Legal records

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Grouping of papers relating to legal depositions and other documents recording the theft of horses and a sabre by Confederate soldiers in Greene County, TN. David Sevier is the administrator for George Jones (plaintiff) and W.E. Keller (defendant).

Scope and Contents Includes legal records; material about women’s suffrage, 1920. + One folder of 6 photographs (5 pcs.--one 8x10 has 2 images on it) of Harry T. Burn and a set of files on the CBS television story (The American Parade) featuring Mr. Burn in 1974. 26 photographs of Rockwood, taken by Steinwehr. One box of Harry T. Burn suffrage material, including letter from Mama, telegrams, and related material. Removed from that box and placed in a separate box (Nov....

Scope and Contents The McMahan Clan of Jones Cove, Sevier County (Tenn.) 1857 state land grant, concerning land settlement dispute between the heirs of Archibald W. McMahan, decd. and his brother, William decd., (both mentioned) filed by brother Robert L. McMahan, beginning in 1864 (death of Wm.) To Judge O.P. Temple Chancellor Presiding at Sevierville, from Hon. G. W. Pickle of Sevier and Cocke Co. Robt. McMahan vs. Rebecca McMahan, Sept. 4, 1871,1864 thru 1871 (period of contest) handwritten by...

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The Paul Fink Collection contains primarily Washington Co., Tenn., manuscripts and legal records, ca. 1781-1931. Papers are arranged in two sections: chronologically, 1871-1931 (13 boxes); or by “Separate Files” for legal cases too large to be interfiled by date. There are also some subject files and account books. Many folders have detailed contents lists (handwritten) at the front of the folder. The detailed card index (4 boxes) should be consulted.