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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. 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. 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 976.8 P2s; Title number 823502.) 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]; Title number 823502.) 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. | ||
''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 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. | ''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 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. | ||
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TENNESSEE, [COUNTY] - COURT RECORDS | TENNESSEE, [COUNTY] - COURT RECORDS | ||
=== External Links === | === External Links === | ||
*http://www.state.tn.us/tsla/ | *http://www.state.tn.us/tsla/ | ||
[[Category:Tennessee]] | [[Category:Tennessee]] | ||