RAMSEY COUNTY: COURT OF COMMON PLEAS:
An Inventory of Its Judgment Books at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Minnesota. Court of Common Pleas (Ramsey County). | |
| Title: | Judgment Books. | |
| Dates: | 1867-1876. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Two series of judgment books of the court of common pleas. The relationship between them has not been determined, but one series (1867-1876, 5 volumes) appears to focus on monetary judgments, while the other (1870-1876, 1 volume) pertains largely to real and personal property and divorce cases. | |
| Quantity: | 1.25 cubic feet (6 volumes). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
One volume includes numerous judgments awarding compensation for land taken for operation of the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad Company.
ARRANGEMENT
OTHER FINDING AIDS
Each volume includes an index to defendants.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Court of Common Pleas (Ramsey County). Judgment Books. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 985-4; 985-99
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990017109720104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| 128.B.14.4F | Volume 1, 1867-1870. | ||||||||||
| Volume 2, 1870-1873. | |||||||||||
| Volume 3, 1873-1875. | |||||||||||
| Volume 4, 1868-1876. | |||||||||||
| The majority of the judgments in this volume are for the years 1875-1876. Scattered throughout (interspersed with the 1875-1876 judgments) are judgments awarding compensation for land taken for operation of the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad Co., 1868-1875. | |||||||||||
| Volume 5, 1876. | |||||||||||
| 128.B.14.3B | Volume 1, 1870-1876. | ||||||||||
| Judges William Sprigg Hall, Orlando Simons, and Hascal R. Brill. Cases seem to be mainly real and (some) personal property, and divorce. | |||||||||||
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:
- Divorce -- Minnesota -- Ramsey County.
- Judgments -- Minnesota -- Ramsey County.
- Organizations:
- Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad Company.
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