State of Mississippi, Circuit Court Criminal Case, Lowndes County, State v. Matthews, Case File No. 137

Creator

Circuit Court of Lowndes County

Files

Description

Ten pages of original court documents from the State v. Matthews case dating 1840. The case was heard in the State of Mississippi Lowndes County Circuit Court.

Transcription

The State of Mississippi, Lowndes County, charged Benjamin Matthews with compounding a fellony in not prosecuting two enslaved men for fellonously breaking into the dwelling of Benjamin Matthews on April 13, 1840 and stealing 200 pounds of bacon and 200 pounds of pork, a value of $40 dollars. Enslaved persons were the property of Robert Hairston.

Approximate Creation Date

1840

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

Physical ID

State v. Matthews Case No. 137, Box 1, Lowndes County Circuit Court State Cases Criminal Files Collection

Digital ID

CLP_CircuitCourtCriminal_137_StateVsMatthews_1840

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. Matthews Case File No. 137. Lowndes County (Miss.) Circuit Court State Criminal Cases. Local Government Records, Billups-Garth Archives, Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System.