MINNESOTA TERRITORIAL ARCHIVES: TERRITORIAL SUPREME
COURT:
An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Minnesota. Supreme Court. | |
| Title: | Records. | |
| Dates: | 1850-1863. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Docket (1851-1858), judgment book (1851-1863) and docket (1851-1858), and minute book (1850-1858). Includes list of chief and associate justices and clerks of court. | |
| Quantity: | 1.5 cubic feet (2 boxes). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Supreme Court. Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 997-27
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 001713246
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| 108.G.12.2F-2 | Territorial Docket A, 1851-1858. | ||||||||||
| Arranged chronologically. | |||||||||||
| Record of cases heard by the courts; it details the history of each case through the lower courts. Includes an alphabetical index of case titles. | |||||||||||
| 108.G.12.2F-1 | Minute Book A, 1850-1858. | ||||||||||
| A daily record of court proceedings maintained by the clerk of court, including actions taken regarding case hearings, rules for court practice and procedure, and for admissions to the bar, and related matters. A typed list of chief and associate justices and clerks is affixed to the inside front cover. | |||||||||||
| 108.G.12.2F-2 | Judgment Book A, 1851-1858. | ||||||||||
| Arranged chronologically. | |||||||||||
| Statements of the court affirming, reversing, or modifying the decisions of the lower courts that were appealed to it. | |||||||||||
| 108.G.12.2F-1 | Judgment Docket A, 1851-1863. | ||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically by case title. | |||||||||||
| Gives an itemization of the judgment proceedings for each case tried by the court, including the original decision of the lower court, the decision of the supreme court, costs involved, execution issued and returned, amount satisfied, and date of discharge. | |||||||||||
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:
- Appellate courts -- Minnesota.
- Clerks of court -- Minnesota -- Registers.
- Judges -- Minnesota -- Registers.
- Judgments -- Minnesota.
- Places:
- Minnesota -- Politics and government -- 1849-1858.
- Minnesota Territory.
- Document Types:
- Dockets -- Minnesota.
- Territorial records -- Minnesota.
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