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Description

Two pages of original court documents from the State v. Whitfield case dating 1863. The case was heard in the State of Mississippi Lowndes County Circuit Court.

Transcription

Henry B. Whitfield was the surety for Benjamin Fluett, principal, in a case the State of Mississippi, Lowndes County, brought against Fluett for unlawfully harboring a slave named Maria in 1861. Fluett was called to the Court in 1863, but made default or did not appear. Since Fluett defaulted, Whitfield was ordered to pay one thousand dollars on his behalf. A writ, or scire facias, was issued against Whitfield to appear in Court again in March 1864 to show cause why said judgement should not be made absolute against him.

Approximate Creation Date

1863

Time Period

1860-1869

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

Geographic Location

Columbus--Mississippi; Lowndes County (Miss.).

Object Type

Text

Physical Format

Document

Digital Format

TIFF

Digital ID

CLP_CircuitCourtCriminal_2456_StateVsWhitfield_1863

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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Images, texts, transcriptions, and/or recordings reproduced in this document may be protected by copyright. Users who contemplate reproducing materials should determine ownership and, if restricted, seek permission before reproducing them. Whenever possible, the Local History Department (LHD) at the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System will provide information about copyright owners and restrictions. The LHD provides this information as a service to aid researchers in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the researcher.

The State of Mississippi v. Whitfield, 2456 (Lowndes County Circuit Court. 1863)

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