MILLE LACS COUNTY: PROBATE COURT:

An Inventory of Its Will Books at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Mille Lacs County (Minn.). Probate Court.
Title:Will Books.
Dates:1882-1982.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Copies or transcriptions of the complete texts of wills probated by the courts, accompanied by certifications of authenticity and of filing signed by witnesses and clerks of court. Original wills are found in the probate case files.
Quantity:1.5 cubic feet (4 volumes in 2 boxes and 1 partial box).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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The volumes for 1882-1975 are indexed.

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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Mille Lacs County (Minn.). Probate Court. Will Books. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 984-69

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017071700104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Location
118.D.13.8F-1Volume A, 1882-1925.
Handwritten and typescript transcriptions of wills and of related probate court documents. Some subsequent annotations post-date 1925.
Volume B, 1911-1946.
Filled-in forms for wills of various types and lengths.
Location
118.D.13.8F-2Volume C, 1911-1975.
Filled-in forms, or Xerox copies pasted over. The covers are missing and the binding is broken.
Location
102.H.15.8FVolume C-1, 1975-1982.
Xerox copies. No index.

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Additional wills are found among the microfilmed Mille Lacs County final decrees of distribution (cataloged separately).

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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:
Decedents' estates -- Minnesota -- Mille Lacs County.
Document Types:
Wills -- Minnesota -- Mille Lacs County.

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