BLUE EARTH COUNTY: DISTRICT COURT

An Inventory of Its Civil and Criminal Registers of Actions and Indexes at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator:Minnesota. District Court (Blue Earth County).
Title:Civil and criminal registers of actions and indexes.
Dates:1854-1961.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Registers of actions for civil (1854-1950) and criminal (1854-1961) cases. Each entry may include the names of the parties in the case, the attorneys representing each party, when the case was opened, the case file number, and a record of each document that was filed by the contesting parties or by the court in the case.
Quantity:12.8 cubic feet (17 boxes and 1 partial box).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Expand/CollapseARRANGEMENT

The records are divided into two sections: civil and criminal, arranged in case file number order.


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Each volume is individually indexed except for Volume 1 of each section, which have separate indexes. The indexes may also be used as an index to the county's case files.

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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. District Court (Blue Earth County). Civil and Criminal Registers of Actions and Indexes. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 2002-38; 2009-44

Processing Information:

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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: 001738122


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Expand/CollapseCIVIL REGISTERS

In Volumes [2a]-4, File Nos. 468-4714, the case file actions are recorded on the top half of each page from the beginning of the volume to the end of the volume; then case file actions are continued on the bottom half of each page from the beginning of the volume to the end of the volume.


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129.H.15.3B-1Index, 1854-1865. 1 volume.
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104.K.4.1B-1Volume 1, File Nos. 1-485, May 1854-May 1865. 1 volume.
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129.H.15.3B-1Volume [2a], File Nos. 468-1105, March 1864-April 1870. 1 volume.
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104.K.4.1B-2Volume [2b], File Nos. 1078, 1106-2290, June 1870-July 1874. 1 volume.
Volume 3, File Nos. 2291-3520, July 1874-December 1879. 1 volume.
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104.K.4.2F-1Volume 4, File Nos. 3521-4714, December 1879-April 1885. 1 volume.
Volume 5, File Nos. 4715-6819, April 1885-December 1891. 1 volume.
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104.K.4.2F-2Volume [6], File Nos. 6820-8004, December 1891-May 1897. 1 volume.
Volume 7, File Nos. 8005-8976, May 1897-January 1901. 1 volume.
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104.K.4.3B-1Volume 8, File Nos. 8977-10143, January 1901-February 1905. 1 volume.
Volume 9, File Nos. 10144-11400, February 1905-May 1909. 1 volume.
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104.K.4.3B-2Volume 10, File Nos. 11401-12682, May 1909-November 1913. 1 volume.
Volume 11, File Nos. 12683-13637, November 1913-May 1916. 1 volume.
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104.K.4.4F-1Volume 12, File Nos. 13638-14582, May 1916-March 1919. 1 volume.
Volume 13, File Nos. 14583-15542, March 1919-October 1921. 1 volume.
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104.K.4.4F-2Volume 14, File Nos. 15543-16500, October 1921-October 1923. 1 volume.
Volume 15, File Nos. 16501-17461, October 1923-October 1925. 1 volume.
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104.K.4.5B-1Volume 16, File Nos. 17462-18423, November 1925-January 1928. 1 volume.
Volume 17, File Nos. 18423-19707, January 1928-February 1931. 1 volume.
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104.K.4.5B-2Volume 18, File Nos. 19708-20973, February 1931-February 1934. 1 volume.
Volume 19, File Nos. 20974-22237, February 1934-April, June 1937. 1 volume.
File No. 22237 appears in both Volume 19 and Volume 20, but it is actually two separate cases with different names.
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104.K.4.6F-1Volume 20, File Nos. 22237-23461, April 1937-March 1940. 1 volume.
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129.H.15.3B-1Volume 21, File Nos. 23462-24707, March 1940-August 1943. 1 volume.
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129.H.15.3B-2Volume 22, File Nos. 24708-25969, September 1943-September 1947. 1 volume.
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129.H.15.4F-1Volume 23, File Nos. 25970-27249, September 1947-November 1950. 1 volume.

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129.H.15.5B-2Index, December 1854-September 1884. 1 folder.
Volume 1, File Nos. 1-412, December 1854-September 1884. 1 volume.
Volume 2, File Nos. 411-1000, August 1884-August 1909. 1 volume.
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129.H.15.6F-1Volume 3, File Nos. 1001-1600, October 1909-May 1925. 1 volume.
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129.H.15.6F-2Volume 4, File Nos. 1601-3144, May 1925-December 1935. 1 volume.
File No. 3142 ends on page 644 and entries for 3143 and 3144 can be found on page 640 and 641.
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129.H.15.7B-1Volume 5, File Nos. 3145-3780, January 1936-February 1961. 1 volume.

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Expand/CollapseCATALOG 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:
Civil procedure -- Minnesota -- Blue Earth County.
Criminal procedure -- Minnesota -- Blue Earth County.
Document Types:
Territorial records -- Minnesota.

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