State of Mississippi, Circuit Court Criminal Case, Lowndes County, State v. Charles, Case File No. 627

Creator

Circuit Court of Lowndes County

Files

Description

Thirty-eight pages of original court documents from the State v. Charles case dating 1849. The case was heard in the State of Mississippi Lowndes County Circuit Court.

Transcription

The State of Mississippi, Lowndes County, charged Charles, an enslaved person, with murdering Richard W. Watson, a prosecuter, with a hatchet on September 10, 1849. Charles was owned by Joseph G. Thompson. The State alleged that Charles, a runaway slave, killed Watson while the victim attempted to arrest Charles in the process of escaping bondage.

Approximate Creation Date

1849

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_627_StateVsCharles_1850

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. Charles Case File No. 627. Lowndes County (Miss.) Circuit Court State Criminal Cases. Local Government Records, Billups-Garth Archives, Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System.