CARVER COUNTY: CHASKA TOWNSHIP:

An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Chaska (Minn. : Township).
Title:Records.
Dates:1858-2005.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Clerk's books (1858-1988) and meeting minutes (1989-2004); clerk's annual statement (1867), financial reports (1975-2004), and receipts and disbursements register (1980-2005); treasurer's register of orders, including poor relief record (1887-1916), record books (1916-1979), ledger/record (1867-1919), receipts and disbursements register (1970-2005), and annual statement (1869, 1900-1912); audit board (1901-1912, 1929) and board of supervisors (1876-1900) annual reports; annual town meeting minutes (1874, 1893-1913) and poll lists (1895-1911); road records (1877-1890); chattel mortgage record (1868-1911); election records (1867-1924, 1968-1970); lists of township residents (1999, 2002) and officers (1968-2004); and materials documenting the township's annexation to the City of Chaska (1998-2005).
Quantity:2.3 cubic feet (2 boxes and 1 partial box).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Chaska (Minn. : Township). Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 995-90; 997-115; 2005-53

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017328660104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Location
114.E.18.3B-2Clerk's town record books, 1858-1988:
1858-1891. 1 volume, oversize.
Location
102.G.13.10F 1891-1916.
1916-1943.
1943-1988. 1 volume.
Meeting minutes, 1989-2004:
January 1989-March 1992. 1 volume.
April 1992-December 2004. 2 folders.
Clerk’s annual financial reports, 1975-2004.
Incomplete.
Clerk’s receipts and disbursements registers, 1980-2005:
1980-1990. 1 volume.
1991-1999. 1 volume.
2000-2005. 1 volume.
Treasurer's register of orders, 1887-1916. 1 volume.
Includes a record of poor relief, 1887-1891 (pages 121-125).
Treasurer's record books, 1916-1979. 2 volumes:
1916-1970.
1969-1979.
Treasurer’s receipts and disbursements register, April 1970-February 2005. 1 volume.
Treasurer's ledger/record, 1867-1919:
1867-1916. 1 volume.
1877-1919.
Clerk's annual statement, 1867.
Treasurer's annual statement, 1869, 1900-1912.
Board of Audit annual report, 1901-1912, 1929.
Location
102.G.14.1BAnnual town meeting minutes, 1874, 1893-1913.
Poll lists used at town meetings, 1895-1911.
Lists of township residents, 1999, 2002.
Petitions for special town meeting, 1880-1881.
Board of Supervisors' annual reports, 1876-1900.
Road labor lists, 1877-1890.
Road petitions, 1879-1881 and undated.
Lists of township officers, 1968-2004.
Elections returns, 1875-1924.
Scattered.
Poll lists/election registers, 1867-1920 (scattered) and 1968-1970. 3 folders.
Annexation file, 1998-2005. 2 folders.
Includes correspondence, maps, newspaper clippings, annexation agreement and related records about the annexation of Chaska Township to the City of Chaska.
[0.3 cubic feet empty, legal]
Location
114.E.18.3B-2Chattel mortgage record, 1868-1911.

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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:
Annexation (County government) -- Minnesota -- Carver County.
Chattel mortgages -- Minnesota -- Carver County.
Finance, Public -- Minnesota -- Carver County.
Local elections -- Minnesota -- Carver County.
Local officials and employees -- Minnesota -- Carver County.
Poor -- Minnesota -- Carver County.
Public welfare -- Minnesota -- Carver County.
Roads -- Minnesota -- Carver County.
Places:
Chaska (Minn.)
Document Types:
Voters' lists -- Minnesota -- Carver County.
Functions:
Assisting.
Auditing.

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