State of Mississippi, Circuit Court Criminal Case, Lowndes County, State v. Hague, Case File No. 260

Creator

Circuit Court of Lowndes County

Files

Description

Twenty pages of original court documents from the State v. Hague case dating 1842. The case was heard in the State of Mississippi Lowndes County Circuit Court.

Transcription

The State of Mississippi, Lowndes County, charged Adeline Hague with murder of her infant female child in June 1842. At the time of the trial, Hague, a single woman, was living in Chickasaw County, Mississippi. The body of the victim was concealed by both Hague and an enslaved woman named Mary. Jeremiah Moore found the body of the infant while plowing on the day the child was born. Hague claimed the child was born deceased.

Approximate Creation Date

1842

Time Period

1840-1849

Subjects

Slaveholders.; Slavery -- Mississippi.; Slavery -- Mississippi -- History -- Sources.; Slaveholders.; Slaves -- Social Conditions.; Crime and race.; Legal documents.; Negotiable instruments.; Crime--History.; Women--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. Hague Case No. 260, Box 1, Lowndes County Circuit Court State Cases Criminal Files Collection

Digital ID

CLP_CircuitCourtCriminal_260_StateVsHague_1843

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. Hague Case File No. 260. Lowndes County (Miss.) Circuit Court State Criminal Cases. Local Government Records, Billups-Garth Archives, Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System.