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Finding Aid for the Henry County Court Documents, 1905-1939 (bulk 1920s)


MS-2713

University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN


Collection processed by: Laurel Rozema, March 27, 2006
Finding Aid written by: Laurel Rozema, March 27, 2006
Encoded by: Laurel Rozema, March 27, 2006

Summary Information
Title: Henry County Court Documents

Date/Date Range :   1905-1939 (bulk 1920s)

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:
This collection contains about 30 documents from Henry County, Tenn., dated from the 1900s through the 1930s. These include warrants, promissory notes, replevins, magistrate's subpoenas and execution, an attachment, a bail bond, and a property description.

Call number: MS-2713

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Access and Use
Aquisition Information:
Collection was purchased in January 2006 by the UT Special Collections Library.
Access Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Copyright:
The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of Item], Henry County Court Documents, MS-2713. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Arrangement

Collection contains 27 documents in a single folder.


Biography / History

On November 7, 1821, the Tennessee General Assembly created Henry County, named in honor of Revolutionary War statesman Patrick Henry. The Henry County Court House was erected in 1823 in Paris, West Tennessee's oldest incorporated municipality. The county counted 31,115 residents in the 2000 census.


Collection Scope and Content Note

This collection contains about 30 documents from Henry County, Tenn., dated from the 1900s through the 1930s. These include warrants, promissory notes, replevins, magistrate's subpoenas and execution, an attachment, a bail bond, and a property description. Some of the signatures are of Justices of the Peace T.L. Williford, J.D. Morris, R.W. Lyon, and G.M. Street, as well as deputy sheriffs J.T. Ellison, G.E. Jackson, and W.E. Etheridge. Defendants and plaintiffs include A.B. & L.V. [Sturdivent], Ray Moore, S. Calhoun & Co., M.D. Valentine, D.R. & J.W. Cooper, Evans & [Jird] Henry, Conward Sykes, W.D. & J.E. Kuykendall, etc.

Subject Terms

  • Tennessee -- Henry County.
Contents List
Folder   1     Item   1    
Replevin against Will Morris by Conward Sykes, signed J.W. Ligon, J.P., 1905 March 18
Folder   1     Item   2    
Magistrate's execution for E.C. Darnell, signed G.M. Street, J.P., 1906 December 20
Folder   1     Item   3    
Promissory Note from A.B. [Sturdivent], 1908 October 17
Folder   1     Item   4    
Promissory Note from Henry James and J.J. [Mitchum], 1909 November 6
Folder   1     Item   5    
Attachment against R. M. Canada by S. Calhoun & Co., signed by J.D. Morris, J.P., and W.E. Etheridge, D.S., 1910 June 14
Folder   1     Item   6    
Magistrate's Warrant for D. R. & J.W. Cooper, signed J.D. Morris, J.P. and W.E. Etheridge, D.S., 1911 May 6
Folder   1     Item   7    
Magistrate's Warrant for A.B. [Sturdivent], signed by W.T. [Surn], J.P., and W.E. Etheridge, D.S., 1911 July 15
Folder   1     Item   8    
Magistrate's Warrant for J.M. Edger, signed J.D. Morris, J.P., and W.E. Etheridge, D.S., 1911 November 22
Folder   1     Item   9    
Magistrate's Warrant for A.B. [Sturdivent], C. P. Heart, and L.V. [Sturdivent], signed J.D. Morris, J.P., and W.E. Etheridge, D.S., 1912 August 19
Folder   1     Item   10    
Magistrate's Subpoena for Rupert Tooms, Charley Jackson, Bud [Mills], Walter [Ewins], Ead. Johnson, Lewis Capps, Tom Bowden, [and others], signed J.D. Morris, J.P., 1912 November 3
Folder   1     Item   11    
Replevin Warrant against Isac McBride for T.J. Fleeman by S.T. Boyed, signed R.W. Lyon, J.P., and G.E. Jackson, D.S., 1916 November 4
Folder   1     Item   12    
Documents regarding W.D. & J.E. Kuykendall cases, signed R.W. Lyon, J.P., W.E. Etheridge, D.S., and G.E. Jackson, D.S., 1917 February 22
Folder   1     Item   13    
Bail bond, signed M.A. Buckley, circa 1920s
Folder   1     Item   14    
State Warrant for Wade Jackson & Thomas Valentine, signed by J.D. Morris, J.P., and J.T. Ellison, D.S., 1922 November 9
Folder   1     Item   15    
Magistrate's Warrant for R.R. Humphreys and W.T. Jackson, signed by T.L. Williford, J.P., and J.T. Ellison, D.S., 1923 August 24
Folder   1     Item   16    
Magistrate's Warrant for Jack Reeder, signed Guy C. Prasnell, J.P., and J.T. Ellison, D.S., 1923 August 31
Folder   1     Item   17    
State Warrant for [Bud] Cody, signed by T.L. Williford, Justice of the Peace (J.P.), and J.T. Ellison, Deputy Sheriff (D.S.), 1923 September 17
Folder   1     Item   18    
State Warrant for Bud Sims, signed by T.L. Williford, J.P., and J.T. Ellison, D.S., 1923 September 17
Folder   1     Item   19    
State Warrant for Ady Knight, signed by T.L. Williford, J.P., and J.T. Ellison, D.S., 1923 September 25
Folder   1     Item   20    
State Warrant for [Leman] Kindlery, signed T.L. Williford, J.P., and J.T. Ellison, D.S., 1923 September 25
Folder   1     Item   21    
State Warrant for [Stigal] Dunlap, signed T.L. Williford, J.P., and J.T. Ellison, D.S., 1923 September 25
Folder   1     Item   22    
State Warrant for [Lion] King, signed T.L. Williford, J.P., and J.T. Ellison, D.s., 1928 September 17
Folder   1     Item   23    
Magistrate's Subpoena for Louis Auston, signed J.P. [Clenderin], J.P., 1937 November 29
Folder   1     Item   24    
Promissory Note from E.E. Griffin, C.H. Morris, and M.D. Valentine, 1937 November 29
Folder   1     Item   25    
Replevin Warrant against Ray Moore by M.D. Valentine, signed J.D. Culpepper, J.P., 1937 November 29
Folder   1     Item   26    
Handwritten fine for Evans and [Jird] Henry, 1939 March 4
Folder   1     Item   27    
Handwritten property line description, undated