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Original court records are kept either in the county courthouse or in the State Archives. Some court records have been transcribed and published.  
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  ===
== 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:  
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]].
*Bigelow, Melville M. ''Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of Errors and Appeals of Tennessee: 3, 4, and 5 Haywood in One Volume, with Notes and References''. [1816-1819] New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1870. Digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=MMoEAAAAYAAJ Google Books].


''The Sourcebook of County Court Records: A Concise, Straightforward, and Informative Reference Manual to the Main and Secondary Repositories of American County Court House Records''. Denver, Colorado: BRB Publications, 1992. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=693369&disp=The+Sourcebook+of+county+court+records%20%20&columns=*,0,0 973 P2sou].) Pages 436–48 describe Tennessee. Each chapter begins with a summary of the state court system, state vital records, and the state criminal record repository.  
*Bigelow, Melville M. ''Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of Errors and Appeals of Tennessee: 3, 4, and 5 Haywood in One Volume, with Notes and References''. [1816-1819] New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1870. Digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=MMoEAAAAYAAJ Google Books].
*Humphreys, West H. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Tennessee, 1847-48. Nashville, Tennessee: W.F. Bang and Co., 1849.  Vol 8 v. 27. Free digital copy.
 
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== Acts of Tennessee  ==
 
Since its territorial days, the Tennessee state legislature has passed acts affecting the lives of individual citizens. The acts may such things as divorces, legitimizing children, compensation for government service,and road and ferry authorization. The Tennessee State Library and Archives has a [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/misc/actsintro.htm 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] from the Tennessee State Library and Archives.<br>


*Caldwell, Joshua William. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924018800262 Sketches of the Bench and Bar of Tennessee.] ''Knoxville, Tennessee: Ogden Brother and Co., 1898.&nbsp; Free digital copy.&nbsp; History of early Tennessee courts and the men who served there.
*Hicks, Wesley Jones. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924084260748 The Tennessee Manual of Chancery Pleading and Practice]. ''Nashville, Tennessee: Marshall and Bruce, 1883.&nbsp; Free digital copy.&nbsp; Equity pleading and proceeding in late-1800 Tennessee courts.
*[http://www.archive.org/details/actsstatetennes00unkngoog ''Public Acts of the State of Tennessee, 1848'']. Jackson&nbsp;: Printed by Gates and Parker,&nbsp;1848.&nbsp;  
*[http://www.archive.org/details/actsstatetennes00unkngoog ''Public Acts of the State of Tennessee, 1848'']. Jackson&nbsp;: Printed by Gates and Parker,&nbsp;1848.&nbsp;  
*[http://www.archive.org/details/actsstatetennes02unkngoog ''Public Acts of the State of Tennessee, 1858'']. Nashville&nbsp;:&nbsp;C. Torbett and Company, 1858.&nbsp;  
*[http://www.archive.org/details/actsstatetennes02unkngoog ''Public Acts of the State of Tennessee, 1858'']. Nashville&nbsp;:&nbsp;C. Torbett and Company, 1858.&nbsp;  
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*[http://www.archive.org/stream/publicactsstate01tenngoog#page/n6/mode/1up ''Public Acts of the State of Tennessee, 1913'']. Nashville&nbsp;:&nbsp;McQuiddy Printing Company, 1913  
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/publicactsstate01tenngoog#page/n6/mode/1up ''Public Acts of the State of Tennessee, 1913'']. Nashville&nbsp;:&nbsp;McQuiddy Printing Company, 1913  
*[http://www.archive.org/details/publicactsstate02unkngoog ''Public Acts of the State of Tennessee, 1911''].&nbsp;Nashville&nbsp;: McQuiddy&nbsp;Printing Company, 1911&nbsp;  
*[http://www.archive.org/details/publicactsstate02unkngoog ''Public Acts of the State of Tennessee, 1911''].&nbsp;Nashville&nbsp;: McQuiddy&nbsp;Printing Company, 1911&nbsp;  
*''[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.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; Free digital copy.
 
== Other Resources  ==
 
''The Sourcebook of County Court Records: A Concise, Straightforward, and Informative Reference Manual to the Main and Secondary Repositories of American County Court House Records''. Denver, Colorado: BRB Publications, 1992. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=693369&disp=The+Sourcebook+of+county+court+records%20%20&columns=*,0,0 973 P2sou].) Pages 436–48 describe Tennessee. Each chapter begins with a summary of the state court system, state vital records, and the state criminal record repository.
 
*Caldwell, Joshua William. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924018800262 Sketches of the Bench and Bar of Tennessee.] ''Knoxville, Tennessee: Ogden Brother and Co., 1898.&nbsp; Free digital copy.&nbsp; History of early Tennessee courts and the men who served there.
*Hicks, Wesley Jones. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924084260748 The Tennessee Manual of Chancery Pleading and Practice]. ''Nashville, Tennessee: Marshall and Bruce, 1883.&nbsp; Free digital copy.&nbsp; Equity pleading and proceeding in late-1800 Tennessee courts.
 
*Rose, Christine. Courthouse Research for Family Historians: Your Guide to Genealogical Treasures.&nbsp;San Jose, California: CR Publications, 2004. This book guides researchers through the records and processes&nbsp;of courthouses in the&nbsp;United States.&nbsp;&nbsp;
*Rose, Christine. Courthouse Research for Family Historians: Your Guide to Genealogical Treasures.&nbsp;San Jose, California: CR Publications, 2004. This book guides researchers through the records and processes&nbsp;of courthouses in the&nbsp;United States.&nbsp;&nbsp;


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TENNESSEE, [COUNTY] - COURT RECORDS  
TENNESSEE, [COUNTY] - COURT RECORDS  


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