Summons for Moses Neill

Creator

H. Tooley

Files

Description

Summons to appear before the Justice of the Peace in Adams County in regard to the cruelty case agains John D. Lenier.

Transcription

The State of Mississippi Adams County Moses Neill personally appeared before the undersigned Justice of the Peace and made oath that a certain John D. Lenier inflicts upon a negro woman slave named Fanny cruel and unsual punishments — contrary to the form of the statute in that case made and provided. Sworn to [[?]] before me 31 August 1821 H. Tooley } Moses Neill You are therefore hereby commanded to [[?]] the said John D. Leiner and bring him and the aforesaid negro woman slave Fanny before me to be proceeded against and dealt with according to law. Given under my hand [[?]] this 31 August 1821. To any lawful office to execute to } H. Tooley (seal)

Approximate Creation Date

1821-08-31

Time Period

1820-1829

Subjects

Slaveholders ; Slavery--Mississippi ; Slavery--Mississippi--History--Sources

Keywords

slavery ; enslaved persons ; Mississippi

Geographic Location

Adams (Miss.)

Object Type

Text

Physical Format

Document

Digital Format

TIFF

Physical ID

MSS 658 Todd A. Herring Collection, Manuscripts Division, Special Collections, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Digital ID

MFM_MSS-658_1821-08-31_Summons_001 ; MFM_MSS-658_1821-08-31_Summons_002

Source

MSS 658 Todd A. Herring Collection, Manuscripts Division, Special Collections, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries

Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries

Recommended Citation

Summons for Moses Neill, MSS 658 Todd A. Herring Collection, Manuscripts Division, Special Collections, Mississippi State University Libraries.