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Probate, Riall Green; Letters Of Administration

Arkansas Territory

William Hix Senior is being granted the right to administer the estate of Riall Green, deceased, after posting a $500 bond. Solomon Huitt and Walter Pool co-signed the bond. Letters of administration convey authority to an appropriate person to manage the assets and liabilities of the estate of the deceased person.

Court Case, John Hudgens V. Jacob Fortenberry

Arkansas Territory

This is a complaint filed by Henry Cassidy acting as attorney for John Hudgens against Jacob Fortenberry.

Musick Deed

Farming in Arkansas

John Hadly sold his grist mill on Spring Creek off the White River along with all of his hogs to Asa Musick in 1814 for $300. This deed was the first one recorded in Lawrence County, which was formed in 1815. This was a high price for the time period, which indicates that it was a valuable property and that farmers were active in the area.

Penal Bond For Ferry Operation, William Hix, Perry G. Magness, And William Harris

Arkansas Territory

This is a penal bond of two hundred dollars for William Hix, Perry G. Magness, and William Harris to operate a ferry on the Current River.

The Trial Of Moses Adams, High-Sheriff Of The County Of Hancock, Before The Supreme Judicial Court Of The Commonwealth Of Massachusetts, On An Indictment For The Murder Of His Wife From Minutes Taken At The Trial By John Bulfinch, John Bulfinch

Maine Bicentennial

Moses Adams of Ellsworth, Maine, was charged with: "not having the fear of God before his eyes, but being moved and seduced by the instigation of the Devil, on the twelfth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifteen, with force and arms, at Ellsworth ... in and upon one Mary Adams, the wife of the said Moses Adams, in the peace of the said Commonwealth, then and there being, feloniously, willfully and of his malice aforethought, did make an assault ... with a certain deadly weapon called an axe, of the value …

Proceedings Of A Division Court Martial Constituted For The Trial Of Capt. Thomas Eastman, Battalion Of Cavalry, 1st Brigade, 8th Division; March 14, 1815 With His Defence Before The Court, The Division Order Of March 27th, Disapproving The Judgment Of The Court, And An Address To The Public, Thomas Eastman, William Winslow, James Waugh

Maine Bicentennial

Minutes of the evidence, proceedings and judgment of a Division Court Martial, of which Lieut. Col. Commandant James Waugh. jun. of the 2d Reg. 2d Brig. is appointed President ; convened at Dillingham’s Tavern in Augusta, on Tuesday, the 14th day of March, 1815, for the trial of Capt. Thomas Eastman, of the Battalion of Cavalry in the 1st Brigade, on sundry specif cations of charge exhibited against him in the complaint of Lieut. William Winslow of the same Battalion.

Members of the Court
Lieut. Col. James Waugh, Jun. President
Maj. Nathan Stanley, 3d Reg. Inf. 2d Brig. 8th Div. …