As of 12/07/2006

Series 2050: Hinds County
Original Records

Title
Dates
Box #
Accounts (County)
       *Bill from E. Burroughs from City Theatre Co. (1839)
       *Bill from J. Lewis, Conservator of Public Grounds within City of Jackson for removal of trees (1843)
       *Bill from Collins to the Corporation of Jackson (1886)

1839
1843
1886
800
Accounts Payable/Promissory Notes (Individuals or Private Organizations)
       *R.H. Dogin account due T. J. Donald (1837-1838)
       *Bill for furniture made for the Old State House by S.C. Bell & J. Higgins (1838)
       *H.J. Baldwin to A.L. Dabney about sale of oysters (1839)
       *J. Balch to H. Greeves (1839)
       *R. Hughes note to repay D. Thomas (1841)
       *I.O.O.F. Lodge Expenses (1843)
       *Certificate of payment due to R. Jack for work on Governor’s House (1848)
       *J. Rohrbacker account due M. Cluer (1861)
       *J. Rohrbacker account due M. Cluer (1861)
       *J. Rohrbacker account due M. Cluer (1861)
       *Bill for payment of freight by N.A. Ware (n.d.)

1837-1838
1838
1839
1839
1841
1843
1848
1861
1861
1861
n.d.
800
Accounts, unidentified source or purpose
       *Note from W. E. Bolls to pay C. A .Moore (1855)

1855
800
Affidavits
       *J. Winn, about sinking of boat in the Mississippi River (1824)
       *J.P. Gilbert regarding lost or mislaid records (1836)
       *J.P. Gilbert regarding debt of Dr. E.M. (W.?) Coleman (1836)
       *J.K. Scott regarding debt of J. Taylor (1836)
       *E. Moody concerning theft of horse (1836)
       *S.A. Carpenter concerning robbery (1837)
       *J.E. White about accuracy of account of T.M. Bell (1837)
       *G.H. Ish regarding debt of the Militia Dept. (1838)
       *W. Ewing, about mustang pony (1860)
       *B.H. Knight about murder of Capt. C.B. Mitchell by G. Penn in Hernando (1862)
       *D. Flanney regarding ownership of goods due from Senatobia (1863)
       *B.A. Phillips regarding purchase of goods for use and exchange (1863)
       *R.N. Eubank, Jr. regarding death of horse used by A.M. West, Quartermaster General of State of MS (1863)
       *S.T. Goodwyn about going to other counties to buy supplies for family (1863)
       *S.R. Wilson & W. Beyland about trip to Panola Co. to buy food for own use (1863)
       *Affidavits of persons to buy provisions: J.H. Echols, H. Taylor, J.F. Hodges, J.W. McRaven, J.R. Jackson, J.H. Hicks, J.N. Jackson, J.A. Boysett, J.G. Flowers, & C. Moody (1863)
       *W.L. Baker of Mobile Life Ins. Co., concerning value of real estate (1873)
       *J. Carney regarding contract with Mr. Clark (n.d.)

1824
1836
1836
1836
1836
1837
1837
1838
1860
1862
1863
1863
1863
1863
1863
1863
1873
n.d.
800
Attorneys’ Correspondence & Records
       *T.H. Hopkins, Certificate for fees (1831)
1831
800
Board of Police Business
       *Police Court Minutes (1848-1858)

1848-1858
10084
      *Certificate concerning tax levy for 1850 (1850)
       *Certificate concerning tax levy for 1853 (1853)
       *Certificate concerning tax levy for 1858 (1858)
       *Order concerning tax levy for 1859 (1859)
       *Order concerning tax levy for 1869 (1869)
1850
1853
1858
1859
1869
800
Board of Supervisors’ Minutes
       *Delinquent Tax Lists from Board of Supervisors Order (1874)

1874
800
Bonds
       *Appearance bond of T.L. Berrinan (1836)
       *Henry Houston, for performing duties as Justice of the Peace (1839)
       *George Westhersby, for performing duties of Constable (1839)
       *Distributor of Decisions of High Court of Errors & Appeals to 14 specified counties (1840)
       *Surveyors of Public Lands: J.L. Leake, S. Cocke & J.L. Connell (1844)
       *For free mulatto woman N. Austins to remain in State of MS (1845)
       *Persons authorized to print Treasury Notes for the State (1862)
       *O.C. French & C.S. Jobes concerning contract to hire prison labor (1875)
       *Revenue Agent for the State of MS (1880)

1836
1839
1839
1840
1844
1845
1862
1875
1880
800
      *Joseph L. Seake, for performing duties as locating agent (1844)
1844
10084
Bridges
       *Estimates for construction of bridges over Big Black & Bakers Creek for Vicksburg & Jackson Railroad (1839)

1839
800
Correspondence, miscellaneous
       *D.W. Wright to Dr. Mays (1830)
       *Someone in the Executive Dept. of the City of Jackson to T.F. Collins, Attorney General (1839)
       *W. Rayner to Col. Hubbard about debt of J.W. Fite (1841)
       *J. Dawson, Circuit Clerk Madison Co., to W.O. Chapman, Circuit Clerk Hinds Co. (1866)
       *G.H. Strong to S.G. Wall (1883)
       *J. Witherspoon to Saunders (n.d.)

1830
1839
1841
1866
1883
n.d.
800
Court Records – Chancery Court
       *Affidavit regarding use of rooms in Clinton by Chancellor (1831)
       *Summons to W.H. Gibbs, M.L. Holland & A. Ames, & A.G. Parker to answer complaint of G.W. Ballentine (1875)
       *Bill of Costs in Stuart v. Musgrove (n.d.)

1831
1875
n.d.
800
Court Records – Circuit Court: Cases    
      *Case Nos. 12627-12799 (Civil Rights Demonstrators) (1961)
1961
12439
      *Case Nos. 12803-12929 (Civil Rights Demonstrators) (1961)
1961
12440
      *Case Nos. 12930-13799 (Civil Rights Demonstrators) (1961-1963)
1961-1963
12441
      *Case Nos. 13800-13910 (Civil Rights Demonstrators) (1963)
1963
12442
      *Case Nos. 13911-14049 (Civil Rights Demonstrators) (1963)
1963
12443
      *Case Nos. 14315-15257 (Civil Rights Demonstrators) (1963-1964)
1963-1964
12444
Court Records – Circuit Court
       *Jurors – Certification of Attendance (1828-1835, 1840, 1857-1858, n.d.)
       *Witnesses – Certification of Attendance (1825, 1828-1835, 1844, 1851-1858,1861, n.d.)

1828-1858, n.d.
1825-1861, n.d.
13438
Court Records – Circuit Court: Summons to Defendants
       *Summons for G. Hull to answer plea of J.M. Lewis for use of J.P. Lee (1830)
       *Summons for T.H. Dickson to answer plea of Planters Bank for use of C. Lynch (1835)
       *Summons for President and Selectmen of Jackson to answer plea of Planters Bank (1835)
       *Summons for B.W. Benton to answer plea of D. Barrowes and H.A. Hall for use of W. Kimble (1839)
       *Summons for H.A. Hall & W.P. Stone to answer plea of S.W. Benedict and J.W. Benedict (1839)
       *Summons for H.W. Hall & B.C. Buckley to answer plea of J. Bradshaw (1839)
       *Summons for J. L. Fall, G.R. Fall, T. Graves, J. Long, H. A. Hall & M.Wilson to answer plea of A.B. Sanding, J.P. Wolworth & H. D. Moudaville [misc. officers of the State of Mississippi] (1839)

1830
1835
1835
1839
1839
1839
1839
800
Court Records – Circuit Court: Minutes
       *March Term 1827
       *September Term 1827
       *April Term, 1828
       *June Term 1829
       *December Term, 1829

1827
1827
1828
1829
1829
800
Court Records – Circuit Court: Miscellaneous
       *Letter J.P. Newman to Col. A. B. Saunders, Circuit Clerk 1838)
       *District Attorney’s report of fines imposed in 1877 (1877)

1838
1877
800
Court Records: Justice of the Peace
       *Accounts and other evidence of debt (1833-1845; 1849; n.d.)
       *Affidavits Concerning Debts (1835-1836; 1839-1844; 1860; n.d.)

1833-1849; n.d.
1835-1836;
1839-1844; 1860; n.d.
20837
20838
      *Affidavits regarding thefts of property (1841-1842)
1841-1842
20837
      *Attachment Bonds:
             December 1840
             January 1841 – April 1841
             May, July and November 1841
             February 1842 – November 1842
             May 1843 & November 1843

1840
1841
1841
1842
1843
20838
      *Attachments for Rent (1840-1844)
1840-1844
20838
      *Fieri Facias Cases (1836, 1843-1844; n.d.)
1836; 1843-1844
20838
      *Garnishments (1840-1845)
1840-1845
20838
      *Jury of Inquest (1859)
1859
20838
      *Recognizance Bonds (1840-1841)
1840-1841
20838
      *Summons in Garnishment Cases (1836-1839)
1836-1839
800
      *Summons to Witnesses (1839-1843)
1839-1843
800
      *Writs for Execution on Judgments, some with returns:
             November, 1830
             April 1834 – June, 1834
             February 1835 – November 1835
             January 1836 – November 1836
             June 1839
             November 1839 – December 1839
             January 1840 – December 1840
             January 1841 – June 1841
             September 1841 – December 1841
             January 1842 – March 1842
             June 1842 – December 1842
             January 1843 – December 1843
             January 1844 – October 1844
             January 1845 – May 1845
             July 1860

1830
1834
1835
1836
1839
1839
1840
1841
1841
1842
1842
1843
1844
1845
1860
20838
      *Writs for Summoning of a jury (1836)
1836
20837
      *Writs of Attachment:
             Feb., Mar, Nov. & Dec. 1840
             January – December 1841
             January – November 1842
             February & Sept.-Oct. 1843
             January – August 1844
             November-December 1844
             January – May 1845

1840
1841
1842
1843
1844
1844
1845
20838
      *Writs of Protest (1835)
1835
20838
Court Records – Justice of the Peace: Miscellaneous
       *Certificate of costs incurred by S.J. Evans & J. S. Hart for guarding criminal (1832)
       *Records stating result of attempts to execute on judgments not attached to Write to Execute on Judgments (1835, 1843, 1844)
       *Order for Deputy to arrest persons threatening H. Cawby (1836)
       *Search Warrant for Bunyan (1836)
       *Order for Deputy to arrest persons threatening John Potter (1839)
       *Oath of A. Davis concerning spiritous liquors (1842)
       *Search Warrant for wagon belonging to Macafee (1842)

1832
1835, 1843, 1844
1836
1836
1839
1842
1842
800
Court Records – Officers of the Court
       *Certification of expenses and services (1825-1837, 1840-1845, 1849, 1852-1861, 1866-1867, n.d.)
1825-1867, n.d.
13438
Court Records – Probate
       *Petition of F.H. Hartzog for J.W. Owen(?) and Ann Wolf concerning estate of S. Bonsale, deceased (1841)
       *Petition of F.H. Hartzog about land question in estate of S. Bonsale, deceased (1842)
       *John McCaleb (1846)

1841
1842
1846
800
Court Records – Misc. Courts
       *Bonds for stay on appeal of judgments or for delivery of goods attached in judgments (1836; 1840-1845)
1836; 1840-1845
20838
      *Sheet of calculations of interest and costs in case: M.H. Hackhouse vs. W.L. McCoy (1829)
       *Jury decision; unidentified case (1835)
       *Form to use in 1843 for Writs for Execution of Judgment (1843)
       *Jury findings, unknown case; Jurors Black, McDonald, Pierrus, Osborn, Thompson, Burgess & Springer (n.d.)
       *Costs of court; unknown court; names: Burrell, Robertson, Tarply, Beem, White, Jones (n.d.)

1829
1835
1843
n.d.
n.d.
800
       *Miscellaneous (1857-1858)
1857-1858
13438
Courthouse:
       *Specifications for Hinds Co. Courthouse, Raymond (1857)
1857
800
Declaration of Intention to become a United States citizen/Naturalization Papers
       *Papers for Francis Davis (1829)
1829
800
Election Records:
       *Miscellaneous (1828-1829, 1855)

1828-1829, 1855
13438
      *Poll Tax Receipts and Voter Registration Cards (1956-1965)
1956-1965
800
Fines
       *Note transmitting list of executions issued for fines in favor of the State of Mississippi (1844)

1844
800
Jury Records:    
      Grand Jury Presentment (n.d.)
n.d.
800
Venire
       *Jury List: Second Judicial District (1887)

1887
800
Land Records - Indentures, Deeds, other land transactions
       *Right of Preference to J. Winn (1822)
       *Right of Preference to T. Mathews (1822)
       *Right of Preference to W. Mathews (1822)
       *Right of Preference to D. Dickson (1822)
       *Right of Preference to H. Bone (1823)
       *Deed of Trust, S. Puckett to L. Lindley (1826)
       *Public sale to J.L. Phillips (1833)
       *Agreement to buy and sell between T. Sims & J. Blackburn (1833)
       *M. Black to T.B.J. Hadley (1835)
       *Indenture between T. Sims & B. R. Wallace (1835)
       *Indenture between Daniel H. Geiser &d Arcihbald L. Geiser; and George W. Geiser. (1835)
       *Land Grant to Folkes, Folkes, Thomas, Walker (1836)
       *Deed from W.M. Gwin & wife Mary to H.G. Runnels, R.M. Wilkinson & W.P. Stone (1838)
       *Indenture between N. Kavannaugh & The Real Estate Banking Company of Hinds County (1838)
       *Affidavit concerning purchase by W.H./Hamer (1838)
       *Memorandum of Sale between J.L. Johnston and D. Greenleaf (1838)
       *Certification of sale to J.T. Hull & T. Graves (1838)
       *Indenture between W. N. Gwin and G. M. Barnes (1841)
       *Indenture between A. Morgan and J.P. Oldham (1842)
       *Deed of Trust Dabney to Smith (fragment) (1842)
       *Deed between P. Higheim & Antoinette, his wife; and S. Higheim and Henrietta his wife (1848)
       *Certificate of Auditor of Public Accounts about delinquent land purchased by the State (1854)
       *Certification by A.B. Dilworth, Sec. of State, that certain city lot was never patented to any individual (1859)
       *Purchase of city lots (1839)
       *Purchase of city lots (1843)
       *Purchase of city lots (1847)

1822
1822
1822
1822
1823
1826
1833
1833
1835
1835
1835
1836
1838
1838
1838
1838
1838
1841
1842
1842
1848
1854
1859
1839
1843
1847
800
Land Records - Misc. records regarding land sales
       *Articles of Agreement for J. Shields to build a storehouse adjoining lots owned by S.W. Francis & S.E. Holladay (1833)
       *Petition to Chancellor of State of MS concerning land conveyed by S.H. Butterworth (1845)
       *Notice of sale, land of W. St. Clair (?) (1846)

1833
1845
1846
800
Land Records – Tax Collectors’ land sales
       *Purchase by S.E. McCabe (1841)
       *Purchase by John Stubblefield (1842)
       *Concerning purchase by C.A. Bougher (1853)

1841
1842
1853
800
Mayor’s Office
       *Summons to officer Barrers concerning patrol duty (1836)

1836
800
Miscellaneous
       *Receipt signed by J. Riddle for copy of the revised laws of the State of Mississippi (1835)

1835
800
Power of Attorney
       *Granted by J.W. Baggett to W.T. Deason (1871)
       *Granted by J.J. Alexander, Sheriff/Tax Collector to J.M. Stone (1873)

1871
1873
800
Public Instrument of Protest
       *Issued by several banks in Jackson demanding payment of drafts(1860)

1860
800
Recreational Park and water cooling lake feasibility study (Section 16, T6N, R1E)
1957
800
Schools
       *Board of Education Minutes (T5R1 W) (1859-1869)
       *Reports of Fines accruing to the Common School Fund collected by George Whitfield, J.P. for Dist. 1 (1874)

1859-1869
1874
800
Sheriff’s Records
       *Sheriff & Tax Collector: Accounts Ledger (1916-1917)
       *Record of personal and real property sales (1866)

1916-1917
1866
10085
Sheriff’s Records, Miscellaneous    
       *Affidavit of Sheriff J.A. McRaven about postponing sale of land (1832)
       *Note concerning form to use from 2-21-1840 (1840)
       *Affidavit of Sheriff W.R. Dickinson about jail escapee in City of Jackson (1842)
       *Notice to Sheriff of Appeal of Judgment against numerous Dickson individuals (1848)
       *Statement of taxes, Wm. Hester (1874)
1832
1840
1842
1848
1874
800
Sheriff’s Records    
       *Receipts for Real and Personal Property Taxes
             Paid by J. Johnson (1880)
             Paid by Jack Johnson (1880 & 1881)
             *R. Brown (1881)

1880
1880 & 1881
1881
800
       *Summons to Justice of the Peace Court
             March & August 1834
             February 1835 - December 1835
             January 1836 – November 1836
             January 1837 – February 1837

1834
1835
1836
1837
20835
             March 1838
             October 1839 - December 1839
             January 1840 – December 1840
1938
1839
1840
20836
             January 1841 – February 1841
             April 1841 – July 1841
             October 1841 – December 1841
             January 1842 - December 1842
             January 1843 - December 1843
             January 1844 – December 1844
             January 1845 – June 1845
1841
1841
1841
1842
1843
1844
1845
20837
Slaves/Negroes – Documents
       *Deed of Trust D. Murray to W.C. Demoss (1843)

1843
800
Taxes Assessed on Real Estate
       *Report by S. Holt of delinquent land taxes (1828)
       *Pearl River Foundry Co. (1874)

1828
1874
800
Tax Collector
       *Insolvencies and Delinquent tax payments (Mildewed – Restricted until further notice) (1871)

1871
10086
Treasurer’s General Ledger
1874-1875
10086
Youth Court (Jackson-Hinds): Promotional brochure
ca. 1973
800

See Also:
      Series 1822: Direct Tax Receipt Book. 1866 (Auditor/RG 29)