When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
This original 1885 Mississippi Circuit Court grand jury indictment charges Samuel Smith and William Smith with burglary and larceny after breaking into a rural store and stealing goods, including preserved pineapple and smoking tobacco. Fully handwritten and officially filed, the document captures a vivid moment in Mississippi’s post-Reconstruction legal history.
🔹Condition: Fair. The document was originally folded and has been carefully flattened. There is age-appropriate wear, including fold lines and a small tear along one fold. All text remains legible, and the document is intact.
This document comes from a larger collection of 19th-century legal records discovered in the basement of a historic Mississippi jail. Additional documents from this archive will be listed separately.
Feel free to contact me with any questions.
