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Many surviving Superior Court case files are at the [[Tennessee State Library and Archives]] and are accessible through a card file in the Manuscript Reading Room. Extracts of cases between 1791 and 1820 are in: | Many surviving Superior Court case files are at the [[Tennessee State Library and Archives]] and are accessible through a card file in the Manuscript Reading Room. Extracts of cases between 1791 and 1820 are in: | ||
*Sherrill, Charles A. ''Tennesseans in Court: 2,500 Early Settlers found in Supreme Court Reports, 1791–1820''. Mt. Juliet, Tennessee: Charles A. Sherrill, 1999. {{FSC|823502|item|disp=FS | *Sherrill, Charles A. ''Tennesseans in Court: 2,500 Early Settlers found in Supreme Court Reports, 1791–1820''. Mt. Juliet, Tennessee: Charles A. Sherrill, 1999. {{FSC|823502|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.8 P2s}} Extracts contain names, places, the nature of the case being tried, and personal information included in the case. The volumes described by this book are at the [[Tennessee State Library and Archives]]. | ||
'''''Digitized Supreme Court Records'''''<br>When accessing these records online, view the book as a PDF file in Google Books. This will allow you to use the search feature to look for indivdual names or localities found within each court case. | '''''Digitized Supreme Court Records'''''<br>When accessing these records online, view the book as a PDF file in Google Books. This will allow you to use the search feature to look for indivdual names or localities found within each court case. | ||
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Since its territorial days, the Tennessee state legislature has passed acts affecting the lives of individual citizens. The acts may include such things as divorces, legitimizing children, compensation for government service,and road and ferry authorization. [[Tennessee State Library and Archives|TSLA]] has a [https://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/acts-tennessee-1796-1850-index-names online index to names found in the acts for the years 1796-1850.] [http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/mailacts.htm Copies of acts can be ordered] through their website. | Since its territorial days, the Tennessee state legislature has passed acts affecting the lives of individual citizens. The acts may include such things as divorces, legitimizing children, compensation for government service,and road and ferry authorization. [[Tennessee State Library and Archives|TSLA]] has a [https://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/acts-tennessee-1796-1850-index-names online index to names found in the acts for the years 1796-1850.] [http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/mailacts.htm Copies of acts can be ordered] through their website. | ||
In 1940, the W.P.A. published a ''Check List of Acts and Codes of the State of Tennessee, 1792-1939''. {{FSC|153166|item|disp=FS | In 1940, the W.P.A. published a ''Check List of Acts and Codes of the State of Tennessee, 1792-1939''. {{FSC|153166|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.8 A1 no. 12}} | ||
'''Digitized Tennessee Act Books''' | '''Digitized Tennessee Act Books''' | ||
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