Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-04
Dusty Records.

A reporter Tor tins paper spent an hou
yesterday in delving among the records o
the Federal Court, which extend back tC
the last century. Among these records i:
a dingy looking trial docket, the back OF
which is made of newspapers with heavy
cloth pasted on the outside, the printing on
the inside of the cover being visible. This
paper is a copy of the Nashville InteUigen-
Ger, dated Aug. rs, 1893, edited by John
Mclaughlin. \ list OF the Senators and
Representatives was published, as follows:
The Honorable William C.. c. Claiborne
is reelected as a Representative in Con-
gIess for the State of Tennessee.
Davidson county-JOel Lewis, Senator:
Vim. Jackson, G.. NJ. Deaderick, VIM.
Nelly Representatives.
Sumner county-SampSon Williams,
Senator, William Hall, Isaac Walton, W.
Montgomery, Representatives.
Robertson and Montgomery counties
James Northfeet, Senator; VIM. Bell,
John Young, Representatives.
The following marriage notice will inter
est our lady readers by its quaint style:
Married-On Tuesday last Joseph Herndon.
Esq, TO the aimable Miss Patsey Coleman,
both of this town.
That the paper was doing a prosperous
business, We infer from this advertisement.
An apprentice is wanted Immediately to
learn the Art of Printing. Apply at the
Office of the Nashville IntelligeRcer.
An important document from the United
States Treasury Department is published
under this heading.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, March II.
l799.-Public notice is hereby given pur-
SUant 10 an act Of Congress passed on the
18th day OF June, 1896, entitled IAN act
regulating the grants Of land appropriated
for military service and for the society of
United Brethren, for p~ropagating the Cos
pei among the heather and the act supple
mentary tothe said recited act, passed on
the I'd of March, 1869.
In another column We find a reward of
twenty dollars offered for the arrest Of a
soldier. whose patriotism ran so low that
he deserted "Late news from Europe
published in this paper, is only four
months old.
The first entry made in this trial docket
Is dated "April term, 1901" and is of a case
wherein VIM. Hogeson and VIM. j. Hall
are plaintiffs and Samuel Minnick is de-
fendent, and which case, by order of the
court is transferred to Knoxville.
An execution docket, the first date in
which is in the year 1902, contains many
interesting items. Here is an entry rela-
tive TO the sale Of land, wherein Gen. Jack
son figured as purchaser:
Agreeable 10 the within decree and or
der therein expressed, after advertising the
same eighty days in the Tennessee Gazette.
on this 9th day of April, 1902, l have sold
ali the right, title and interest of the heirs
ar.F .l.rs=,,- g n,-sr An.--, l.-o.-.l -
the within seventeen different tracts of
land, containing 5000 acres, and Andrew
Jackson, for himself and as attorney in
fact for Norton Pryor and Joseph Anderson,
became the purchaser, he being the highest
bidder, having bid the sum of 5000; as
agent for Joseph Anderson $1,000 acres, for
the sum Of S63S.50, and for himself 10000
acres for the sum of S1S2.
The ~cOnveyances executed agreeable TO
the above by me, ROBERT HAYS,
Marshal.
Just think of buying 10000 acres of land
for S1S2.
The following return is made in the case
of John Nerell vs.. Mark Mitchell, wherein
defendant is sued for a debt OfS4SG: "July
sd, 1903. This day levied the within on
l,0O0 acres Of land wherein Mitchell now
lives and four negroes, and is PC miles dis
tant from Nashville, and are not sold by
OfhiS filing q bill of Injunction and
have delivered him back his property agree
able to the orders of the writ of injunction.
"JOHN BOYD, d. NJ"
In another case the cautious Mr.. BOYD
makes this endorsement: Nothing done on
the within by reason ofmy not knowing Of
what number the lot is of, so that the same
could be advertised.
Among these old records. the familiar
names Of John McNairy, G.. N. Deaderick,
John ChildreSS, John Overton, Henry Brad
ford, George Briscoe, Samuel Hensley, r.
McGavOck, Samuel Pryor, and that of Ii
old friend John Smith, ar6Of frequent oc-
currence.
The papers embracing the entire bust
of the October term, 1899, form a
bundle so small that a man could carry Il
very conveniently in his side pocket. At
the time referred TO in these old records, G..
NJ Deaderick was Judge of the court and
Il. McGavOck was clerk.