11083004https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/11083004MississippiHindsCounty1830Archives102Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, MississippiElizabeth Fort seeks remuneration from the state after her slave Henry was executed for stabbing a white man with intent to kill. She is fifty-two years old and owns only two other slaves, a man and a woman, "capable of serving her, & providing a support for her declining years."Execution (enslaved)Trials (enslaved)HomicideAssaultAssessed Value (enslaved)