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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
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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.