-06-16
Abstract: Claims filed by Benton County, Tennessee, citizens after the Civil War for damages caused by the Confederate Army. The document includes an inventory of the damages. The Confederate Army is referred to in the document as the Rebel Army. The Civil War is identified as the Rebellion. The claim had to include witnesses who could vouch that the claimant had never given "aid, comfort, countenance, or encouragement" to the rebellion.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: Benton County Court Records
Contributing Institution: Benton County Archive
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000000997
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Title: Joseph Hamilton, Guardian of Heirs of Benjamin Davis vs. Dudley Talley, Adm. of Joseph Talley
Plaintiff : Joseph Hamilton
Defendant : Dudley Talley
Date Created: 1867-08-19
Abstract: Records of a case which Joseph Hamilton, guardian of the heirs of Benjamin Davis, brought against Dudley Talley, administrator of the estate of Joseph Talley. Joseph Talley had sworn to pay the guardian of Davis` heirs $19.03. Jefferson County Justice of the Peace W.S. Reece issued a warrant ordering that Dudley Talley, Joseph Talley`s executor, answer Hamilton in a plea of debt.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Hamblen County Archives
Contributing Institution: Hamblen County Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003507
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| 231 |
Title: State of Tennessee, No. 9704, land grant to Charles McClung and Alexander McMullin, 10 acres in Jackson County
Signer : Joseph McMinn, 1758-1824
Draftsman : D McGavock
Assignee : Charles McClung
Date Created: 1816-12-13
Abstract: Document granting to McClung and Mcmullin 10 acres of land in Jackson County, Tennessee.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820)
Collection: Vertical Files
Contributing Institution: Tennessee Tech University- Volpe Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002730
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| 232 |
Title: Bail Bond from Carter County, Tennessee
Author : Joseph Wilson
Date Created: 1796-09-20
Abstract: Bail bond from Carter County, Tennessee for Joseph Wilson and John McQueen, who are to appear at the courthouse of Washington County in Jonesborough, Tennessee.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820)
Collection: Fink and Dulaney Papers
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001849
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| 233 |
Title: Josiah Williams to State of Tennessee, Indenture Bond
Author; Signer : Josiah Williams
Author; Signer : Richard Mandel
Date Created: 1865-10-03
Abstract: An indenture in which Josiah Williams and Richard Mandel are bound unto the state of Tennessee for $500. A condition of the agreement is that an orphan boy named William Walker, age 11, will work for Williams until the age of 21. During that time, Williams agrees to pay for Walker`s expenses and provide him an education. J. A. Pettit signed the document as a witness. A United States stamp appears in the lower left corner.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: County Records
Contributing Institution: White County Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003499
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| 234 |
Title: Declaration of Intent and Petition for Citizenship
Attributed name : Knox County Circuit Court
Other : Augustus G. Bablay
Witness : A. Buffat
Date Created: 1899-11-11
Abstract: Augustus G.Bablay was born a citizen of Switzerland and applied for citizenship in the United States while a resident of Knox County. A. Buffat testified as a character witness for Mr Bablay. Throughout the documents, the spelling of Bablay`s name alternates between Bablay and Babelay.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Knox County Circuit Court
Contributing Institution: Knox County Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001871
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| 235 |
Title: Knox County Court Minutes
Attributed name : Knox County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
Date Created: 1806-10
Abstract: These loose pages are some of Tennessee`s earliest court cases taken from an official minute book.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Knox County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
Contributing Institution: Knox County Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001868
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| 236 |
Title: Joseph Carter vs. James Miller
Attributed name : Knox County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
Plaintiff : Joseph Carter
Defendant : James Miller
Date Created: 1806
Abstract: Joseph Carter has brought a case against James Miller for trespassing on his land.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Knox County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
Contributing Institution: Knox County Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001867
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| 237 |
Title: Knox County marriage license
Attributed name : Knox County Court
Date Created: 1864-07-29 - 1864-07-31
Abstract: Illustrated marriage license for Chas. E. Chapman and Sarah Mayo. William Craig is the current clerk of Knox County Court. The license was issued on June 29, 1864, and the couple was married on July 3, 1864.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: Knox County Court
Contributing Institution: Knox County Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001876
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| 238 |
Title: Bertha Scherf vs. John Scherf
Attributed name : Knox County Criminal Court
Plaintiff : Bertha Scherf
Defendant : John Scherf
Date Created: 1888-02
Abstract: Divorce case between Bertha Scherf (plaintiff) and John Scherf (defendant). They had been married in north Georgia in September of 1880 and in 1888 were residents of Knox County.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Collection: Knox County Criminal Court
Contributing Institution: Knox County Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001870
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| 239 |
Title: Declaration of Intent for Citizenship from Gustave Adolf Louis Leopold Dihrberg
Attributed name : Knox County Criminal Court
Other : Gustave Adolf Dihrberg
Date Created: 1886-08-28
Abstract: Gustave Adolf Louis Dihrberg was a former citizen of Prussia who became a citizen of the United States in 1886 when he was a resident of Knox County, Tennessee.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Collection: Knox County Criminal Court
Contributing Institution: Knox County Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001869
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| 240 |
Title: Case File, James R. Seawell vs. Dorothy Elizabeth Seawall
Attributed name : Knox County Fourth Circuit Court
Plaintiff : James R. Seawell
Defendant : Dorothy Elilzabeth Seawell
Date Created: 1927
Abstract: Documents from the divorce case betwen James R. Seawall and Dorothy Elizabeth Seawall. The main reason for the divorce appears to be religion. James Seawall was a Protestant while Dorothy Seawall was a Catholic. The mother and father of Dorothy are also listed as a cause, as James testified that Dorothy spent too much time at her mother`s house. F. E. Guerard testified that James Seawall complained in his letters that his wife neglected her "household duties." The case was filed on June 16, 1927 and the final decree was issued on November 22, 1927.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Knox County Fourth Circuit Court
Contributing Institution: Knox County Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001594
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| 241 |
Title: Case File, Walter E. McDaniels vs. Anna C. McDaniels
Attributed name : Knox County Fourth Circuit Court
Plaintiff : Walter E. McDaniels
Defendant : Anna C. McDaniels
Date Created: 1926 - 1932
Abstract: This is a divorce case between Walter E. McDaniels and Anna C. McDaniels. Walter McDaniels alleges that he is not in love with Anna and that she was defiant and "dictorial as old man Musselini himself." Walter McDaniels claims that his wife was violent and once meant to kill him with either a knife or poison. He also testifies that she is "wicked and malignant...and is unforgiving, like most of foreigners". Anna McDaniels was of Italian ancestry. Anna claims that her husband`s accusations are "wicked and untrue." In her defense, she denies all allegations, states that her husband left her destitute, and had a woman other than herself pose as his wife in order for him to enlist in the U.S. Navy.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Knox County Fourth Circuit Court
Contributing Institution: Knox County Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001595
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| 242 |
Title: L.B. Eaton in Memphis, TN to John Eaton in Washington, D.C.
Author : L. B. Eaton
Recipient : John Eaton, 1829-1906
Date Created: 1879-06-04
Abstract: In this letter to his brother, L.B. is glad to see that Congress has taken favorable action toward the Bureau of Education. He discusses his own financial situation at length and comments on inter-family finances. He mentions the migration of African-Americans to Mississippi and the situation in Memphis concerning orphans.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Collection: John Eaton Correspondence
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001727
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| 243 |
Title: Patent for ice-making machine
Associated name : L. D. Barlsback
Associated name : N. H. Murphy
Date Created: 1890-05-28
Abstract: The patent for an ice-making machine was owned by L.D. Barlsback and purchased by N.H. Murphy for the area of Tipton County, Tennessee.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Collection: Charles P. Simonton Papers
Contributing Institution: University of Memphis Special Collections
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000000810
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| 244 |
Title: Miss L.D. Hyde in Nashville, Tennessee to O.P. Temple in Knoxville, Tennessee
Author : L. D. Hyde
Recipient : Oliver Perry Temple, 1820-1907
Date Created: 1887-05-23
Abstract: Miss L.D. Hyde requests Temple to use his influence for the release of John Mangum from state prison.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Collection: The O.P. Temple Papers, 1832-
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002501
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| 245 |
Title: State vs. Cathey Larkin
Compiler; Scribe : Circuit Court of Henry County
Author : L.W. Lester
Author : Eli Kendall, 1803-1866
Date Created: 1835-12-01
Abstract: A letter written by Justices L.W. Lester and Eli Kendall of Henry County, addressed to any lawful officer of Henry County. The letter explains that Jane Brandon, a single woman, has accused a man named Larkin Cathey of "having gotten her with child of a bastard child." The letter commands that Cathey be apprehended.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Interesting Cases From The Henry County, Tennessee Archives
Contributing Institution: Henry County Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002841
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| 246 |
Title: Rebel Claim No. 59
Complainant : Leo D. Tipler
Date Created: 1868-05-15
Abstract: This is a claim filed by Hardeman County, Tennessee, citizens after the Civil War for damages caused by the Confederate Army. The document includes an inventory of the damages. The Confederate Army is referred to in the document as the Rebel Army. The Civil War is identified as the Rebellion. The claim had to include witnesses who could vouch that the claimant had never given "aid, comfort, countenance, or encouragement" to the rebellion.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: Rebel Claims
Contributing Institution: Bolivar-Hardeman County Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003560
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| 247 |
Title: L.C. Houk in Annapolis, Maryland (?) to the Hon. O.P. Temple in Knoxville, Tennessee
Author : Leonidas Campbell Houk, 1836-1891
Recipient : Oliver Perry Temple, 1820-1907
Date Created: 1877-06-08
Abstract: Houk asks if Temple will write him stating that Houk`s "appointment would be acceptable" for the position of District Attorney in the Eastern District of Tennessee.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Collection: The O.P. Temple Papers, 1832-1909
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000001663
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| 248 |
Title: Rebel Claim No. 44
Applicant : Lockland Beaten
Date Created: 1868-04-09
Abstract: Claims filed by Benton County, Tennessee, citizens after the Civil War for damages caused by the Confederate Army. The document includes an inventory of the damages. The Confederate Army is referred to in the document as the Rebel Army. The Civil War is identified as the Rebellion. The claim had to include witnesses who could vouch that the claimant had never given "aid, comfort, countenance, or encouragement" to the rebellion.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: Benton County Court Records
Contributing Institution: Benton County Archive
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000000990
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| 249 |
Title: Rebel Claim Np. 18
Applicant : Lorena Ray
Date Created: 1868-05-11
Abstract: Rebel Claim form filed by Tennessee citizens after the end of the Civil War. If approved, they received compensation for supplies taken by armies during the war.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: Rebel Claims
Contributing Institution: Bolivar-Hardeman County Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003517
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| 250 |
Title: Livery Receipt
Author : Malone, M.J.
Associated name : McDonald, Julia G., -1904
Associated name : Hale, H.M.
Date Created: 1904-01-22
Abstract: A bill for the use of a hack for the funeral of Julia G. McDonald. Settled by H.M. Hale as executor of McDonald`s estate.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Smith County Archives
Contributing Institution: Smith County Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002765
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