State of Mississippi, Circuit Court Criminal Case, Monroe County, State v. Hendrick, Case File No. 10

Creator

Circuit Court of Monroe County

Files

Description

Twenty-four pages of original court documents from the State v. Hendrick case dating 1829. The case was heard in the State of Mississippi Monroe County (later Lowndes County) Circuit Court.

Transcription

The State of Mississippi, Monroe County (later Lowndes County), charged Gustavus Hendrick with attempting to hire, bribe, and induce William Bray, a Frenchman, to murder Alexander Carter and Thomas Townsend. The bribe occurred on November 26, 1829 at Silas McBee's house. Hendrick offered two unnamed enslaved persons in exchange for said murders.

Approximate Creation Date

1829

Time Period

1820-1829

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; Monroe County (Miss.).

Object Type

Text

Physical Format

Document

Digital Format

TIFF

Physical ID

State v. Henrick Case No. 10, Box 1, Lowndes County Circuit Court State Cases Criminal Files Collection

Digital ID

CLP_CircuitCourtCriminal_10_StateVsHendrick_1829

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. Hendrick Case File No. 10. Lowndes County (Miss.) Circuit Court State Criminal Cases. Local Government Records, Billups-Garth Archives, Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System.

Contact Information

662-329-5300