WASHINGTON COUNTY: FOREST LAKE TOWNSHIP

An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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	Creator:	Forest Lake (Minn. : Township).
	Title:	Records.
	Dates:	1874-1962.
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	Town meeting minutes (1874-1908, 1934-1945); accounting records; election records, including poll lists (1875-1962); assessment roll abstracts (1886-1912); a tax list (1881-1882); road and road tax records (1874-1952); wolf bounties (1903-1916); a chattel mortgage record (1879-1885); and a variety of ordinances, contracts, petitions, and other miscellany. Included are a list of old age assistance recipients (1938), and articles of agreement and bylaws of the Forest Lake Co-operative Creamery Association.
	Quantity:	3.1 cubic feet (3 boxes and 1 partial box).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Forest Lake (Minn. : Township). Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 987-59; 972-5; 2008-47

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: 001709527

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION


Location
129.I.14.8F	Town meeting minutes:
		1874.
Location
103.I.6.12F		1875-1908.


		Board of Auditors' annual report, 1880-1960.


		Treasurer's annual statement, 1876-1934.


		Board of Supervisors' annual account, 1875-1898.


		Wolf bounties, 1903-1916.


		Miscellaneous records, undated and 1875-1961. 2 folders.
			Includes ordinances, contracts, financial miscellany, petitions, land division and usage agreements, weed inspector reports, a list of old age assistance recipients (1938), and articles of agreement and bylaws of the Forest Lake Cooperative Creamery Association.


		Clerk's books, 1931-1945. 3 volumes.
			Minutes of board meetings, 1934-1945, and annual town meeting, 1935, and accounts, 1931-1940.


		Treasurer's account book, 1933-1951. 1 volume.


		Chattel mortgage record, 1880-1913. 1 volume.
			Indexed.


		Assessment rolls:
			Real estate assessment roll abstracts, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1902, 1912. 4 folders.
			Personal property assessment roll abstracts, 1887-1902.


		Real and personal property tax list, 1881-1882.


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103.I.6.13B		Election records, undated and 1875-1962. 7 folders.


		Miscellaneous road records, undated and 1874-1956.


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103.I.6.14F		Land tax road warrants, 1883-1913. 19 folders.


		Poll tax road warrants, 1880-1894. 7 folders.

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:: Chattel mortgages -- Minnesota -- Washington County.; Local elections -- Minnesota -- Forest Lake Township.; Local government -- Minnesota -- Washington County.; Old age assistance -- Minnesota -- Washington County.; Roads -- Minnesota -- Washington County.; Tax assessment -- Minnesota -- Forest Lake Township; Taxation -- Minnesota -- Washington County -- Lists.

Organizations:: Forest Lake Co-operative Creamery Association (Minn.).

Document Types:: Voters' lists -- Minnesota -- Washington County.

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WASHINGTON COUNTY: FOREST LAKE TOWNSHIP

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

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