FREEBORN COUNTY: PROBATE COURT:
An Inventory of Its Insanity Record Books at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Freeborn County (Minn.). Probate Court. | |
| Title: | Insanity Record Books. | |
| Dates: | 1895-1913. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Petitions in insanity, reports of jury or board of examiners, and related orders and commitment documents. Also present in one volume are a few free-text documents pertaining to decedents' estates and guardianships. | |
| Quantity: | 1.25 cubic feet (3 volumes and 1 folder in 1 box and 1 partial box). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Freeborn County (Minn.). Probate Court. Insanity Record Books. Minnesota Historical Society.
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Accession Information:
Accession number: 991-71
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990017134480104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| 126.C.12.7B-1 | Volume 4, 1895-1905. | ||||||||||
| For each case, there are pre-printed forms for order to sheriff, commission to physicians (appointing them examiners in insanity), certificate of jury (reporting on examination results), warrant of commitment, and judgment auditing fees and disbursements. A small separate section for inebriety cases is not filled out. | |||||||||||
| At the back of the volume are a few free-text handwritten documents pertaining to the estates of decedents Thomas H. Armstrong, Hans Christensen, Ole T. Veiheien, and Ille Olson; the guardianships of minors Evina Groven and Nellie O. Lustagaard; and the guardianships of John Duggan (deceased) and Mathias C. Peterson (insane). | |||||||||||
| Volume 20, 1903-1906. | |||||||||||
| Same forms as in Volume 4; no free-text documents. | |||||||||||
| 126.C.12.7B-2 | Volume 5, 1906-1912. | ||||||||||
| For each case, there are forms for appointment of examiners, report of the board of examiners with information on the case, judgment in insanity, and commitment to state hospital. | |||||||||||
| Detention Hospital Record, 1913. | |||||||||||
| For each case, there are forms for information in insanity, petition for appointment of examining board, and related judgments and orders. Blank pages for free-text proceedings and orders, which follow the printed forms for each case, have not been utilized. | |||||||||||
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:
- Capacity and disability -- Minnesota -- Freeborn County.
- Decedents' estates -- Minnesota -- Freeborn County.
- Insanity records -- Minnesota -- Freeborn County.
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