Harrison County Chancery Court Case 463-A: Jefferson Davis W... Series 1818/Harrison County
In June 2004, the official court records of the Jefferson Davis estate were transferred to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History for permanent retention. Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) was the only president of the Confederate States of America. He spent most of his life in Mississippi and lived his final eleven years in Harrison County on the Gulf Coast. The complete Jefferson Davis will and probate file is available here in forty-eight scans of the original documents.
read more...In June 2004, the official court records of the Jefferson Davis estate were transferred to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History for permanent retention. Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) was the only president of the Confederate States of America. He spent most of his life in Mississippi and lived his final eleven years in Harrison County on the Gulf Coast. The complete Jefferson Davis will and probate file is available here in forty-eight scans of the original documents.
Collection Description General & Tech Data Catalog Record
Image Identification Number
Documents and pages within a document were numbered consecutively by the archivist at the time of scanning. The image identification number consists of two parts: a document number followed by the page number. The image identification number is formed as follows with the document and page number separated by a dash: Image id # 2-2 [second page of the second document].
Technical Details
Original Scans: The original scans of the Jefferson Davis Estate Papers were carried out in August 2004, according to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Board of Trustees' approved imaging procedures, following ANSI/AIIM recommended practice. The pages were scanned as uncompressed, 24-bit RGB TIFF files at 600 pixels per inch, in the order in which the collection was received from the Harrison County Chancery Clerk's Office. Only pages with content were scanned. Due to their fragile condition, the original records were not removed from their protective Mylar encapsulation for scanning. In some instances, Mylar covering may cause a barely discernible image distortion.
Conversion: The original scans of the Jefferson Davis Estate papers were converted in June 2020 to Zoomify JPEG tilesets for access.
Rights Management Statement
The Harrison County Chancery Court Case 463-A: Jefferson Davis Will and Probate File documents are government records, free of copyright or other use restrictions. MDAH asks that each image used in a presentation, display, or publication be accompanied by the following credit statement:
Copy Availability
High-resolution TIFFs of the images may be purchased from MDAH. The MDAH Public Order procedure and fee schedule apply. Consult the Photoreproduction and Digital Imaging policy or contact MDAH Reference Staff for order options as well as information on how to obtain and complete the necessary Public Order forms: 601-576-6876 or refdesk@mdah.ms.gov.