State of Mississippi, Circuit Court Criminal Case, Lowndes County, State v. Paul, Case File No. 324

Creator

Circuit Court of Lowndes County

Files

Description

Fifty-six pages of original court documents from the State v. Paul case dating 1843. The case was heard in the State of Mississippi Lowndes County Circuit Court.

Transcription

The State of Mississippi, Lowndes County, charged James Paul with the murder of his enslaved man named Aaron on the Paul plantation on May 27, 1843. Paul murdered, concealed, and burned Aaron's body. Case testimony states that Paul used a drivers whip to beat Aaron on several occassions prior to, and on the day of, his death. Aaron was also lashed, ironed, and a clog placed on his ankle. His body was burned in a log pile on his plantation.

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. Paul Case No. 324, Box 1, Lowndes County Circuit Court State Cases Criminal Files Collection

Digital ID

CLP_CircuitCourtCriminal_324_StateVsPaul_1846

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. Paul Case File No. 324. Lowndes County (Miss.) Circuit Court State Criminal Cases. Local Government Records, Billups-Garth Archives, Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System.