GRANT COUNTY: PROBATE COURT:

An Inventory of Its Insanity Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Grant County (Minn.). Probate Court.
Title:Insanity Records.
Dates:1901-1938.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Petitions in insanity and examiner's reports containing details on the cases, commitment warrants, and related facilitative orders.
Quantity:0.75 cubic feet (2 volumes and 1 folder, boxed).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Volumes contain indexes.

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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Grant County (Minn.). Probate Court. Insanity Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 988-120

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017128390104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Location
126.F.16.8F-1Probate Order Book C, 1901-1903. 1 oversize folder.
Pages 525-620, excised from a volume of otherwise microfilmed or non-archival orders. For each case there is a certificate of jury with details on the case, warrant of commitment, and other related facilitative orders.
Insanity Record 1, 1909-1923. 1 volume.
Petition in insanity and examiner’s report, both with details on the case, and judgment.
Insanity Record C, 1926-1938. 1 volume.
Petition in insanity, examiner’s report, and warrant of commitment. Indexed.

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Additional insanity records are included among the final decrees of distribution (cataloged separately).

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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:
Capacity and disability -- Minnesota -- Grant County.
Insanity records -- Minnesota -- Grant County.

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