State of Mississippi, Circuit Court Criminal Case, Lowndes County, State v. Thomason, Case File No. 414

Creator

Circuit Court of Lowndes County

Files

Description

Thirty-six pages of original court documents from the State v. Thomason case dating 1845. The case was heard in the State of Mississippi Lowndes County Circuit Court.

Transcription

The State of Mississippi, Lowndes County, charged James M. Thomason, laborer, for falsely and feloniously forging a promissory note for $80 on May 26, 1845 with the intent to defraud Joseph Nash. David M. Matthews testified on May 28, 1845 that Thomason offered to sell the promissory note for $80 on May 26th, but that Thomason said that it should be $85 because Nash would soon be selling an enslaved person. Abner Wallace testified on May 28, 1845 that when he went to Nash's house on May 26th, Nash and two other men were out searching for an enslaved woman.

Approximate Creation Date

1845

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

Digital ID

CLP_CircuitCourtCriminal_414_StateVsThompson_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. Thomason Case File No. 414. Lowndes County (Miss.) Circuit Court State Criminal Cases. Local Government Records, Billups-Garth Archives, Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System.