Cause deals with debt. Plaintiff maintains that in April 1862 soldiers broke into your orator's house and destroyed and carried away many of his valuable papers-among which was defendants' bond dated December 1861.

Suit involves dissolution of business. Fishing operation between plaintiff and defendant was ended by "hostilities" between the Southern States and the U.S. Government. Plaintiff returned to family and home in Maryland.

Plaintiff is seeking a divorce from defendant. Plaintiff maintains that defendant became a "decided, earnest and fanatical enthusiast" According to the plaintiff, his fell prey to one of the "prevalent 'isms' of the times" probably abolitionism. The plaintiff provides the names of prominent abolitionists such as Wendell Philips and Parker Pillsbury whom his wife invited to their home. She came to neglect her household duties and her obligations as a wife finally ending in a violent and avowed aversion toward him. He had his wife placed in an insane asylum for observation. The couple were married in Connecticut and initially lived in Massachusetts. Defendant filed suit for divorce in Massachusetts citing adultery and cruelty. She then moved to New York where her mother resided. Eventually, plaintiff left Massachusetts for Virginia. Plaintiff works in a gold mine.

Defendant had in his possession captured horses and mules and offered to sell them to plaintiff and another defendant who were in the Confederate Service and could get them through the Confederate lines. The Confederate Quartermaster captured the property and deemed it as part of the Army. Plaintiff argues that there is no judgment (debt) to be enforced.

Plaintiff charges defendant with false representation. Also files injunction against trustee, Bryan, to restrain and enjoin him from selling property-steam sawmill. Cooper Manufacturing Company is a company dealing with engine building, mill furnishers and contractors. The company was founded in 1833 by brothers Elias and Charles. Today, known as Cooper Industries, it is an American-based global electrical products manufacturer. Suit contains wonderful company catalogue. Property referred to in deed is known as "Providence."

Suit deals with estate dispute. Contains excellent additional genealogical information concerning numerous heirs of William Ingle.

William Ellington was a Confederate veteran. His claim, filed with the Southern Claims Commission, resulted in this estate dispute as well as one heard in Stafford County Chancery Causes 1890-006.

The cause involves a contract dispute over land. The will of Samuel Skinker dated 1856 is included as an exhibit and contains the names of slaves he owned. He wants one slave named Willie to learn a trade and then be sent to freedom in Liberia when he is 22 years.

Suit involves a divorce. Plaintiff moved with family from Ohio to Virginia during first year of Civil War. Seeks a divorce based on desertion and robbery "leaving him at the age of sixty odd years, an outcast in society, homeless… and almost friendless."

Suit contains a great deal of genealogical material-including seven letters and a hand drawn genealogical chart. Suit involves an estate dispute with Honey family migrating to state of Ohio.

Plaintiffs seek injunction against defendant and others to restrain them from using the property as a hoop yard and request that a perpetual injunction be issued against using said lot for any private benefit or convenience. The plaintiffs in the suit are adjacent land owners to a lot belonging to the county of Stafford for the use of a "courthouse and prison." Exhibits include a survey of courthouse and prison lot as laid out in 1783.

Suit deals with one of Stafford's most historic properties, Chatham. Watson's suit involves a contract dispute. One of Souther's suits involves the "Shaker" note-regarding the Shaker community of Pleasant Hill, KY. The suit refers to a case from Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Kentucky, Oliver Watson and Henry Souther v. Society of Shakers at Pleasant Hill, KY. Suit subjected the property of the society to a charge for the payment of a note.

Suit was originally heard and filed in Caroline County's Circuit Court. The widow of Hector C. William Mithoff moved to Louisiana, along with her daughter and son-in-law. Other heirs moved to Illinois. Mentions the farms owned by Hector Willaim Mithoff-"Hayfield" and "Meadow Hill", later home to Sectretariat in Caroline County and "Holly Wood" and "The Point" in Stafford County.

John Baalam died without heirs leaving over 200 acres of land. The plaintiffs are former slaves claiming to be related to Balaam seeking a portion of his property. Numerous former slaves and descendants of former slaves are deponents in the suit. They offer testimony providing the names of a slave ancestors and former slave owners.

Suit involves contract dispute. Topics include mimmigration and property. Defendants in cause immigrated to Stafford County from Germany. Plat refers to part of Snowden.