Selected Documents from the Collection

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.001
Date: 1841, January
Description: Maury County Court Records; Appropriation for William Watkins for the enslaved man EIi, the property of Charles Chaddack.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.002
Date: Undated
Description: Maury County Court Records; Application of Simpson Perry to be released from tax on deceased unnamed enslaved man.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.003
Date: 1860
Description: Maury County Court Records; Appropriation request for inquest over Issac, and enslaved man, the property of John W. Irvin; for Dr. John McClain
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.004
Date: 1856
Description: Maury County Court Records; Appropriation request for Robert Harris for patrolling for slaves.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.005a (obverse)
Date: 1856
Description: Maury County Court Records; Appropriation for J.T. Jones for patrolling for slaves.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.005b (reverse)
Date: 1856
Description: Maury County Court Records; Appropriation for J.T. Jones for patrolling for slaves.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.006
Date: 1845, August
Description: Maury County Court Records; Appropriation for Parke Street for the enslaved man Carolina, the property of William Henley; Also for Meredith Helm, coroner for holding an inquest over Sarah Ann Hunt.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.007
Date: 1857
Description: Maury County Court Records: Appropriation for E.C. Alexander and Stephen Williams for riding patrol for slaves.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.008
Date: 1849
Description: Maury County Court Records: Appropriation for the hiring of the enslaved people Judy and Sillan belonging to the estate of E.R. Blackburn.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.009
Date: 1832
Description: Maury County Court Records: Lavinia Forbes vs. Morgan Fitzpatrick on trespass for trading with two enslaved boys without a permit.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.012
Date: 1853
Description: Maury County Court Records: James Lester asks for $5.00 for the cost of caring for Phillis, a free woman of color.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.013
Date: 1822, August 28
Description: Maury County Court Records: Judgement, Black Bob Holland is ordered to pay $1.12 to Agustus Brown
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.014
Date: 1836, November 17
Description: Maury County Court Records: Appropriation for R. Luther Fariss for an inquest over the enslaved man Lewis, the property of Wm. Lile.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.015
Date: 1861
Description: Maury County Court Records: Appropriation for Green Whitthorne for carrying water during the May session of court.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID:MCA.MAN.JKG.017
Date: Undated
Description: Maury County Court Records: Execution Document releasing Sam'l J. Fitzpatrick and William White from their bond as securities ofr Anthony Gill, a free man of color.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID.MCA.MAN.JKG.021
Date:1824, May 4
Description: Maury County Court Records: Execution Document ordering mary B. Lewis to pay for the hire and two suits of cloths for the enslaved woman Caroline.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID:MCA.MAN.JKG.022
Date: 1860
Description: Maury County Court Records: Appropriation for S.M. Gilliam for patrolling for slaves.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.023
Date: 1850, May 6
Description: Maury County Court Records:  Summons for the enslaved man King, the property of William Chaffin for threatening John Butler.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.024
Date: 1850, August 5
Description: Maury County Court Records: Appropriation for court case related to George, and enslaved man charged with stealing.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.025
Date: 1861, April 1
Description: Maury County Court Records: Appropriation for B.G. Derdon for riding patrol in search of slaves.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.027
Date: 1849
Description: Maury County Circuit Court Record: Appropriation to pay Meredith Helm for holding an inquest over the body of the enslaved man Willis, the property of Dr. Wormack of Williamson County, as well as Green Duke.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.028
Date: 1860
Description: Maury County Court Records: Application for A.M. Hughes, guardian of Anna Blocker, to hire out her slaves.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.029
Date: 1861, March
Description: Maury County Court: Appropriation for William F. Tylor to riding "patrol and search" for slaves.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.030
Date: 1837, May
Description: Maury County Court Record: Summons for Fanny Woodson for selling liquor to a slave.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.034
Date: 1861, August
Description: Maury County Court Record: Warrant for James G. Dobbins for "wantonly beating a slave."
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.035
Date: 1859
Description: Maury County Court Record: Approriation for William Adkisson for an inquest into the body of Jacob a slave.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.040
Date: 1849, May 6
Desciption: Maury County Court Record: Decree, that Dyer, a free man of color may remain in the State of Tennessee, free from the penalties of the Act of the General Assembly of 1831 pending his good behavior. Held under the oath of Moses W. Houston and Anderson W. Hilliard.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID.MCA.MAN.JKG.045
Date: 1813, 6 January
Description: Maury County Court Record: Warrant for the arrest of Daniel, and enslaved man, the property of William McNeil for stealing a dirk.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.049
Date: 1850, June 21
Description: Maury County Court Record: Appropriation for jury of inquest held over the body of Anthony. Jurors listed: James R. Shelton, Robert McDonald, John W. Nevels, John R. Helm, Harris Brantley, Wm. B. Chaffin, John Dodd, Richard Polk, R.R. Rainey, Wm. D. Watkins, John A. Baldridge, and John B. Goodin.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.053
Date: 1851, November
Description: Maury County Court Record: Warrant for Eliza Campbell, a free person of color.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.054
Date: 1837, July 8
Description: Maury County Court Record: Summons for Fanny Woodson and William Voorhies for selling spiritous liquor to a slave.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.056
Date: 1857, November 16
Description: Maury County Court Record: Appropriation for B.F. Tally for building a coffin and burying the child of Lucy Mitchell, a free woman of color.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.057
Date: 1845, September 3
Description: Maury County Court Record: Appropriation for costs in incarceration for Clarisey, a free woman of color.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.058
Date: 1850, July 5
Description: Maury County Court Record: Appropriation for costs related to burying an unknown man of color who "was to of been hung" and "drowned in Duck River above Columbia."
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.059
Date: 1822, August 24
Description: Maury County Court Record: Warrant for "Black Bob" the Blacksmith for biting off the lip of Solomon, an enslaved man of Benjamin Wilks. The reverse states that Bob was to receive "25 lashes on his bear back" laid on by H.B. Porter.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.060
Date: 1823, December 19
Description: Maury County Court Record: Warrant calling on the sheriff to search the slave quarters of Charles and Arkey Partee and Robert Burchet to search for two "riffel guns and two rifel gun barrels" stolen from Reuben Dowel's blacksmith shop.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.061
Date: 1842
Description: Maury County Court Record: Appropriation for the cost of keeping and whipping "6 negroes the property of Dicky Chappell."
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.062
Date: 1851, July 7
Description: Maury County Court Record: Petition of William W. Cochran and H.A. Thompson, executors of the estate of Amos J. Holland asking for an extension in settling the estate to wait to purchase enslaved people until the prices are lower.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.064
Date: 1849, May 19
Description: Maury County Court Record: Appropriation for the cost of the case of the enslaved man, William, who was found guilty of stealing and sentenced to 15 lashes.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.065
Date: 1829, January
Description: Maury County Court Record: Appropriation for the cost of incarcerating "keeping negro man Booker."
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.069
Date: 1829, January 22
Description: Maury County Court Record: Warrant for James Carington who owes a debt to Cuffie Woodson for one dollar.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.071
Date: 1849, May 6
Description: Maury County Court Record: Petition of Dyer Johnson to be able to remain in Maury County as a free person of color.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.072
Date: 1865, June 7
Description: Maury County Court Record: Witness Testimony of Samuel Davis stating that he saw Joe Foster place a saddle and water bucket under the floor of an out house.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.075
Date: 1824, October 11
Description: Maury County Court Record: Appropriation to Wm Voorhies, jailor for keeping a runaway slave named Lewis.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.076
Date: 186?
Description: Maury County Court Record: Petition to the court for Jones Daly to be exempt from the war tax on account of the death of three of his slaves.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID.MCA.MAN.JKG.077
Date: 1815, August 23
Description: Maury County Court Record: Affidavit for John Myrick stating that he cannot attend court as a juror as there had been an accident, and under the advice of Dr. Riley, does not think it prudent to leave an enslaved man who was injured.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID.MCA.MAN.JKG.078
Date: 1833, April 6
Description: Maury County Court Record: Notice that R.B. Passmore, clerk will offer for sale on the public square in Columbia one enslaved boy named Jessee, age 12 or 14, the property of James Dobbins. Jessee is being sold to pay a debt.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID.MCA.MAN.JKG.079
Date: 1838, January 1
Description: Maury County Court Record: Summons for Garret G. Voorhies in a court case between the State of Tennessee and Jack, a free person of color.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID.MCA.MAN.JKG.080
Date: 1842
Description: Maury County Court Record: Appropriation for the keeping and punishment of five enslaved people: Lewis Hall, Albert, Isum, Jack, and George.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID.MCA.MAN.JKG.081
Date: 1815
Description: Maury County Court Record: A list of property subject to taxation for John Chisholm which includes 2 male slaves over 21, 2 female slaves one over 21, the other over 16 and under 21, 3 boys one over age 12, the other two under, 567 acres of first rate land.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.082
Date: 1859, March 2
Description: Maury County Court Record: Petition of Solomon Bunch to be exempt from paying taxes on an enslaved man that was "bornd in 1804."
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.083
Date: 1859
Description: Maury County Court Record: Petition of James R. Bryant for payment for the services of patrolling for slaves.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.085
Date: 1816, August
Description: Maury County Court: Notice to the court that James Isham cannot be a juror as he has an enslaved girl "lying very sick."
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.086
Date: 1828, October
Description: Maury County Court Record: Decree appointing Alexander Johnson, John D. Love, Stephon Smith, Richard Wilks, John Whitaker, adn joel Russell as commissioners to make division of the land and slaves of the estate of William Daniel, deceased.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.087
Date: 1858, August 26
Description: Maury County Court Record: Appropriation, bill of cost related to the case State vs. Lem a Slave.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.089
Date: 1866, December 18
Description: Maury County Court Record: Appropriation for J.T. Brooks for making a coffin for Jeff Webster, a free man of color.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.090
Date: 1844, December 30
Description: Maury County Court Record: Appropriation for Seth Godwin for "apprehending four slaves, summoning witnesses, and whipping."
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.092
Date: 1858, April 4
Description: Maury County Court Record: Coroner's Inquest into the death of Jake Truman, a free man of color.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.093
Date: 1865, May 25
Description: Maury County Court Record: Indictment for Jo Foster, accused of unlawfully and feloniously burning the dwelling house of Thomas Amis.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.094
Date: 1865, May 25
Description: Maury County Court Record: Indictment for Jo Foster for stealing a saddle and water bucket from James Howard and Thomas Amis.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID.MCA.MAN.JKG.095
Date: 1832, August
Description: Maury County Court Record: Summons for an enslaved man, Richmond, who has been accused of stabbing James Winn with a knife, while Winn was "doing his duty as a patroller on the night of Saturday, August 4th.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID.MCA.MAN.JKG.096
Date: 1829, January
Description: Maury County Court Record: Affidavit of John M. Cooke stating that he holds a bill of sale on an unidentified number of enslaved people. The plaintiffs in the case are Thomas Y. Cooke and Claybourne Cooke. John Cooke asks for a continuance until he can produce a witness, John Russ.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID.MCA.MAN.JKG.096
Date: 1829, January
Description: Maury County Court Record: Affidavit of John M. Cooke stating that he holds a bill of sale on an unidentified number of enslaved people. The plaintiffs in the case are Thomas Y. Cooke and Claybourne Cooke. John Cooke asks for a continuance until he can produce a witness, John Russ.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID.MCA.MAN.JKG.097
Date: 1845
Description: Maury County Court Record: Appropriations for serving the warrant and other costs related to "Haris, a slave the property of the heirs of John S. Law, deceased," "Sam a slave, the property of G.S.H. Hanley," "Jack, a slave, the property of Patillow Patton," the slave Bob, the property of Mrs. Sanderson, Bob, the property of Labon Hardin."
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID.MCA.MAN.JKG.098
Date: 1845
Description: Maury County Court Record: Appropriations for the costs of arresting and punishing the the enslaved people: George, Cap, Wit Caldwell, Ben, and John.
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1

ID: MCA.MAN.JKG.100
Date: 1861, October 26
Descriptions: Maury County Court Record: Indictment for James Dobbins for "wantonly beating a slave."
Location: Manuscripts, Aisle 5, JKG Collection, Box 1