Z 1783.000 Harrison (James T.) Notebook

James T. Harrison was born near Pendleton, South Carolina, on November 30, 1811. He graduated from the University of South Carolina at the age of eighteen and studied law under James L. Pettigru of Charleston, S. C. In 1834, he moved to Mississippi and established his law practice at Macon, with John Ruff as a partner. Two years later, he moved his practice to Columbus, where he practiced until his death in 1879. In 1861, he was chosen as a delegate to the Convention of Southern States at Montgomery. Subsequently, he was elected to the Confederate Congress, of which he remained a member throughout its whole existence. At the conclusion of the Civil War, he was elected to the U.S. Congress, but his credentials were not recognized. Harrison died in Columbus on May 22, 1879.

The notebook (labeled "No. 1") consists primarily of records of court proceedings in various locations, including Oktibbeha and Neshoba counties. There are cases involving the Commercial Bank of Mississippi, Governor T. M. Tucker (p. 25), and President John Tyler (p. 55). Some of the legal subjects mentioned include: civil suits, patents (pp. 1–6), land titles (pp. 7–9), insanity (pp. 29–32), murder (pp. 75–77, 83–89, 144–154), inheritance (p. 134), juries (pp. 164–176), slave possession (pp. 169, 77), replevin (pp. 189–190), and petition for freedom by a slave (p. 214).

Series: 1. Notebook. 1843. 1 item.