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Chancery Causes.","See also:   Russell County (Va.) Chancery Causes.","See also:   Washington County (Va.) Chancery Causes.","See also:  Wythe County (Va.) Chancery Causes."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eTazwell County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1800-1920, consists of cases concerning issues of equity brought largely by residents of the county and filed in the circuit court. These cases often involve the following actions: divisions of estates or land, disputes over wills, disputes regarding contracts, debt, divorce, and business disputes. Other less prevalent issues include freedom suits, permissions to sell property, and disputes concerning trespass. Predominant documents found in these chancery causes include bills (documents the plaintiff's complaint), answers (defendant's response to the plaintiff's complaint), decrees (court's decision), depositions, affidavits, correspondence, lists of heirs, deeds, plats, wills, records involving enslaved individuals, business records or vital statistics. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA land dispute suit concerning property in Kentucky owned by Harman's father, Mathias Harman, Sr., who was one of the first settlers in western Virginia. The suit includes depositions concerning Harman's settlement of western Virginia.\n \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDispute involves the value of town property in Tazewell Court House and Confederate money. Deponents recall the fear of citizens that Union forces were going \nto burn the town.\n \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePeery and Bailey hired by trustees of M.E. Church South of Pisgah to build a church in late 1860's. Peery and Bailey suing because they did not receive full payment for their work. The trustees response to complaint was the reason they did not pay the balance owed to Peery and Bailey was because they did a poor job.\n \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEstate dispute. Hufford was a physician who died in 1898 deeply in debt, 2500 dollars in 1898 money. Creditors sued Hufford's estate to recover what was owed them. The suit includes an account book that records the accounts of Hufford's patients. Entries in patient's record medical services rendered by Hufford including abortions. \n \u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content\n"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Tazwell County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1800-1920, consists of cases concerning issues of equity brought largely by residents of the county and filed in the circuit court. These cases often involve the following actions: divisions of estates or land, disputes over wills, disputes regarding contracts, debt, divorce, and business disputes. Other less prevalent issues include freedom suits, permissions to sell property, and disputes concerning trespass. Predominant documents found in these chancery causes include bills (documents the plaintiff's complaint), answers (defendant's response to the plaintiff's complaint), decrees (court's decision), depositions, affidavits, correspondence, lists of heirs, deeds, plats, wills, records involving enslaved individuals, business records or vital statistics. \n","A land dispute suit concerning property in Kentucky owned by Harman's father, Mathias Harman, Sr., who was one of the first settlers in western Virginia. The suit includes depositions concerning Harman's settlement of western Virginia.\n ","Dispute involves the value of town property in Tazewell Court House and Confederate money. Deponents recall the fear of citizens that Union forces were going \nto burn the town.\n ","Peery and Bailey hired by trustees of M.E. Church South of Pisgah to build a church in late 1860's. Peery and Bailey suing because they did not receive full payment for their work. The trustees response to complaint was the reason they did not pay the balance owed to Peery and Bailey was because they did a poor job.\n ","Estate dispute. Hufford was a physician who died in 1898 deeply in debt, 2500 dollars in 1898 money. Creditors sued Hufford's estate to recover what was owed them. The suit includes an account book that records the accounts of Hufford's patients. 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