RG 21 - U.S. District Courts, Criminal Case Files (Circuit Court) - Raleigh, North Carolina
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Criminal Case Files, 1798-1897
National Archives Identifier 2568924
Criminal case files typically include the indictment or criminal information, pleas of the defendant, warrants and subpoenas, proceedings before U.S. commissioners, recognizances or bonds for appearance, the judgment and commitment, depositions of witnesses, nolle prosequis, motions, orders, and other papers filed in criminal actions. Transcripts of testimony are also sometimes included. Criminal cases include charges of crimes committed on federal property, conspiracy to violate a person's civil rights, making liquor or tobacco products without paying the correct government tax, cutting timber on public lands, various crimes involving the mail or U.S. post offices, shooting protected migratory birds, failure to register for the draft, forgery, counterfeiting, election fraud, internal revenue violations, and other federal crimes.
| Box |
Plaintiff |
Defendant |
Year |
Category |
| 1 |
United States |
Henry Beeman et al |
1830 |
Robbery on steamboat |
| 1 |
United States |
Daniel & Enoch Evans |
1825 |
Counterfeit |
| 1 |
United States |
Robert Ewing |
1845 |
Counterfeit |
| 1 |
United States |
James Bruce |
1834 |
Mail, Robbery |
| 1 |
United States |
Thomas Brinkley |
1808 |
Counterfeit |
| 1 |
United States |
Thomas Gean Wm. Brewer |
1815 |
Duties |
| 1 |
United States |
Dennis Bradley |
1818 |
Mail Robbery |
| 1 |
United States |
Thomas Elliot |
1810 |
Mail, Embezzled and Destroyed |
| 1 |
United States |
Joseph Boardman |
1839 |
Mutiny, attempt of |
| 1 |
United States |
James Butler |
1832 |
Mail, Robbery |
| 1 |
United States |
Stephen Baker |
1810 |
Mail Robbery |
| 1 |
United States |
William Bailey |
1815 |
Duties |
| 1 |
United States |
Thomas Burge |
1850 |
Mail, embezzled |
| 1 |
United States |
Nathan Baggett |
1801 |
Counterfeit |
| 1 |
United States |
Jeremiah Andrews |
1837 |
Robbery |
| 1 |
United States |
James Adkins |
1856 |
Mail, Robbery |
| 1 |
United States |
Easly Bolan |
1819 |
Mail |
| 1 |
United States |
Abraham Collins |
1805 |
Counterfeit |
| 1 |
United States |
Charles A Camp |
1858 |
Mail, Robbery |
| 1 |
United States |
Richard Cannon |
1808 |
Counterfeit |
| 1 |
United States |
Andrew Carpenter |
1833 |
Counterfeit |
| 1 |
United States |
Henry Carpenter |
1833 |
Counterfeit |
| 1 |
United States |
James Brown et al |
1821 |
Mutiny |
| 1 |
United States |
Addison Cherry |
1855 |
Mail Violation of laws |
| 1 |
United States |
Robert Dorsey |
1800 |
Murder on ship |
| 1 |
United States |
Martin Collins et al |
1805 |
Counterfeit and Forgery |
| 1 |
United States |
Robert Dickey |
1805 |
Counterfeit |
| 1 |
United States |
Finch Carter |
1813 |
Mail, Robbery |
| 1 |
United States |
Benjamin Dorsey |
No Date |
Mail |
| 1 |
United States |
John Coranth |
1806 |
Counterfeit |
| 1 |
United States |
James Dallerhite |
1834 |
Mail, Robbery |
| 1 |
United States |
Rufus Curry |
1856 |
Mail |
| 1 |
United States |
William Crocker |
1838 |
Destroyed ship Aurora |
| 1 |
United States |
John Crocker |
1806 |
Counterfeit |
| 2 |
United States |
Abraham Irvin |
1805 |
Counterfeit |
| 2 |
United States |
John Gully |
1857 |
Counterfeit, Forgery |
| 2 |
United States |
John W Jordan |
1855 |
Mail, Robbery |
| 2 |
United States |
William Johnson |
1855 |
Mutiny |
| 2 |
United States |
James, & et al Johnson |
1836 |
Robbery |
| 2 |
United States |
James T Johnson |
1837 |
Robbery |
| 2 |
United States |
James Johnson |
1835 |
Countefeit & Forgery |
| 2 |
United States |
Giles Joynes |
1843 |
Counterfeit |
| 2 |
United States |
L F Gray |
1858 |
Mail, Embezzled |
| 2 |
United States |
George & Mary Farabee |
1858 |
Mail, Robbery |
| 2 |
United States |
Conrad Fesserman |
1845 |
Mail, Robbery |
| 2 |
United States |
David Field |
1829 |
Counterfeit |
| 2 |
United States |
Ruben Fitzgerald |
1828 |
Transcript from Superior Court |
| 2 |
United States |
Anderson Freeman |
1815 |
Mail, Embezzled |
| 2 |
United States |
Zachariah Frott |
1819 |
Mail carry and taking away |
| 2 |
United States |
James W Gilmore |
1841 |
Mail, robbery |
| 2 |
United States |
Zacharaih Graham |
1816 |
Mail Embezzled and destroyed |
| 2 |
United States |
Thomas H Harvey |
1850 |
Mail embezzled |
| 2 |
United States |
Elijah Grant |
1819 |
Mail, Robbery |
| 2 |
United States |
Lewis Hunter |
1805 |
Counterfeit |
| 2 |
United States |
Nathan Haltsclaw |
1805 |
Counterfeit |
| 2 |
United States |
Thomas Judkins |
1843 |
Counterfeit & Forgery |
| 2 |
United States |
"Slave" Hasty |
1830 |
Rape, Federal land |
| 2 |
United States |
Thomas Haswell |
1821 |
Mail |
| 2 |
United States |
William et al Hayworth |
1830 |
Counterfeit |
| 2 |
United States |
Pennel Hendricks |
1853 |
Counterfeit |
| 2 |
United States |
Pannel Hobgood |
1840 |
Mail, taking |
| 2 |
United States |
Newhorn B Horn |
1857 |
Forgery |
| 2 |
United States |
Nathan Hunter |
1835 |
Forgery & Forgery |
| 2 |
United States |
Elijah Granto |
1819 |
Mail, Robbery |
| 2 |
United States |
Giles & Lyons Joyner |
1843 |
Counterfeit |
| 3 |
United States |
Silas Read |
1826 |
Forgery |
| 3 |
United States |
John Moore |
1806 |
Counterfeit |
| 3 |
United States |
Thomas Morris |
1805 |
Counterfeit |
| 3 |
United States |
Thomas Morris |
1805 |
Counterfeit & Forgery |
| 3 |
United States |
George Nelson |
1856 |
Counterfiet coins |
| 3 |
United States |
Gideon Olmstead |
1793 |
Piracy |
| 3 |
United States |
Thomas Patton |
1833 |
Forgery |
| 3 |
United States |
Claude Payne |
1801 |
Counterfeit |
| 3 |
United States |
William F Payne |
1856 |
Mail, Robbery |
| 3 |
United States |
Thomas M Moon |
1855 |
Mail, Robbery |
| 3 |
United States |
Papers |
1856 |
|
| 3 |
United States |
Joseph Pockett |
1795 |
Mail, Robbery |
| 3 |
United States |
Nathan Rounds |
1792 |
Piracy |
| 3 |
United States |
David rogers |
1847 |
counterfeit |
| 3 |
United States |
William J Williams |
1856 |
Mail & Robbery |
| 3 |
United States |
Azaraih Woodard |
1806 |
Counterfeit |
| 3 |
United States |
John B Woodfin |
1853 |
Counterfeit & Forgery |
| 3 |
United States |
Nathan Young |
1835 |
Counterfeit & Forgery |
| 3 |
United States |
Bonds, Letter , etc. |
? |
Criminal Cases |
| 3 |
United States |
William Peden |
1857 |
Mail, Robbery |
| 3 |
United States |
John Lawry |
1804 |
Counterfeit |
| 3 |
United States |
Joshua & John Roberts |
1807 |
Counterfeit |
| 3 |
United States |
John Mitchell |
1810 |
Embargo |
| 3 |
United States |
Michael & J. Brown Knulin |
1821 |
Mutiny |
| 3 |
United States |
William & Solomon King |
1835 |
Counterfeit |
| 3 |
United States |
Richard Kennon et al |
1809 |
Counterfeit |
| 3 |
United States |
Richard Kennon |
1809 |
Counterfeit |
| 3 |
United States |
Arthur Latham |
1854 |
Mail, Robbery |
| 3 |
United States |
James Leigh |
1858 |
Mail, embezzled |
| 3 |
United States |
Jonathan Lewis |
1830 |
Counterfeit |
| 3 |
United States |
Thomas McIntire |
1806 |
Counterfeit |
| 3 |
United States |
John Mills |
1832 |
Mail, robbery |
| 3 |
United States |
John Karnes |
1801 |
Counterfeit |
| 3 |
United States |
Hinton McKinnon |
1825 |
Mail , Robbery |
| 3 |
United States |
Elijah Libby |
1819 |
Murder |
| 3 |
United States |
Pileg Masey |
1794 |
Counterfeit |
| 3 |
United States |
John Lyons & Giles Joyner |
1843 |
Counterfeit |
| 3 |
United States |
John Lyons |
1843 |
Counterfeit |
| 3 |
United States |
Andrew Loftis |
1837 |
Mail, embezzle & destroy |
| 3 |
United States |
Daniel Lincoln |
1820 |
Piracy |
| 3 |
United States |
George & Jackson S Mesnerds |
1841 |
Mutiny & Revolt |
| 4 |
United States |
Collins & Twitty et al |
1806 |
Counterfiet 3 Files |
| 4 |
United States |
Joseph Straughan |
1832 |
Robbery |
| 4 |
United States |
William Williams |
1804 |
Counterfeit, passing notes |
| 4 |
United States |
Joseph Williams |
1830 |
Murder (Federal Land) |
| 4 |
United States |
George A Williams |
1859 |
Mail, Violation of law |
| 4 |
United States |
J F Wilkerson |
1859 |
Mail, Robbery |
| 4 |
United States |
DeWitt C Wellons |
1857 |
Forgery |
| 4 |
United States |
Nicholas Van Wright |
1840 |
Mail, Robbery |
| 4 |
United States |
Abel Turner |
1832 |
Counterfiet |
| 4 |
United States |
Solomon Todd |
1815 |
Duties |
| 4 |
United States |
William Tinner |
1853 |
Mail, Robbery |
| 4 |
United States |
John Thangham |
1832 |
Mail, Robbery |
| 4 |
United States |
William Tenner |
1853 |
Mail, Robbery |
| 4 |
United States |
Abraham Swain |
1801 |
Piracy |
| 4 |
United States |
Burrell H Sundy |
1835 |
Counterfeit & Forgery |
| 4 |
United States |
Anderson Stroud |
1805 |
Forgery |
| 4 |
United States |
John Steward |
1856 |
Mail |
| 4 |
United States |
John Smith |
1838 |
Counterfeit |
| 4 |
United States |
Calvin Smith |
1830 |
Mail, embezzled and detroy |
| 4 |
United States |
Edwin Skipper |
1826 |
Mail, embezzled and detroy |
| 4 |
United States |
Richard Sheridan |
1838 |
Destroyed Aurora |
| 4 |
United States |
Issac Sullivan |
1805 |
Counterfeit |
