State of Mississippi, Circuit Court Criminal Case, Lowndes County, State v. Price, Case File No. 39

Creator

Circuit Court of Lowndes County

Files

Description

Twelve pages of original court documents from the State v. Price case dating 1837. The case was heard in the State of Mississippi Lowndes County Circuit Court.

Transcription

The State of Mississippi, Lowndes County, charged James Price, a laborer, with two crimes. First, with larceny for stealing an enslaved person, Edmund, owned by Joel Neil on February 20, 1837. Price lived in Lowndes County, Mississippi and Neil lived in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. Edmund was valued at $1,000. Second, with stealing two male bay mules from Charles Eggleston on September 8, 1837. The mules were valued at $200.

Approximate Creation Date

1837

Time Period

1830-1839

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. Price Case No. 39, Box 1, Lowndes County Circuit Court State Cases Criminal Files Collection

Digital ID

CLP_CircuitCourtCriminal_39_StateVsPrice_1837

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. Price Case File No. 39. Lowndes County (Miss.) Circuit Court State Criminal Cases. Local Government Records, Billups-Garth Archives, Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System.

Contact Information

662-329-5300