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'''1834–present'''<nowiki>: Chancery Courts handle any equity case, including estate, land, and claims against public officials. These courts handled slave ownership disputes.</nowiki> | '''1834–present'''<nowiki>: Chancery Courts handle any equity case, including estate, land, and claims against public officials. These courts handled slave ownership disputes.</nowiki> | ||
Original court records are kept either in the county courthouse or in the State Archives. Some court records have been transcribed and published. 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: | Original court records are kept either in the county courthouse or in the State Archives. Some court records have been transcribed and published. | ||
=== Tennessee Supreme Court Records === | |||
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. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=823502&disp=Tennesseans+in+court%20%20&columns=*,0,0 976.8 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]]. | *Sherrill, Charles A. ''Tennesseans in Court: 2,500 Early Settlers found in Supreme Court Reports, 1791–1820''. Mt. Juliet, Tennessee: Charles A. Sherrill, 1999. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=823502&disp=Tennesseans+in+court%20%20&columns=*,0,0 976.8 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]]. | ||
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*[http://www.archive.org/details/actsstatetennes01unkngoog ''Public Acts of the State of Tennessee, 1882'']. Nashville : Albert B. Tavel, 1882. | *[http://www.archive.org/details/actsstatetennes01unkngoog ''Public Acts of the State of Tennessee, 1882'']. Nashville : Albert B. Tavel, 1882. | ||
*''[http://www.archive.org/details/actsstatetennes05unkngoog Public Acts of the State of Tennessee, 1861]. Nashville : J.G. Griffith and Co, 1861'' | *''[http://www.archive.org/details/actsstatetennes05unkngoog Public Acts of the State of Tennessee, 1861]. Nashville : J.G. Griffith and Co, 1861'' | ||
*''[http://www.archive.org/details/actsstatetennes09unkngoog Public Acts of the State of Tennessee, 1850]. Nashville : McKennie and Watterson, 1850.'' | *''[http://www.archive.org/details/actsstatetennes09unkngoog Public Acts of the State of Tennessee, 1850]. Nashville : McKennie and Watterson, 1850.'' | ||
*''[http://www.archive.org/details/actsstatetennes15unkngoog Public Acts of the State of Tennessee, 1838] Nashville : S. Nye and Co, 1838.'' | *''[http://www.archive.org/details/actsstatetennes15unkngoog Public Acts of the State of Tennessee, 1838] Nashville : S. Nye and Co, 1838.'' | ||
*''[http://www.archive.org/details/actsstatetennes18unkngoog Public Acts of the State of Tennessee, 1846]. Knoxville : James C. Moses, Register Office, 1846.'' | *''[http://www.archive.org/details/actsstatetennes18unkngoog Public Acts of the State of Tennessee, 1846]. Knoxville : James C. Moses, Register Office, 1846.'' | ||
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/publicactsstate01tenngoog#page/n6/mode/1up ''Public Acts of the State of Tennessee, 1913'']. Nashville : McQuiddy Printing Company, 1913 | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/publicactsstate01tenngoog#page/n6/mode/1up ''Public Acts of the State of Tennessee, 1913'']. Nashville : McQuiddy Printing Company, 1913 | ||
*[http://www.archive.org/details/publicactsstate02unkngoog ''Public Acts of the State of Tennessee, 1911'']. Nashville : McQuiddy Printing Company, 1911 | *[http://www.archive.org/details/publicactsstate02unkngoog ''Public Acts of the State of Tennessee, 1911'']. Nashville : McQuiddy Printing Company, 1911 | ||
*''[http://www.archive.org/details/reportscasesarg00flipgoog Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Circuit and District Courts of the United States, for the Sixth Judicial Circuit ]. ''Chicago: Callaghan and Co., 1882. Free digital copy. | *''[http://www.archive.org/details/reportscasesarg00flipgoog Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Circuit and District Courts of the United States, for the Sixth Judicial Circuit ]. ''Chicago: Callaghan and Co., 1882. Free digital copy. | ||
*Rose, Christine. Courthouse Research for Family Historians: Your Guide to Genealogical Treasures. San Jose, California: CR Publications, 2004. This book guides researchers through the records and processes of courthouses in the United States. | *Rose, Christine. Courthouse Research for Family Historians: Your Guide to Genealogical Treasures. San Jose, California: CR Publications, 2004. This book guides researchers through the records and processes of courthouses in the United States. | ||
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