Document Type
Catalog Records and Finding Aids
Publication Date
2026
Abstract
The Judge Porter King Ledger collection contains six sheets from Perry County, Alabama listing costs in criminal cases between February 11th-19th, 1878. The sheets were written by a clerk of the circuit court and signed by Judge Porter King. The amounts on the ledgers represent fees and costs for issuing writs, serving subpoenas, committing prisoners to jail, etc. The named defendants are George Scott, murder; George Cannon, burglary; Henry Massey, concealed weapon; Warren Carter and Sid Weaver, concealed brass knuckles; Jennie Moore, forgery; Edinboro Taylor, grand larceny, and others. Edinboro Taylor is listed in 1904 as a State penitentiary inmate.
Recommended Citation
University of Alabama School of Law,
Judge Porter King Ledger,
(2026).
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.ua.edu/manuscript_collections/60