Just recently I was made aware of a 1858 Johnson County, Tennessee trial in which a great-grandson of Joshua Perkins, Jacob F. Perkins, sued John R. White for slander because he called him a "free Negro." >From what I gather, extensive information on the Perkins family is contained in these papers, namely in A) The Perkins File in the T.A.R. Nelson Papers in the Calvin M. McClung Collection at the East Tennessee Historical Center B) Johnson County, Tennessee, Circuit Court Minutes 1855-58, July 17, 1858, 427 Has anyone on the list seen these papers? I'd like to send for copies but would like some opinions first before I go through the possible expense and effort. Marlitta H. Perkins [email protected] PS: Related material can be found under "Perkins" on this website: www.freeafricanamericans.com