State of Mississippi, Circuit Court Criminal Case, Lowndes County, State v. Phill, Case File No. 57

Creator

Circuit Court of Lowndes County

Files

Description

Thirty-two pages of original court documents from the State v. Phill case dating 1839. The case was heard in the State of Mississippi Lowndes County Circuit Court.

Transcription

The State of Mississippi, Lowndes County, charged an enslaved person named Phill, sometimes called Bill, with murder. Phill was accused of murdering another enslaved man named Bartley on April 1, 1838 with an axe. Both enslaved persons were owned by John Perkins. Several other enslaved persons, also owned by Perkins, were summoned to testify. Jenny, wife of Bartley, was summoned. Enslaved persons summoned as material witnesses on behalf of the defendant were Dan, Randall, Mary, and Louisa.

Approximate Creation Date

1839

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. Phill Case No. 57, Box 1, Lowndes County Circuit Court State Cases Criminal Files Collection

Digital ID

CLP_CircuitCourtCriminal_57_StateVsPhill_1839

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. Phill Case File No. 57. Lowndes County (Miss.) Circuit Court State Criminal Cases. Local Government Records, Billups-Garth Archives, Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System.