GREENE COUNTY, TENNESSEE -COURT RECORDS - Chancery Court proceedings against William S. White and Samuel H. Baxter by James J. Jackson File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carla A. Gruber horse@ptialaska.net ****************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ****************************************************** Supplemental Bill of Chancery Court proceedings against William S. White and Samuel H. Baxter by James J. Jackson To the Hon. [?] C. Smith Chancellor holding the Chancery Court at Greeneville, Tennessee. The supplemental and Injunction and attachment bill of James J. Jackson a citizen of Greene County, Tennessee. Against William S. White and Samuel H. Baxter Citizens of the same county. Complainant respectfully regrets and shows unto your Honor that on the 9th day of February 1878 he filed his original Bill to which this supplement in your Honors court against said defendants. Showing among other things the executions by [?] of a mortgage to Alexander English, on two certain tracts of land lying in Greene County, Tennessee lying near each other, lying in Civil District No. 17, adjoining the lands of Alexander Johnson the heir of John Jackson and others. To secure 1337 on or before the 25th December 1860. Certain proceedings in the Chancery Court by which Wm. McDonald and Andrew English sought to foreclose their lien in Chancery and also proceeding in the Chancery Court by which defendants as [?] for complainant on his land as Admin. Of John Jackson procured a Decree indemnifying themselves in such securities a sale of said land and certain payments and redemption of the same made by Causeth to said White and Baxter amounting in the aggregate to a large sum in excess of the amount which complainant was at anytime liable to defendants for anything and also that defendants have by continuing and confederating with Causeths [?] Wm. Jackson attained possession of the same. The original will and the record in the Cause are hearby referred to as a part of this proceeding. Complainant now shows unto your Honor that since the filing of said original will by defendant he had the possession of the greater part of said Land. [?] also in Equity of the least Causeth is the [?] that they [?] their tenants are doing to said land and also by tearing away fences, destroying fruit trees and greatly damaging the buildings to the great damage of said land. Also that said land is not cultivated except in patches where the meadow has been pastured with cows, hogs and sheep to it's great damage. Complainant further shows unto your Honor that he has reason to believe that it is the intention of defendants to dispose of their property for the purpose of preventing Complainant from realizing anything out or any recovery which he may attain in this Cause. That W.S. White owns a tract of land where he lives adjoining Baxter and others in Civil District No. 17 [?] which two hundred acres and also a small house and [?] in Meadows and an interest in the Caldwell farms in said Civil District adjoining the lands of [name unreadable] and [?] which said Baxter in the [?] is informed of a one half interest in this Caldwell mill tract in said Civil District with saw mill fixtures thereof, said tract adjoining the lands of lower [?], the back where he now lives continuing about one hundred acres in said Civil District adjoining the lands of John Baxter and others. Some of said tracts may be Executors, but of this Causeth Counsel correctly states that said Parties named in the Caption and also who's residences are as thereo stated be made defendants to this supplementary Bill by Service of prosecutor that an Injunction issue restraining and inhibiting said Defendants from cutting timber or otherwise committing waste on said tract of land in litigation in said suit, to which this supplemental, that a Receiver be appointed to take charge of said Cause, and also that an attachment issue to attack and hold said real estate of said Defendants, or so much thereof, as may be necessary until the first hearing of this Cause and that the same be sold for the satisfaction of any recovery until Complainant may obtain on the final hearing, also that he may be allowed an amount and recovery for the value of the accruing rents and damages and owing to the pact that all Causeth's property is involved in litigation in said Cause, he prays that said attachments and Injunctions be granted on his pauper affidavit in former pauper's and for such other further or different relief to which he may be entitled and for General relief. [signature unreadable] State of Tennessee Greene County James J. Jackson the Complainant in the forgoing Bill makes both that the facts [?] stated are true to the best of his knowledge, information and belief. Sworn to and subscribed before me this February 18th 1897 D. [signature unreadable] Clerk. James J. Jackson To the Clerk and Master of Chancery Court at Greeneville, Tennessee. Issue writs of Injunction and attachment as prayed in the forgoing bill on the Complainant Executing bond with Security or otherwise complying with the Cause. This February 18th, 1879 [?] Hacker Judge Filed February 18th, 1879 Copy Test. A [?]