Series 502: Court Documents and Legislative Records. 1804-1817.
Mississippi Territory. Governor (RG 2).
As of 10/06/2010
Series 502: Court Documents and Legislative Records. 1804-1817.
Mississippi Territory. Governor (RG 2).
A miscellaneous collection of various court documents such as exhibits to court cases, copies of court orders and reports, and a few legislative records such as a petition, and a report compiled by order of the Legislature.
| Court case materials, legislative materials | 29406 |
Calendar for Series 502 (RG 2): Count Documents and Legislative Records
| Doc. # | Date | Abstract |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | c. 1817 | “Account of Fines in the Old Supreme Court” - a listing (in table form) entitled “Amount of Executions issued from the Late Supreme Court” with column headings for parties’ names, amount of fine, sheriff’s return and by whom collected |
| 2 | c. 1810s? | Petition, Andrew Barland and other family members (children of William Barland, deceased, and Lisey, his wife), addressed to the Senate and the House of Representatives, regarding their disabilities suffered under the constitution of the state owing to their mother being "a coloured woman;" also included are signatures of fellow citizens |
| 3 | c. 1814 | Brief? – “Holt for the Appellee” – re: statute of limitations and previous decree; names also mentioned are Prosper King, Eldergill and Arthur Carney |
| 4 | [1804 – 1805?] | Complaints, D. W. Breazeale and ? against Thomas Hinds, deputy sheriff for dereliction of duty. Cases cited are: *Henderson v. Searcy & Gaskins *Thomas H. Woods & Wife v. William Fairbanks *John M. Alston v. Hyman & Douglass *Territory v. Collard *Territory v. McLune *Territory v. Holt |
| 5 | Feb. 27, 1809 | Note, T. [Thomas] Rodney, regarding sitting of the Supreme Court (length of terms, and location of court) |
| 6 | July 26, 1810 | Complaint, against Sheriff Montfort Calvit, by Green and Tichenor, attorneys for plaintiff in Abraham Dumoss vs. William Ivy, Adams County, regarding money due them |
| 7 | April 15, 1811 | Statement, by D. P. January, clerk of County Court, Claiborne County, presented to the governor by Zacheriah Taliaferro, of causes on the docket given in support of accusations against the justices of the Quorum |
| 8 | [c. June 28, 1813] | Memorandum, P. [Peter] A. Vandorn, clerk, Superior Court, Claiborne County, regarding Duncan and Jackson vs. Richie and Willis |
| 9 | Oct., 1814 | Disposition, The Territory vs. Jno. W. Callihan, Superior Court, Adams County, certified by Theodore Stark, June 1815 (labeled “Exhibit F, No. 1”) |
| 10 | Oct., 1814 | Order, Superior Court, Adams County, to Isaac Hill, in his favor to postpone sentence |
| 11 | Nov. 19, 1814 | Report, Tho. [Thomas] Batchelor, clerk, Adams County Court, of money accrued to the county since 1809 |
| 12 | Nov. 19, 1814 | "Report made out by Daniel Burnet Esquire Commissioner appointed by virtue of An Act of Assembly entitled 'An Act to appoint Commissioners to examine and report on the State or situation of certain Offices' of Jury Taxes and Tax on Law process received by Joseph Briggs Sheriff of Claiborne County in the County Court of said County since his appointment to Office" |
| 13 | Dec. 9, 1814 | Resolution, President and Select Men in General Meeting, Natchez, to the President of the Legislative Council and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, offering the City Hall for sessions of the Supreme Court |
| 14 | Oct. 21, 1815 | Decree, James McClellan, Administrator of the estate of Stephen Trigg vs. Francis Boardman, Superior Court, Adams County, rendered by Geo. [George] Poindexter, in favor of the complainant |
| 15 | Feb. 9, 1816 | Articles of agreement, between George Poindexter and Moses Liddell, regarding boundary between tracts of land |