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Description
Four pages of original court documents from the State v. Williams case dating 1834. The case was heard in the State of Mississippi Lowndes County Circuit Court.
Transcription
The State of Mississippi, Lowndes County, charged John Williams, a free person of color, with being an enslaved person or without his free papers. William claimed that his free papers were stolen by James Evans in 1829. Williams sought a writ of habeas corpus in 1832. Case file includes a letter written by James B. Ferguson in Nashville, Tennessee to J.W. Byers, Esq. in Columbus, Mississippi on May 9, 1834 testifying that Williams is a free man.
Approximate Creation Date
1834
Time Period
1830-1839
Subjects
Slaveholders.; Slavery -- Mississippi.; Slavery -- Mississippi -- History -- Sources.; Slaveholders.; Slaves -- Social Conditions.; Crime and race.; Legal documents.; Negotiable instruments.; Crime--History.; Free blacks.; Free persons of color.
Keywords
Slavery, Slaves, Circuit Court, State Court, Criminal Files, Enslaved persons, Lowndes County, Mississippi; Legal instrument
Geographic Location
Columbus--Mississippi; Lowndes County (Miss.).
Object Type
Text
Physical Format
Document
Digital Format
TIFF
Physical ID
State v. Williams Case No. 183, Box 1, Lowndes County Circuit Court State Cases Criminal Files Collection
Digital ID
CLP_CircuitCourtCriminal_183_StateVsWilliams_1834
Source
State of Mississippi Lowndes County Circuit Court State Criminal Case Files Collection. Billups-Garth Archives, Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System (Miss.).
Repository
Columus-Lowndes Public Library System
Publisher
Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries
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Recommended Citation
State v. Williams Case File No. 183. Lowndes County (Miss.) Circuit Court State Criminal Cases. Local Government Records, Billups-Garth Archives, Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System.