FILLMORE COUNTY: PROBATE COURT:
An Inventory of Its Probate Record Books at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Fillmore County (Minn.). Probate Court. | |
| Title: | Probate Record Books. | |
| Dates: | 1855-1873. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Handwritten transcriptions of documents presented to or issued by the probate court in cases involving decedents. In particular, they include reports and accounts of estate administrators, inventories of real and personal property, and final decrees of distribution. | |
| Quantity: | 2 volumes. | |
| 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]. Fillmore County (Minn.). Probate Court. Probate Record Books. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 985-166
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990017122380104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| 118.C.10.8F-1 | Probate Record, 1855-1859. | ||||||||||
| Handwritten transcriptions of documents presented to or issued by the probate court in cases involving decedents; they comprise, in effect, the estate case file. Most notably, they include reports and accounts of estate administrators; itemized inventories of real and personal property and the value of each item; and orders of distribution (the equivalent of final decrees of distribution). In general, documents pertaining to each estate are grouped together in the volume. | |||||||||||
| An index (separate volume) constitutes a sort of register of actions; it itemizes each document present for each estate, citing date and page in the record book. | |||||||||||
| General Orders, 1866-1873. | |||||||||||
| Handwritten transcriptions of documents presented to or issued by the court in cases involving decedents. Most notably, they include reports and accounts of estate administrators. There are a few final decrees. The documents are entered in general chronological order, although documents pertaining to each estate tend to be grouped together. There is no index. The volume is annotated "Commissioner's Record A" on the inside front cover. | |||||||||||
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:
- Decedents' estates -- Minnesota -- Fillmore County.
- Executors and administrators -- Minnesota -- Fillmore County.
- Document Types:
- Estate inventories -- Minnesota.
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