2 July 1867

N.W., fl. 1867

Autograph document signed

Title: Justice of the Peace Appointment Certificate

Fellows is again appointed Justice of the Peace for the county of Carroll.

GLC02745.097

5 June 1872

Goodall, John H., fl. 1872

Autograph document signed

Title: Justice of the Peace Appointment Certificate

Fellows is again appointed Justice of the Peace for the county of Carroll.

GLC02745.098

1864

Pamphlet

Title: Decisions of Hon. James D. Halyburton, judge of the Confederate States district court for the Eastern District of Virginia, in the cases of John B. Lane and John H. Leftwich, in relation to their exemption, as mail contractors...

GLC06745.202

February 16, 1865

Confederate States of America. Congress

Printed document

Title: House Bill. A Bill Making appropriations to supply a deficiency in the appropriation for the Department of Justice for the half year ending December 31st, 1864.

stamp of record division

GLC06745.165

29 November 1864

Confederate States of America. Congress

Printed document

Title: House Bill, No. 239. A Bill To be entitled An Act to organize the Supreme Court.

stamp of record division

GLC06745.109

29 August 1901

Sherzer, Edwin B., fl. 1900-1902

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Clara M. Miller

re: The pictures are fine that she sent. Describes the beauty of Alaskan Mother Nature. "To night is a beautiful moon brightnight and all is still…" He mentions about inditing Mr. Wright and testifying before the grand jury.

GLC05755.052

February 26, 1827

Taney, Roger Brooke, 1777-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Nathaniel Williams

Reports on the health of Judge [Sewal?]. Mentions the decision on the insolvency law. Remarks that he does not know when the Goodings case will be tried.

GLC03545.03

Circa 1879

Tarbell, Jonathan, fl. 1877-1879

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

This is a series containing one small notecard, a separate docket, and a separate envelope, all in regards to the resignation of Judge Orlin

GLC09400.117

1861-1877

Photograph

Title: Horatio L. Wait

Master in Chancery since 1876

GLC08284.168

26 June 1839

Administracion general de rentas reales maritimas, fl. 1839

Document signed

Title: [Official document citing goods on board the Amistad] [In Spanish]

Partially printed. Bill of lading for the schooner Amistad. Lists items to be shipped for Arne and Laca (the printed "D," signifying "Don," has been crossed out). Cites the Amistad's destination as Guanaja.

GLC05636.53

25 June 1839

Administracion general de rentas reales maritimas, fl. 1839

Document signed

Title: [Official document citing goods on board the Amistad] [In Spanish]

Partially printed. Bill of lading for the schooner Amistad. Lists items to be shipped for Don Jose Valls. Cites the Amistad's destination as Guanaja.

GLC05636.54

27 June 1839

Administracion general de rentas reales maritimas, fl. 1839

Document signed

Title: [Official document citing goods on board the Amistad] [In Spanish]

Partially printed. Bill of lading for the schooner Amistad. Lists items to be shipped for Don Ramon [Berness?]. Cites the Amistad's destination as Guanaja.

GLC05636.55

27 June 1839

Administracion general de rentas reales maritimas, fl. 1839

Document signed

Title: [Official document citing goods on board the Amistad] [In Spanish]

Partially printed. Bill of lading for the schooner Amistad. Lists items to be shipped for Don Luis Cerruda. Cites the Amistad's destination as Guanaja.

GLC05636.56

25 June 1839

Administracion general de rentas reales maritimas, fl. 1839

Document signed

Title: [Official document citing goods on board the Amistad] [In Spanish]

Partially printed. Bill of lading for the schooner Amistad. Lists items to be shipped for Don F. de Sandoval. Cites the Amistad's destination as Guanaja. States "por [by] Carpineti Carranera" at the bottom of the page.

GLC05636.57

26 June 1839

Administracion general de rentas reales maritimas, fl. 1839

Document signed

Title: [Official document citing goods on board the Amistad] [In Spanish]

Partially printed. Bill of lading for the schooner Amistad. Lists items to be shipped for Don Saturnio Carrias. Cites the Amistad's destination as Guanaja. States "por [by] Carpineti Carranera" at the bottom of the page.

GLC05636.58

26 June 1839

Administracion general de rentas reales maritimas, fl. 1839

Document signed

Title: [Official document citing goods on board the Amistad] [In Spanish]

Partially printed. Bill of lading for the schooner Amistad. Lists items to be shipped for Don Ramon [Berness?]. Cites the Amistad's destination as Guanaja.

GLC05636.59

1802

Scott, John B., 1761-1814

Document signed

Title: [Indictment of Absalum in the Easter Plot]

Indictment of Absalum by Scott as Deputy Attorney for the Commonwealth in a court of Oyer and Terminer. Absalum, "a negro man slave of the estate of John Hilyard," is charged with conspiring to create an insurrection and plotting murder on 14 April 1802. "That the said Absalum...did feloniously consult and conspire to make insurrection... And...did feloniously, wickedly & maliciously plot the murder of sundry persons contrary to the act of Assembly intituled 'An Act to reduce into one the several Acts concerning Slaves, free Negroes and Mulattoes, and against the Peace & Dignity of…

GLC06338.01

1802

Scott, John B., 1761-1814

Document signed

Title: [Indictment of Frank in the Easter Plot]

Indictment of Frank by Scott as Deputy Attorney for the Commonwealth in a court of Oyer and Terminer. Frank, "a negro man slave the property of Archer Robertson," is charged with conspiring to create an insurrection and plotting murder on 10 April 1802. "That the said Frank...did feloniously consult and conspire to make insurrection... And...did feloniously, wickedly & maliciously plot the murder of Daniel Purkins...."

GLC06338.02

1802

Scott, John B., 1761-1814

Document signed

Title: [Indictment of Phiby in the Easter Plot]

One document dated 1802. Item is an indictment of Phiby written by John B. Scott, Deputy Attorney for the Commonwealth in a court of Oyer and Terminer. Phiby is identified as Black woman enslaved by Daniel Price. Document details that she has been charged with conspiring to murder Price and to organize an insurrection with other freedpeople, enslaved people and "mulattoes."

GLC06338.03

6 April 1802

Scott, John B., 1761-1814

Document signed

Title: [Indictment of Sancho in the Easter Plot]

One document dated 1802. Item is an indictment of Sancho written by John B. Scott, Deputy Attorney for the Commonwealth in a court of Oyer and Terminer. Sancho is identified as Black man enslaved by John Booker. Document details that he has been charged with conspiring to murder Daniel Dejarnett and to organize an insurrection with other freedpeople, enslaved people and "mulattoes."

GLC06338.04

1802

Scott, John B., 1761-1814

Document signed

Title: [Indictment of Jim in the Easter Plot]

Indictment of Jim by Scott as Deputy Attorney for the Commonwealth in a court of Oyer and Terminer. Jim, "a negro man slave the property of James Booker," is charged with conspiring to create an insurrection and plotting murder on 6 April 1802. "That the said Jim..did feloniously consult and conspire to make insurrection... And...did feloniously, wickedly & maliciously plot the death of James Booker...."

GLC06338.05

1802

Scott, John B., 1761-1814

Document signed

Title: [Indictment of Abram in the Easter Plot]

Indictment of Abram by Scott as Deputy Attorney for the Commonwealth in a court of Oyer and Terminer. Abram, "a negro man slave the property of William Smith," is charged with conspiring to create an insurrection and plotting murder on [7 ?] March 1802. "That the said Abram..did feloniously and wickedly consult advise and conspire to make insurrection... And...did wickedly maliciously & feloniously plot the murder of his said master Wm Smith...."

GLC06338.06

18 April 1802

Spragins, Mel, fl. 1802-1819

Document signed

Title: [Warrant to the Halifax County jailer to hold three slaves convicted of participating in the Easter Plot]

Spragins orders the Halifax County jail keeper to receive into custody "the body of" Absolam, belonging to John Hillard (in GLC 6336.01 "Absalum" belonging to John "Hilyard"), Bob, belonging to Peter Barksdale, and Martin, belonging to Henry Bass. Docket indicates this is a mittimus (a type of warrant). Spragins was a justice of the peace. "...charged and convicted before me with consulting and conspireing to rebel and make insurrection and you the said Jailor are hereby required to...them safely keep till they shall be thence discharged by due course of Law."

GLC06338.07

17 April 1802

Spragins, Mel, fl. 1802-1819

Document signed

Title: [Writ of summons for the sheriff of Halifax County to summon county justices for a trial of slaves involved in the Easter Plot]

Writ of summons signed by Spragins and Dejurnatt (some ancestral records cite "Dejarnett," among various other spellings). Ordering the county sheriff to summon justices for a 23 April trial of "Sanco [Sancho] a Negro Man Slave now in possession of Richard Booker, Frank the property of Archer Robertson[,] Jim the property of James Booker and Phebey a Negro Woman Slave the property of Daniel Price." Notes that these four slaves were committed to county jail that day as per warrant.

GLC06338.08

17 April 1802

Spragins, Mel, fl. 1802-1819

Document signed

Title: [Warrant to the jailer of Halifax County to receive Abram, a slave, into custody until 23 April]

Spragins and Dejurnatt order the Halifax County jail keeper to receive into custody "Abram a Negro Man Slave the property of William Smith...he being a Witness in behalf of the Commonwealth" against Sanc[h]o, Frank, Jim and Phebey. A note at bottom specifies that "It is necessary that the above Witness be kept Separate from the persons he is a witness against." A note on verso states: "Sank [Sancho?] said he wd kill Danl Dijarnatt & take his wife. / Frank said he would take Danl. Perkins wife / Jim - [unclear if the latter is a signature or an unfinished sentence]." Docket indicates this…

GLC06338.09