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*Circuit courts are countywide courts that have records of minor civil cases, bastardy, felonies, and appeals from justices of the peace, and municipality and county courts. This court has had exclusive jurisdiction over felonies. | *Circuit courts are countywide courts that have records of minor civil cases, bastardy, felonies, and appeals from justices of the peace, and municipality and county courts. This court has had exclusive jurisdiction over felonies. | ||
The Family History Library has copies of many of the county, chancery, and circuit court records. For example, the library has Hinds County court records from about 1850 to 1910. From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History the library has territorial land and court records for 1798 to 1817 (Family History Library films 904447-51). | The Family History Library has copies of many of the county, chancery, and circuit court records. For example, the library has Hinds County court records from about 1850 to 1910. From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History the library has territorial land and court records for 1798 to 1817 (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=256302&disp=Mississippi+territorial+land+and+court+r%20%20&columns=*,0,0 films 904447-51]). | ||
For more information about court procedures and records see: | For more information about court procedures and records see: | ||
''Survey of Records in Mississippi Court Houses''. Jackson, Mississippi: Mississippi Genealogical Society, 1967. (Family History | ''Survey of Records in Mississippi Court Houses''. Jackson, Mississippi: Mississippi Genealogical Society, 1967. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=153221&disp=Survey+of+records+in+Mississippi+court+h%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 976.2 P2m; fiche 6100939].) | ||
Hendrix, Mary L. ''Mississippi Court Records: From the Files of the High Court of Errors and Appeals, 1799-1859''. Jackson, Mississippi: N.p. 1950. (Family History | Hendrix, Mary L. ''Mississippi Court Records: From the Files of the High Court of Errors and Appeals, 1799-1859''. Jackson, Mississippi: N.p. 1950. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=245566&disp=Mississippi+court+records+from+the+files%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 976.2 P2h].) | ||
McBee, May Wilson. ''The Natchez Court Records . . . 1767-1805''. Greenwood, Mississippi: M. W. McBee, 1953Family History Library. (FHL book 976.2 P2mm.)<br><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | McBee, May Wilson. ''The Natchez Court Records . . . 1767-1805''. Greenwood, Mississippi: M. W. McBee, 1953Family History Library. (FHL [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=153269&disp=The+Natchez+court+records%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 976.2 P2mm].)<br><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | ||
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