Description: This 508-page publication is an abstract of Stewart County, Tennessee, Circuit Court Minute Books 1, 1A, 1B, 2, 3 and 4, covering the period from 1821 through 1850. These minute books have been microfilmed but have never been transcribed in print form. They are the earliest surviving Circuit Court minute books for the county. The Circuit Court met every 6 months at the courthouse in Dover from 1809-1836, and every 4 months beginning in 1836, and was presided over by a Judge from one of the Judicial Circuits of the state. The Court heard law cases where guilt or innocence had to be determined, including cases of debt, divorce, assault, theft, gambling, fighting, land disputes and contested wills, to name a few. Petitions for citizenship are also found in Circuit Court Minutes. The court, presided over by a Circuit Judge, heard both Civil cases (disputes between private citizens) and State cases (cases in which a crime had been committed, and the State was the plaintiff in the case). The steps taken in these cases were summarized by the court clerk into Minute Books. The details of these cases, including summons, pleadings and depositions, were contained in the Loose Papers of the case, most of which survive and are held at the Stewart County Archives in Dover. Copies of the Loose Papers from these case files can be ordered from the Stewart County Archives. Table of Contents: Introduction • Glossary of Legal Terms • Circuit Court Minutes, Vols. 1, 1A, 1B, 2, 3 & 4 • Name Index • Place Index Please note that the index for this book is online and can be reviewed prior to purchase. Go to the homepage of the Stewart County Archives, scroll to the bottom, and open the flyer for this book, which contains a link to the index.
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