Alcalde/Los Angeles County Court Records, 1830-1863, 1830-1882

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Title:: Alcalde/Los Angeles County Court Records, 1830-1863
Dates:: 1830-1882
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Extent:: (Boxes: 8 legal; 18 bound volumes)
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Preferred citation:: Alcalde/Los Angeles County Court Records, 1830-1863. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Scope and content:: Los Angeles area court records; civil, criminal and probate cases, 1830 – 1863, with one item from 1882. Also the first minutes book of the County Board of Supervisors, dated 1852. Organized in four series: Series 1. 8 boxes contain loose, folded records in chronological order. 1850-1863, with one item from 1882. Series 2. 7 volumes of criminal court records; 2 volumes of civil court records; handwritten in Spanish. 1830-1850. Series 3. 6 volumes of the Minutes of the Court of Sessions. Civil and criminal records. 1850-1863. Series 4. Additional volumes, labeled other than Court of Sessions. 1850-1856.

Subjects:: Courts -- California -- Los Angeles County
Courts -- Alta California
Crime--California--Los Angeles--History--19th century.

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid created by Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County staff.
Date Prepared:: 1830-1882
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

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Preferred citation:: Alcalde/Los Angeles County Court Records, 1830-1863. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Location of this collection:: Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

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Los Angeles, CA 90007-4057, US