NICOLLET COUNTY: PROBATE COURT:
An Inventory of Its Inventory and Appraisement Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Nicollet County (Minn.). Probate Court. | |
| Title: | Inventory and Appraisement Records. | |
| Dates: | 1860-1899. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Itemizations and value of the major assets (real estate and personal property) of decedents' estates. They are presented both on printed inventory forms (3 volumes, 1863-1899) and as handwritten transcriptions of inventories and of related court orders concerning the inventorying and appraisement of estates (2 volumes, 1860-1899). | |
| Quantity: | 1.9 cubic feet (5 volumes and 1 folder in 2 boxes and 1 partial box). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
OTHER FINDING AIDS
Four of the volumes include indexes.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Nicollet County (Minn.). Probate Court. Inventory and Appraisement Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 988-178
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 001712891
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| 118.C.17.7B-1 | Appraisement Record, 1863-1891 (bulk 1863-1886). | ||||||||||
| Indexed. Filled-in forms, in three parts: (a) itemizing each parcel of real estate and its value; (b) itemizing chattel (i.e., personal) property and its value, including household goods and furnishings, linens, major items of clothing, livestock, farm equipment and vehicles, grain in storage, and the like; and (c) itemizing [promissory] notes and accounts. Each inventory is prefaced by a warrant to appraisers. Most are for 1863-1886; there is one each for 1890 and 1891. | |||||||||||
| Inventory Record B (below) contains additional itemizations of property for some of these decedents. | |||||||||||
| Inventory and Appraisement Record 1, 1886-1899. | |||||||||||
| Indexed. Similar to the volume above, in two parts: real estate, and personal estate (including promissory notes). | |||||||||||
| Inventory Record B (below) contains additional itemizations of property for some of these decedents. | |||||||||||
| 118.C.17.6F-2 | Inventory Record B, 1864-1892. | ||||||||||
| Indexed. Inventories of personal property (occasionally including real estate) allowed to and selected by widows of decedents. Each inventory is titled "Separate Inventory." | |||||||||||
| The two Appraisement Records above contain additional itemizations of property for some of these decedents. | |||||||||||
| 118.C.17.7B-2 | Journal A, February 1860-1865. | ||||||||||
| A roughly chronological volume of handwritten transcriptions of court orders and documents concerning the inventorying and appraisement of estates. They include orders appointing appraisers; orders appointing commissioners to examine and adjust claims against the estate; appraisers' and commissioners' oaths; administrators' reports of estate values, settlement costs, cash available for distribution, and receipts and disbursements on account of the estate; estate inventories, itemizing real and personal property and the value of each; and related documents. | |||||||||||
| Journal C, 1865-1899. | |||||||||||
| Indexed. Similar to Journal A, but with greater emphasis on the financial transactions involved in settling estates, and including guardianship appointments and accounts. The index is in a separate folder. | |||||||||||
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:
- Decedents' estates -- Minnesota -- Nicollet County.
- Executors and administrators -- Minnesota -- Nicollet County.
- Document Types:
- Estate inventories -- Minnesota.
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