BENTON COUNTY:

An Inventory of Its Miscellaneous Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Benton County (Minn.).
Title:Miscellaneous Records.
Dates:1856-1915, 1968, 1980s.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Coroner's inquest register (1895-1915); chattel mortgage records (1856-1895); estray and cattle mark record (1866-1903); book of liens and personal property records (1859-1895); orders issued by the board of county supervisors (1859-1868); a proposal for a sheltered workshop (1968); and development code and land use plan (1980s).
Quantity:0.4 cubic feet (2 partial boxes).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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The book of orders also includes appointment of Charles R. Bell as deputy sheriff (1884), and lists of lot numbers for the towns of Rice and East St. Cloud.


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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Benton County (Minn.). Miscellaneous Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 337

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017052550104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Location
106.H.12.5B-2Coroner’s Inquest Register, 1895-1915. 1 volume.
Location
115.I.17.4F[Chattel] Mortgage Record, 1860-1895. 1 volume in 1 folder.
Chattel Mortgages Filed, 1856-1860; and Estray and Cattle Mark Record, 1866-1903. 1 volume.
Book of Liens and Personal Property Records, Book A, 1859-1895. 1 volume.
Orders Issued by the Board of County Supervisors, 1859-1868. 1 volume in 1 folder.
Information included: date, to whom issued, amount, to whom delivered. The volume also includes a copy of the appointment of Charles R. Bell as deputy sheriff, 1884, and lists of lot numbers for the towns of Rice and East St. Cloud.
Proposed St. Cloud Sheltered Workshop, 1968.
Project proposal by the St. Cloud chapter of the Association for Retarded Children, with transmittal memo from the state Department of Education to the Benton County attorney and from the county attorney to the board of county commissioners.
Development Code, 1980s. 1 volume.
Land Use Plan, 1980s. 1 volume.

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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:
Cattle brands -- Minnesota -- Benton County.
Chattel mortgages -- Minnesota -- Benton County.
Coroner's records -- Minnesota -- Benton County.
Coroners -- Minnesota -- Benton County.
Land subdivision -- Minnesota -- Benton County.
Liens -- Minnesota -- Benton County.
Personal property -- Minnesota -- Benton County.
Sheltered workshops -- Minnesota.
Sheriffs -- Minnesota -- Benton County -- Appointment, qualifications, tenure, etc.
Persons:
Bell, Charles R.
Places:
East Saint Cloud (Minn.).
Rice (Minn.).

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