SECRETARY OF STATE:

An Inventory of Its Railroad Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

OVERVIEW


	Creator:	Minnesota. Secretary of State.
	Title:	Railroad records.
	Dates:	1857-2002.
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	Copies of deeds of trust, mortgages, indentures, leases, agreements, and other instruments filed by railroad companies with the secretary of state. Liens seem to have been filed in books of Official letters, communications, and railroad liens until an undetermined date.
	Quantity:	47.9 cubic feet (35 boxes; 1 volume).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

SCOPE AND CONTENTS

Early records consist of handwritten copies of the documents, transcribed into the volumes. Beginning in the early 1900s, they consist of printed or typed documents pasted onto volume pages.

Includes general railroad record, 1867-1951; indexes, 1857-1917; general railroad records and liens, 1951-2002; and separate volumes for certain railroad companies: St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba, 1879-1897; St. Paul and Duluth, 1857-1893; Minnesota Valley, 1866-1876; Hastings and Dakota, 1869-1883; St. Paul and Pacific, 1862-1897; and St. Paul and Sioux City, 1871-1884.

The indexes refer to some filings of telephone company and loan and trust company documents.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Secretary of State. Railroad Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number(s): 977-36; 415; 2010-15; 2011-13

Processing Information:

Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Catalog ID number: 001703440

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION


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108.J.14.1B-2	Index to Books of Railroad Records, 1857-1903. 1 volume.
		Entries appear to have been transcribed to the Index to Railroad Records and Steamboats.


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112.I.7.6F	Index to Railroad Records and Steamboats, 1857-1917. 1 volume.
		Includes a list of railroad maps filed with the Secretary of State.


		St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway:
			Book 1, 1879-1887. 1 volume.
			Book 2, 1887-1897. 1 volume.


		St. Paul and Duluth Railroad, Book A, 1857-1893. 1 volume.


		Minnesota Valley Railroad, 1866-1876. 1 volume.


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112.I.7.7B		Hastings and Dakota Railway, 1869-1883. 1 volume.


		St. Paul and Pacific Railroad:
			Book A, 1862-1877. 1 volume.
			Book B, 1875-1897. 1 volume.
			St. Paul and Sioux City Railroad, Mortgaged Land Record, 1871-1884. 1 volume.


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112.I.7.5B	General Railroad Record:
		Volume 1, 1867-1880.
		Volume 2, 1880-1884.
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108.J.15.1B		Volume 3, 1883-1886.
		Volume 4, 1886-1890.
		Volume 5, 1887-1889.
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108.J.15.2F		Volume 6, 1892-1895.
		Volume 7, 1894-1897.
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112.I.7.5B		Volume 8, 1896-1899.
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108.J.15.2F		Volume 9, 1899-1905.
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108.J.15.3B		Volume 10, 1900-1904.
			Between pages 320 and 321 is a separate bound volume (printed): Mortage: Stillwater and St. Paul R. R. Co. to Samuel M. Felton and Willian G. Moorhead in Trust, November 1, 1870.
		Volume 11, 1903-1906.
		Volume 12, 1906-1909.
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108.J.15.4F		Volume 13, 1910-1913.
		Volume 14, 1914-1921.
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108.J.15.5B		Volume 15, 1920-1924.
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108.J.15.6F		Volume 16, 1922-1925.
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108.J.15.7B		Volume 17, 1924-1927.
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108.J.15.8F		Volume 18, 1927-1929.
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108.J.16.1B		Volume 19, 1929-1934.
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108.J.16.2F		Volume 20, 1934-1937.
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108.J.16.3B		Volume 21, 1937-1938.
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108.J.16.4F		Volume 22, 1938-1940.
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108.J.16.5B		Volume 23, 1939-1940.
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112.F.10.1B		Volume 24, 1940-1941.
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112.F.10.2F		Volume 25, 1941-1942.
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112.F.10.3B		Volume 26, 1942-1943.
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112.F.10.4F		Volume 27, 1943-1944.
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112.F.10.5B		Volume 28, 1944-1945.
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112.F.10.6F		Volume 29, 1945.
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112.F.10.7B		Volume 30, 1945-1946.
		Volume 31, 1946-1947.
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112.F.10.8F		Volume 32, 1947.
		Volume 33, 1947-1948.
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112.F.11.1B		Volume 34, 1948.
		Volume 35, 1948-1949.
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112.F.11.2F		Volume 36, 1949.
		Volume 37, 1949-1950.
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112.F.11.3B		Volume 38, 1950.
		Volume 39, 1950-1951.


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101.D.10.7B	General Railroad Liens:
		Books 40, 41, 42 (pages 1-49), 1951-1952.
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101.D.10.8F		Books 42 (pages 50-end), 43, 44, 1952-1955.
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101.D.10.9B		Books 45, 48, 49 (pages 1-39), 1955-1957, 1960-1962.
			Books 46-47 missing.
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101.D.10.10F		Books 49 (pages 50-end), 50, 1962-1967.
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101.D.11.1B		Book 50 (pages 22-26), 1964.
		Book 50 (page 169), 1967.
			Lakehead Pipeline Company.
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101.D.11.2F		Books 51, 52 (pages 1-75). 1967-1972.
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101.G.10.2F		Book 52 (pages 76-121), 1973-1975. 4 folders.
		Book 53 (pages 1-108), February 1976-November 1989. 11 folders.
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101.G.10.3B		Book 53 (pages 109-122), January 1990-August 1991. 2 folders.
		Book 54 (pages 1-22), April 1992-August 2002. 4 folders.
			[0.6 cubic feet empty, letter]

CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:: Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Minnesota.; Liens -- Minnesota.; Railroads -- Minnesota.

Organizations:: Hastings and Dakota Railway Company.; Minnesota Valley Railway Co.; St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Company.; St. Paul and Duluth Railroad Co.; St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company.; St. Paul and Sioux City Railway Co.

Document Types:: Indentures -- Minnesota.; Leases -- Minnesota.; Mortgages -- Minnesota.

Functions:: Registers.

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