Series 500: Laws Distributed Receipts. 1810, 1815-1818.

Creator: Territorial Governor (RG 2).

Collection Summary: Receipts of county and court officials for copies of legislative acts and codes. Generally, the receipts list the number of copies received, the distributor (sometimes the Secretary of the Territory), date received, and official receiving the items. A single list of recipients (unidentified) is also included among these records. A calendar of documents can be found below.

Access Restrictions: Original records in this series are restricted due to age and/or fragility. 

Date(s): 1810, 1815-1818.

Volume: 0.25 Cubic Feet.

Finding Aid Created By: Colby Cox in April 2025.

Related Materials: TBD.

Record Group History: The Territorial Governor of Mississippi was the figure selected by the U.S. Congress to be the leading political figure of the Mississippi Territory. The Office of the Territorial Governor was created on April 7, 1798, when the creation of the Mississippi Territory was authorized. The Territorial Governor initially had full power over the creation of legislation until a general assembly was formed to represent the state in May of 1800. The Territorial Governor additionally served as the commander-in-chief of the Mississippi militia and was given authority over affairs with native peoples. The office was abolished once Mississippi became a full state in 1817.

Collection Inventory:

Box Content	Box Number
Receipts of Officials for Copies of Legislative Acts, Codes	16714

Calendar of Documents – Laws Distributed Receipts

Doc.#	Date	Abstract
1	Undated	Receipt, of Henry Daingerfield, by Samuel Smith, of copies of legislative acts for distribution among counties east of the Pearl River
2	Undated	Receipt, of Andrew Marschalk, by J. Girault, Roger Dixon, William Dunbar, William (?) Thomas, of copies of legislative journals for 2nd session of the General Assembly
3	Undated	List of recipients (unidentified)
4	July 2, 1810	Receipt, of Governor Holmes, by George W. McConnell, of copies of the digest and the acts for 1808
5	January 31, 1815	Receipt, of Samuel Smith, by William Hunt, of copies of the laws of 1814 for Hancock Co.
6	February 9, 1815	Receipt, of H. [Henry] Daingerfield, by Robt. Moore, for copies of legislative acts of the 2nd session, 8th General Assembly
8	February 13, 1815	Receipt, of R. Moore, by P. [Peter] A. Vandorn, of copies of statutes passed 1814
9	February 25, 1815	Receipt, of Samuel Smith, by Geo. [George] H. Nixon, Marion County, of copies of the laws
10	February 26, 1815	Receipt, of Samuel Smith, by W. Richbourg, of copies of legislative acts of 1814
11	March 11, 1815	Receipt, of Saml. [Samuel] Smith, by Alex. [Alexander] McIntosh, Greene County, of copies of the legislative acts of 8th General Assembly
12	March 20, 1815	Receipt, of Samuel Smith, by Warham Easley, Clarke County, of copies of legislative acts of 1815 (receipt with note on back)
13	March 28, 1815	Receipt, of Samuel Smith, by M. M. Kensey, Mobile County, of copies of legislative acts of 1815
14	April, 1815	Receipt, of Samuel Smith, by T. Malone, Washington County, of copies of legislative acts of 1815
15	Apr. 20, 1815	Receipt, of Samuel Smith, by James Johnston, Baldwin Co., for legislative acts of 1814-1815
16	July 18, 1815	Receipt, of Governor Holmes, by Wm. [William] E.? Parker, Jefferson County, of copies of the legislative acts
17	January 27, 1816	Receipt, of William Briscoe, by Wm. [William] E. Parker, Jefferson County, of copies of legislative acts of the 9th General Assembly
18	January 28, 1816	Receipt, of William Briscoe, by Joseph Johnson, Wilkinson County, of copies of legislative acts of 1815
19	January 29, 1816	Receipt, of William Briscoe, by Tho. [Thomas] Batchelor, of copies of legislative acts of 9th General Assembly
20	January 30, 1816	Receipt, of William Briscoe, by Jas. [James] Y. McNabb, Pike County, of copies of legislative acts of 9th General Assembly
21	January 31, 1816	Receipt, of William Briscoe, by Jas. Phillips, of copies of legislative acts of 9th General Assembly for 1815
22	February 1, 1816	Receipt, of Wm. [William] Briscoe, by Hosea H. Runnels for Harmon M. Runnels, of copies of legislative acts of 9th General Assembly
23	February 5, 1816	Receipt, of William Briscoe, by P. [Peter] A. Vandorn, of copies of the legislative acts
24	February 5 - February 11, 1816	Receipts, of Phillip Briscoe, by William Hunts, W. Richbourg & William Mobijon (?), of copies of legislative acts for 1815
25	February 11, 1816	Receipt, of Phillip Briscoe, by George Gaines for Washington County, of copies of legislative acts
26	Feb. 11, 1816	Receipt, of Phillip Briscoe, by Lewis Sewall, Monroe County, of copies of legislative acts for 9th General Assembly
7	February 12, 1816	Receipt, of Philip Briscoe, by James Johnston, of copies of legislative acts passed 1815
27	February 13, 1816	Receipt, of W. [William] Briscoe, by H. [Henry] D. Downs, Warren County, of copies of legislative acts of 9th General Assembly
28	February 14, 1816	Receipt, of Phillip Briscoe, by John Elliott, of copies of legislative acts passed in 1815
29	Feb. 27, 1816	Receipt, of Phillip Briscoe, by A. Sillers (?) of legislative acts of 1815
30	August? 6, 1818	Receipt, of the secretary of state, by Henry Quine, of Turner’s Digest for William Carter, Justice of the Peace for Pike Co.