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Description
Eight pages of original court documents from the State v. Anderson case dating 1839. The case was heard in the State of Mississippi Oktibbeha County and Lowndes County Circuit Court.
Transcription
The State of Mississippi, Oktibbeha County, charged Edward Anderson with murdering an enslaved boy named Mingo on October 2, 1839 in a field belonging to J.M. Trotter in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi. Mingo was the property of W.H. Mayo, of Columbus, but was in the employ and possession of John M. Trotter, of Oktibbeha County.
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
Starkville--Mississippi; Oktibbeha County (Miss.).
Object Type
Text
Physical Format
Document
Digital Format
TIFF
Physical ID
State v. Anderson Case No. 145, Box 1, Lowndes County Circuit Court State Cases Criminal Files Collection
Digital ID
CLP_CircuitCourtCriminal_145_StateVsAnderson_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
Images, texts, transcriptions, and/or recordings reproduced in this document may be protected by copyright. Users who contemplate reproducing materials should determine ownership and, if restricted, seek permission before reproducing them. Whenever possible, the Local History Department (LHD) at the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System will provide information about copyright owners and restrictions. The LHD provides this information as a service to aid researchers in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the researcher.
Recommended Citation
State v. Anderson Case File No. 145. Lowndes County (Miss.) Circuit Court State Criminal Cases. Local Government Records, Billups-Garth Archives, Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System.
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