gr00453.xml Chisago County: District Court: An Inventory of Its Miscellaneous Records at the Minnesota Historical Society National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Minnesota Historical Society
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Government Records

 Finding aid encoded by Meagan Kellom and Cheri Thies, September 2011. Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota. District Court (Chisago County). Miscellaneous records. 1851-1978. Materials in English. Variety of records documenting the activities administered by the court. 1.35 cu. ft. (3 partial boxes). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. SCOPE AND CONTENTS

Includes ordination credentials, justice of the peace oaths and bonds, business name record, name change petitions, materials relating to the incorporation of Franconia and Harris villages and to the vacation of Chisago City and Nashua, Chisago Lake Township road petitions, and assorted papers filed with the clerk of court.

 CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: Almshouses -- Minnesota -- Chisago County. Business names -- Minnesota -- Chisago County. Grand jury -- Minnesota -- Chisago County. Judgments -- Minnesota -- Chisago County. Justices of the peace -- Minnesota -- Chisago County. Logging -- Minnesota -- Chisago County. Names, Personal -- Law and legislation -- Minnesota. Oaths -- Minnesota -- Chisago County. Organizations: Chisago County (Minn.). Poor Farm. Places: Franconia (Minn.). Harris (Minn.). Chisago City (Minn.) Chisago Lake (Minn. : Township). Marine Mills (Minn.). Nashua (Chisago County, Minn.). ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

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

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

 Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 982-113; 981-174; 2009-56

 Processing Information:

Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Catalog ID number: 001705605

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION 123.H.4.4F-2 Business name record, Volume 1, 1911–1978. 1 volume.

Arranged alphabetically, then chronologically.

117.B.10.15B Ordination credentials, 1859-1873. Justice of the peace oaths and bonds, 1852-1858. Vacation of Chisago City, 1861. Incorporation of Franconia Village, 1883. Incorporation of Harris Village, 1884. Petitions to change name, 1872-1897. Chisago Lake Township road petitions, 1886. Petition to vacate town plat of Nashua, 1862. 114.F.15.1B Ordination Record B, 1932-1954. 1 volume.

Indexed.

 117.B.10.15B Papers filed with Clerk of Court, 1851-1911. 4 folders.

Correspondence, legal papers, judgments, complaints, juror lists, grand jury proceedings, justice of the peace docket transcripts, and other papers filed with the clerk of court. Some papers may belong with the Civil and Criminal Case Files (cataloged separately).

Includes an 1851 agreement among Marine Mills’ lumbermen to collect logs on the Snake and Yellow Rivers, an 1869 surveyor’s report on the Sauk Rapids and Goose Creek state road, an 1874 patent to P. V. DeLamater, and 1878 and 1884 grand jury reports relating to the county poor farm.