These items were copied as found in the Archives of Cheatham County and are not in specific order by date. Be aware that the difficulties of interpreting the handwriting of the loose papers coupled with the sad state of the papers themselves, plus my own inadequacies with spelling and knowledge of names of the era may tend to render these utterings as incorrect in many respects.

Additionally, it should be noted that some of the items found here were apparently misfiled in with the 1856 loose papers and have not yet been placed in their proper files. I entered them anyway rather than attempt a complete overhaul of the filing system.

I did not attempt to Spell Check this document due to its length and the many, many names herein.

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Item 01. State of Tennessee Cheatham County Court June Term 1856. The court ordered that T. OBrian, S. Perry, J. M. Gent, J. L. Harris, A. B. Gibbs, A. B. Carney, James Lenox and J. L. Sexton be appointed a Jury of View to view and lay out a road of the Second Class from the ford of Spring Creek near Eagle Mills to the County Seat of Cheatham County and that the Sheriff of said county summon the said Jurors of View to meet at the beginning of said road, on an early day, and view and lay out said Road according to law and make report of their proceedings to the next term of this county. W. W. Williams Clerk Reverse of paper has: Order.. Jury of View to lay out road from the ford of Spring Creek to County Set of Cheatham County.

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Item 02. Cheatham County Court July term 1856. It is ordered by the court that Thomas O’Brian oversee the road leading from or near the mouth of Spring Creek. Beginning at the ford of Spring Creek, and work the same to the county Seat of said county and with the following hands to work. A. J. Carney, all the hands at Eli Brinkleys place, all the hands t Sawyers place, and all the hands that worked under the last overseer. Keep the same in repair according to law. A copy tes, 2nd Class Road. W. W. Williams Clerk Reverse of paper has: Tho. O’Brian Road Order

Issued 14th dy of July 1856.

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Item 03. (Misfiled item) The State vs G. W. McQuary. Guilty of the offense of striking Daniel Lovell on the 6th Nov. 1865. Fined two dollars and the cost. Fine paid Nov. 6th 1865. Heard before G. Greene. Cost 40 cts. signed G. Greene J.P. For Cheatham Cty.

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Item 04. Ordered by the court that Wm TCC Brian be allowed the sum of $18. Dollars for making Desk for County Court Clerks Office and that the Chairman issue his warrant for the same.

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Item 05. Ordered by the Court that the Sheriff of Cheatham County rent the lower rooms of the Court House the ensuing year to G. W. McQuary at the same price he rented it last year. Reverse

states Ordered Entered.

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Item 06. Ordered by the court that G. W. McQuary Clerk of the County Court of Cheatham County be allowed twelve dollars and eight five cents for paper ink an o furnished office.

The following is the articles:

Cash paid Munk Lee for Chopping wood .50

May 9th to 1 Jug ink 1.50

May 29th Wrapping paper .85

June 5th Cash paid Munk Lee for putting Saw Dust in Court House .50

June 25 to Paper furnished office

Bottom of the page "Ordered by the Court"

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Item 07. (Misfiled Item) E. B. Harris. Bot of Sanders & Co. for County Jail. 3 Blankets at 2.50 each $7.50; 9 Yds Bed Ticking 75, $6.75 = $14.25 dated December 26th 1865 Reverse side has County Jail $14.25

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Item 08. (Misfiled Item) Sheriff of Cheatham Co. for Jail Bot of Sanders & Co. 1867

Jan 21 9 yds Bed Ticking 60 c $5.40

Feb 18 2 Blankets at 5.00 $10.00

Mar 15 9 yds Bed Ticking 50 $4.50

Thmea .10

Reverse = County Jail approved.

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Item 09. August the 25th 1856 the amount of Children at Daniel Sanders is School House.

House F Eatherley 4

Reverse: No of Children in the 5th district

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Item 10. The court will please appoint J. B. Demunbreun overseer on the road in Cheatham County commencing at Wm. Catos with running up marrobone creek to the line of Davidson County with the hands on the two creeks from Catos up to the line.

Hands} A Patton, M. Edwards, J. L. Simpkins, T. Farmer, J. Boyt,

Names} John Harper, J. P. Boyt, J. L. Bennett, H. Boyt, W. Demumbreun

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Item 11. Cheatham County Court June term 1856. It was ordered by the court that Elias Ham’s oversee the road from Sycamore Mills to Spring Creek near Eagle Mills on a with the following hands work the same (to wit) John L. Harris, Isham Harris, Hiram Cochron, J. F. Underwood, John Simmons, G. Simpson, Eli Ham’s, David Coachman, Elijah Harris, A. Wood,

Burmitt M. Cormack, Epriam Simmons, and Elias Humphery the same in repair as according to law given under my hand and office this 7th day of June 1856. W. W. Williams Clerk

Reverse says: Road Order Elias Harris Overseer ??? & Eli Haarris, H. Coachman

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Item 12. Same as the above item. Wonder why?

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Item 13. State of Tennessee Cheatham County July term 1856. It is ordered by the court, that Nathan Morris, J. J. Nilson, David H. Felts, G. W. Shaw, Latton Watson, and Dempsey Hunter b appointed a Jurey of View to view and lay out a road of the Second Class from the ford of Racoon Creek near H. Hunters Store to the County Line of Cheatham County near Doc A. D. Cages the most practicable rout and that the Sheriff of said County summon said Jurors of view to meet at an early day at the beginning of said road and view and lay out the same and report your proceeding to the next term of this court. W. W. Williams Clerk

Reverse states: Order to Jury of View to lay road from Racoon Creek to County Line of Cheatham County near Dr. A. D. Cages + August 2 1856 I have summoned the written jurors and said jurors refused to act. Elisha Dempsey Sheriff

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Item 14. Cheatham County Court August term 1856. It is ordered by the Court that Henry Maxey oversee the road leading from Sycamore Mills to Cheap Hill, to work said road from Spring Creek to the Old Weakleys Ferry Road and that he with the following hands to wit, Jack L. Krantz, J. L. Edwards, W. D. Wall, Rawls Maxey, A. Edwards, G. W. Edwards, Wash Wall, Ben Smith, E. Smith, Elijah Smith, B. F. Steward, James M. Gent, John Sanders, David Sanders, Hiram Sanders, A. J. Sanders and William Steward, Thomas O’Brian, Keep the same in repair according to law, Second Class Road.

Reverse says: Road Order Henry Maxey Issued 4th Aug 1856 + 2 names not legible

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Item 15. Report of Jury of View from Spring Creek near Eagle Mills to the town of Ashland. Beginning at the ford of Spring Creek thence edging the hill by marked trees to the east of Spring Creek to where Sycamore leaves the bluff thence crossing the creek into the present road near W. W. Davis turning through his farm leaving his apple orchard on the west side of the road, thence on the top of the ridge through Nancy Simmons farm and continuing through her wheat field thence with the Old Road to the lower steep part of Marks Creek Hill, thence running down the steep part twenty feet east of the old road, and thence with the present road to the County Seat. J. T. Season T. Perry & others. A true copy W. W. Williams Clerk

Reverse says: A copy of report of Jury of View from Spring Creek to the town of Ashland.

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Item 16. State of Tennessee Cheatham County Court June term 1856. It is ordered by the Court that G. W. Shelton, L. Hooper, W. P. P. C. Bryan, R. Gibbs, F. Balthrop, B. Gibbs, S. Morris and M. F. Hale be appointed a Jury of View to view and lay out a road of the 2nd class from the bank of the Cumberland River opposite the County Seat of Cheatham County, to William Shearons placeon Brush Creek and that the Sheriff of said county summon the said Jurors of View to meet at the beginning of said road at an early day and view and lay out said road according to law and report their proceedings to the next term of this court. Given under my hand at office this 6th day of June 1856 - Sycamore Mills..... w. W. Williams Clerk.

Reverse says: Order, Jury View.

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Item 17. State of Tennessee, Cheatham County Oct term 1856. It is ordered by the court that G. S. Hudgens oversee and cut the road from the mouth of ___________looks like the Cherry Tree Hollow to Major N. Morris, and with the following hands, to wit, E. G. Hudgens, Sr. Hands,

Johnas Hudgens, Jr, James W. Owens, J. J. Shearon, G. W. Maxxey, A. J. Allen, hands James W. Pace, W. W. Walker, Joshua, Walker, Thomas Pace, G. Nicholson, hands, Cynith Walker, hand,

Nicholson, Wyatt Shearon, hands, J. W. Leadeger, E. K. Clifton, Ed Clifton, cut the same according to law. W. W. Williams Clk

Reverse says: Order E. G. Hudgens to cut road from Cherry Hollow to N. Morris. Issued the 8th day of Oct 56

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Item 18. To theHonorable County Court of Cheatham County. We the undersigned citizens of

Cheatham County for the Benefit of the public do hereby petition and sincerely pray to your honorable body to grant us a Public Road Leading from Ashland to Modeleys Ferry and thence to the county line of Cheatham County by the most practible route that can be viewed out by the commissioners that may be appointed by your honorable body. Signatures appear to be:

Rear says: Peititon for Road - granted. Jury J. D. Majors, J. H. Williams, N. Clifford, B. L. Stuart, C. Symy,, S. Williams, W. Williams, L. G. Banks, J. Frazier, N. J. Nicholson, C. Gupton,

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 19. Cheatham County Court October term 1856. It is ordered by the Court that W. B. Lovell oversee the road running by Wm. Shearons commencing at said Shearon’s farm thence

up Cumberland River to the Davidson County line, and with the following hands , to wit, W. G. Shelton hands, J. J. Sheltons and hands S. S. Knight, W. Agees, W. Appleton, A. Agees, A. Dozier and hands W. Allen, Mrs Allen, hands, G. Agees, E. Dozier and hands and C. Allen, and all the hands in said ? . Keep the same in repair ccording to law given under my hand at office this 8th day of Octr 1856. A Copy test W. W. Williams Clk

Reverse Says: Road Order - A copy for W. B. Lovell Issued 8th Oct 1856 and then; "I have had a new overseer appointed to this order to be returned to the county court of Ce County - signed W. G. Shelton"

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Item 20. Cheatham County Court, July term 1856. It is ordered by the court that Charles Vedder oversee the road from the ford of Sycamore Creek near Sycamore Mills to the town of Ashland, and with the following hands, to wit, all the hands at Sycamore Mills, also the hands at

Cooper’s Shop, and also the lands on and near said road to keep the same in repair acording to law. W. W. Williams Clk. Reverse Says: Joseph Harris July 1856

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Item 21. Hands & overseer assigned the following roads in the 9th District Cheatham County. Hands on the Road from Sams Creek up said creek a distance in the orders & report to turn the road up said creek from going through Sheltons Plantation. Hands Stephen Hale, Enoch Reed, Wm. M. Hooper, Elijah Hooper, Clairborne Hale, James Jordan & hands. (Thomas J. Hale overseer). Reverse says: Ordered.

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Item 22. It is ordered by the court that James J. Wilson oversee the road from the Woolf Den Branch to the Nashville Road at the Sarah Shaw’s and that they with the following hands /lands Viz: - J. J. Wilson’s hands, Robert Pennington hands, Jas Rosson, Lafayette Williams J. B. Langdons, Z. Owens, J. E. Turnor, and David Bracy and keep the same in repair according to the 2nd class of roads. Reverse says: Road Order

Item 23. Letter - Nashville, June 25 1856. Dear Sir, By the acts of 1794, Chapter 1 paragraph 72 and 1805, Chapter 1 paragraph 1, it is made the duty of the clerks of the county and circuit courts, by themselves or lawfully appointed deputies, to keep their offices within the county town, or at the places established by law for holding the courts; and thereby themselves or deputies, to give attendance for the purpose of performing their official duties.

By the act of assembly establishing your county, Sycamore Mills is made the place of holding the courts; but the county court is vested with "full power to adjourn to such other place in said county, as they may deem better suited for the holding of the same, and for the public convenience."

When the county court adjourns from Sycamore Mills to some other place, that place is the place established by law for holding the courts, and the clerk’s office must follow the court, and be held and kept where the court is held. For that must be reported as "best suited for the public convenience." Signed Truely, R. J. Meigs Note at Bottom = " W. W. Williams Esqr."

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Item 24. We the undersigned jurors appointed by the county court of Cheatham County,, June term 1856 met pursuant to order of court, viewed and layed out the road assigned us, beginning on the bank of Cumberland river opposite the county seat, running up said river between Sidneys Bluff nd the river crossing Bluff branch at the mouth, thence along the bank of the river to near the mouth of the next branch thence oblique to the points of the ridge crossing the branch and running on the side of the hill above high water mark crossing the next branch where the old road crosses thence with or near the old rod to the end near Wm. Shearons. We believe there can be a 2nd class road built on this route with considerable costs. The portion between the bluff and river is the most difficult part, the balance is over fair grounds. There will be a bridge to buil across Bluff branch about 150 ft long. Viewed and played out the above road this 28th June 1856. Signed: ? Balthrop, B. H. Gibbs, R. B. Gibbs, W.G. Shelton, Wm. ?Bryan.

Reverse satsL Report Jury View Balthrop Overseer

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Item 25. Report to change a portion of the Nashville and Clarksville Road between Sycamore Creek and J. J. Hoopers. To the worshipful county court of Cheatham County in compliance with an order directed from your June term appointing a jury of View we beg leave to report that after being summoned and duly sworn, we have passed upon that portion of the rod proposed to be changed andd that we think in our judgement that it will not inconvenience the traveling community to make a change, or so vary from the present Old Road, Beginning at the top of the Hill on the west side of Sycamore Creek thence bearing South thence West, so as to intersect the old road again near Wm. Felts’ the whole distance supposed to be not more than fifty yards further, so as to leave the cleared lan of Said Felts and James Hams in one body, we think the change should be made and we do make the same, all of which is respectfully submitted this 14th dasy of June 1856. The foregoing report was confirmed by the court July term 1856. Signed: J. D. Dismuke, W. E. Felts, A. Pqse, H. H. Binkley, Isham B. Felts.

A true copy W. W. Willims Clk

Reverse says: A copy of Report of Jury of View to change the road from Sycamore Creek to J. J. Hopers.

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Item 26. Being is a true copy of the report of the Jury of View, to lay out road of the first class from Sycamore Creek near Sycmore Mills to Ashland.

Report, Commencing at the ford of Sycamore Creek, and continued on the rout of the Sycamore and Nashville Turn Pike, to the fork of James Lenox’s Road and continued with said Lenox’s Road to the fork of A. F. Carney’s Road to the ridge that extends to Ashland, and on said ridge until it enters in said town. Signed: E. W. Felts, Wm. Felts, Harris Simmons, Jmes Lenox, Joseph Hudson. Test W. W. Williams Clk.

Reverse Says: A copy Report Jury View from Sycamore Creek near Sycamore Mills to Ashland

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Item 27. We the Jury of View duly sworn to service and lay out the road from the ford of Spring Creek to the fort of raccoon at Dempsey Hunters’, running up the old road from Spring Creek starting at same place up to where Benjamin Smith’s path leaves the road or near to Robert Sander’s line and thence with said line to A. J. Teasley’s big gate thence west to A. J. Teasley’s

cornfield thence threw said cornfield into the pasture thence down the hollow near their to A. J.

Teasley’s other big gate. Thence north to Jesse Shearon’s to his fence at the Springfield Road thence running up his Spring branch in the west side up to his lane at the head of the hollow. Thence with the line to the mouth, thence running North with said line to Jesse Sheron’s hog pen. Thence running to William Walker’s straw stack, thence running nearly sterait to the mouth of the lane between E. H. Nicholson and Jo Woodsons thence with with the old road to racoon creek. August th 1 day 1856. Signed: ? Nicholson, ?? Teasley, E. G. Hudgens, W. W. Walker, A. J. Teasley. Reverse reads: Report Jury of View

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Item 28. Know all men by these presents, that we Cheatham Watson & Co. are held and firmly bound to the State of Tennessee in the final sum of One Thousand dollars to which payment will and truly to be made we bind ourselves and each and every one of our heirs and representatives, severally and jointly sealed with our seals and dated the 5th day of November 1856. The condition of the above bond is such that wereas the said Cheatham Watson & Co is about to obtain a license to retail goods and merchandise in the county of Cheatham the ensuing twelve months. Now if the said Cheatham Watson & Co. shall render to the clerk of the county court for the county of Cheatham at the end of twelve months from the date of this bond Statements of the invoice cost of all the goods which they or their assignee shall bring to their establishment for sale within the said twelve months and they will pay the said clerk the tax upon such goods then this obligation to be void. Otherwise to be and remain in full force and virtue.

Signed: Cheatham Watson & Co. (Seal) (Seal) (No signatures shown)......

State of Tennessee, Cheatham County... Personally appeared before me W. W. Williams, Clerk of the County Court for said County Samuel Watson Owner the firm of Cheatham Watson & Co. who being first duly sworn State that the amount at invoice cost of all their goods which they or their assignees have brought to their establishment within the last twelve months doe not exceed One Thousand dollars worth. W. W. Williams Clk.

Reverse says: Subscribed and Sworn to before me W. W. Williams Clerk of said County Court this 5 day of Nov 1856. Test W. W. Williams Clk

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