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Description
Forty-six pages of original court documents from the State v. Woodfin case dating 1855. The case was heard in the State of Mississippi Lowndes County Circuit Court.
Transcription
The State of Mississippi, Lowndes County, charged Samuel H. Woodfin with the murder of an enslaved man named Isaac. The State asserted that Isaac, belonging to the estate of William Kennon, deceased, died through the maltreatment practiced and inflicted to an inhumane and improper extent by Woodfin. Case testimony states that Isaac and an enslaved woman were caught running away on May 16, 1855. They were then chained, put in the stocks, and whipped with a leather whip on May 17th. Woodfin claimed that he only hit the enslaved persons with twigs and that Isaac died from cramp colic. Case file includes testimony from a Dr. Robert Foster on behalf of the state testifying to the condition of the victim's body. Portions, if not all, of the case was heard in Magistrate Court in Crawfordsville, Lowndes County, Mississippi.
Approximate Creation Date
1855
Time Period
1850-1859
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
Digital ID
CLP_CircuitCourtCriminal_1227_StateVsWoodfin_1856
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. Woodfin Case File No. 1227. Lowndes County (Miss.) Circuit Court State Criminal Cases. Local Government Records, Billups-Garth Archives, Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System.