Circuit courts
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Alabama Court Seizure of an Enslaved Woman
Collection
Identifier: MSS-4912
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a document issued by an Alabama circuit court to the sheriff of Lawrence County, instructing him to seize the "goods, chattles, lands, and tenements" of James A. Francisco to settle a debt that he owed to Charles McClung and Sons. The document records the original amount of the debt as well as what the merchant wanted for damages and court costs. It states that one enslaved "girl named Virgin" was "levied" to cover Francisco's fees. It is unclear whether this was the...
Dates:
November 9-18, 1823
Wiley Coleman papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0340
Abstract
1 Ledger, 2 docket books.
Dates:
1859-1871
Jonathan Burford Summons
Collection
Identifier: MSS-2212
Abstract
A summons from Jonathan Burford, Circuit Court clerk, to the sheriff of Lawrence County, Alabama, asking the sheriff to compel John P. Broadnax, William F. Broadnax, and William Faxhall to pay debts.
Dates:
1821-05-01
Marengo County, Alabama Court records
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0906
Abstract
Contains court records for Marengo County, Alabama, from 1818-1966
Dates:
unknown
Memphis and Charleston Railroad Company records
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0978
Abstract
Material relating to law suits between the Memphis and Charleston Railroad Company and private individuals, tried in the Circuit Court of Madison County, Alabama.
Dates:
1853-1914
Tuscumbia, Courtland, and Decatur Railroad Records
Collection
Identifier: MSS-1444
Abstract
Legal papers from the Mississippi Circuit Court and an Annual Report for the company from 1836
Dates:
1836 - 1845