State of Mississippi, Circuit Court Criminal Case, Lowndes County, State v. Anderson, Case File No. 198

Creator

Circuit Court of Lowndes County

Files

Description

Fourty-two pages of original court documents from the State v. Anderson case dating 1839. The case was heard in the State of Mississippi Lowndes County Circuit Court.

Transcription

The State of Mississippi, Oktibehha County, charged Edward Anderson with murdering an enslaved boy named Mingo on October 2, 1839 in a field belonging to J.M. Trotter in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi with a shotgun valued at five dollars. Mingo was the property of W.H. Mayo, of Columbus, but was in the employ and possession of John M. Trotter, of Oktibbeha County.

Approximate Creation Date

1839

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.

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. Anderson Case No. 198, Box 1, Lowndes County Circuit Court State Cases Criminal Files Collection

Digital ID

CLP_CircuitCourtCriminal_198_StateVsAnderson_1839

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

Rights

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Recommended Citation

State v. Anderson Case File No. 198. Lowndes County (Miss.) Circuit Court State Criminal Cases. Local Government Records, Billups-Garth Archives, Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System.