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Box 1

 Container

Contains 109 Results:

State of Texas, Cherokee County, James M. Anderson, Commissioner, Deposition of a witness, Daniel B. Lewis (Nicholas Lewis' nephew), for the defendant, 1855-08-10

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 60
Abstract

Daniel B. Lewis is the son of Nicholas Lewis' brother. He lived in the town of Rusk in Cherokee County, Texas, which is where the deposition takes place. His deposition concerns the case of Grantland vs. Lewis.

Dates: 1855-08-10

State of Alabama, Jackson County, A.J. Huggins, Clerk C.C., Notebook Paper containing David R. Church's "Oath of Attorney", 1881-06-06

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 61
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection consists of letters, envelopes, legal papers such as depositions and court summonings, and a ledger.

Dates: 1881-06-06

State of Alabama, Jackson County, H.C. Sprake, Judge, 8th Judicial Circuit of Ala., A.J. Huggins, Clerk Circuit Court, "Law License of David R. Church", 1881-06-06

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 61
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection consists of letters, envelopes, legal papers such as depositions and court summonings, and a ledger.

Dates: 1881-06-06

Madison County, Mississippi Territory of the United States, Williams Mead, Judge, G. Hollmon (Possibly a Clerk, but it doesn't give his title), Court Summons for "Lewis Gernes to answer ... Moore in a plea of Debt", 1811-06-06 - 1811-06-24

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 62
Abstract

It is difficult to make out the handwriting, so the names mentioned in this document may be misspelled. On one of the folds, it mentions the case, which appears to say, "Tom Moore vs. Lewis..."

Dates: 1811-06-06 - 1811-06-24

Alabama Territory of the United States, Supreme Court of Madison County, Francis E. Harris, Clerk C.C., Copy of a Case, "Joseph Coleman (Plaintiff) vs. Chr. (Christopher) Price and Wm. (William) Price (Defendants), 1819

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 63
Abstract

Joseph Coleman is an orator for the Madison County Court, and it appears as though this document is a complaint against him. The matter appears to conern sections of land that Coleman deposited to Capt. John Brohan, resident in Huntsville, but also supposedly promised to give the sections to William Price.

Dates: 1819

Letter sent to William G. Gilbert Esq., Washington, Wilkes Co., Georgia, From: J.C. Dulton enclosed with Legal Papers concerning a case against Gilbert & a paper with a list of debts, 1819-04-30 - 1820-01-15

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 64
Abstract The legal papers concern a case, involving John Brahan and William Atwood (Merchants of trade and the complainants in this case) and William G. Gilbert, defendant. It looks to be about a deed of trust that Philip A. Foote exchanged to William F. Taylor, who is the agent and trustee for Gilbert. It appears as though Gilbert was trying to have the deed of trust exchanged unto him instead of Taylor. The case was brought before the judge of Wilkes Co., Benjamin Porter. Porter adds at the end of...
Dates: 1819-04-30 - 1820-01-15