State of Mississippi, Circuit Court Criminal Case, Lowndes County, State v. Fields, Case File No. 264

Creator

Circuit Court of Lowndes County

Files

Description

Thirteen pages of original court documents from the State v. Fields case dating 1843. The case was heard in the State of Mississippi Lowndes County Circuit Court.

Transcription

The State of Mississippi, Lowndes County, charged Joseph W. Fields with quartering his enslaved persons upon a plantation one mile from his residence and for failing to procure an overseer capable of performing patrol in 1842. Fields was convicted and fined $500 in 1844. A decree from Albert G. Brown, Governor of Mississsippi, declared Fields' fine remitted as of April 17, 1844.

Approximate Creation Date

1843

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.

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. Fields Case No. 264, Box 1, Lowndes County Circuit Court State Cases Criminal Files Collection

Digital ID

CLP_CircuitCourtCriminal_264_StateVsFields_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. Fields Case File No. 263. Lowndes County (Miss.) Circuit Court State Criminal Cases. Local Government Records, Billups-Garth Archives, Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System.