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Sonoma County District Court records, 1850-1946 (bulk: 1850-1879 )

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Detailed List of Contents

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00051.01

Series 1. Old Series 1850-1853

Physical Description:

Extent: 20 volumes

Creator: California. District Court (7th Judicial District)

Scope and Contents

Some volumes include entries for New Series group.

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00051.01-01

Series 1, subseries 1. Civil register 1850-1859

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Series content list:

1850-1859, volume 2 : ARCHIVES CABINET 33 : Civil Register "Plaintiffs and Defendents : Accession 2528

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 volume

Scope and Contents

1 Jun. 1850 - 28 Sep. 1859. List of defendents and plaintiffs, A-Z

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00051.01-02

Series 1, subseries 2. Fee book and register 1850-1863

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Series content list:

1850-1859 : ARCHIVES CABINET 11 : Volume A : Accession 1435

1855-1857 : ARCHIVES ROW 31 (CABINET 37) : Register Docket for the District Court, #3 : Accession 2710

1857-1859 : ARCHIVES ROW 31 (CABINET 37) : Volume [???] : Accession [???]

1858-1859 : ARCHIVES CABINET 11 : Volume AA : Accession 1434

1859-1861 : ARCHIVES CABINET 11 : Volume B : Accession 1436

1861-1863 : ARCHIVES CABINET 11 : Volume C : Accession 1437

Physical Description:

Extent: 6 volumes

Scope and Contents

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00051.01-03

Series 1, subseries 3. Docket book 1851-1880

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Series content list:

1851-1857 : ARCHIVES ROW 31 (CABINET 37) : Judgement Docket of the District Court, Volume A : Accession 2651

1851-1866 : ARCHIVES ROW 31 (CABINET 37) : Index to Judgment Book : Accession 2654

Physical Description:

Extent: 2 volumes

Scope and Contents

Judgment docket: 5. B. indexes Judgment Book, 5. C and D

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00051.01-04

Series 1, subseries 4. Judgment book 1855-1879

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Series content list:

1855-1858 : ARCHIVES CABINET 13 : Volume B : Accession 1545

1857-1860 : ARCHIVES CABINET 13 : Volume C : Accession 1538

1860-1866 : ARCHIVES CABINET 13 : Volume D : Accession 1534

Physical Description:

Extent: 6 volumes

Scope and Contents

Judgement Book D contains entries for New Series

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00051.01-05

Series 1, subseries 5. Minute book 1857-1879

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Series content list:

1857-1862 : ARCHIVES CABINET 13 : Minute Book, Volume B : Accession 1549

1862-1868 : ARCHIVES CABINET 13 : Minute Book, Volume C : Accession 1550

Physical Description:

Extent: 2 volumes

Scope and Contents

Minutes of each court session, court actions, and rules of the court. Minute Book C contains entries for New Series

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00051.01-06

Series 1, subseries 6. Calendar 1857-1862

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Series content list:

1857-1862 : ARCHIVES ROW 31 (CABINET 37) : Calendar Destrict (sic) Court : Accession 2653

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 volumes

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00051.01-07-

Series 1, subseries 7. Index 1859-1861

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Series content list:

1859-1861 : ARCHIVES ROW 31 (CABINET 37) : Index to Register B : Accession 2711

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 volume

Scope and Contents

Index to plaintiffs and defendents.

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00051.01-08

Series 1, subseries 8. Records 1857-1859

Accession: ???

Note:

Row 31 (Cabinet 37)

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 volume

Scope and Contents

27 Oct. 1857 - 1 Oct. 1859 register of actions in District Court, civil and criminal cases

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00051.02

Series 2. New series

Physical Description:

Extent: 26 volumes

Creator: California. District Court (22nd Judicial District)

Scope and Contents

Some volumes include entries for Superior Court.

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00051.02-01

Series 2, subseries 1. Fee book and register 1850-1878

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Series content list:

1863-1865 : ARCHIVES CABINET 11 : Volume D : Accession 1438

1865-1868 : ARCHIVES CABINET 11 : Volume E : Accession 1439

1868-1871 : ARCHIVES CABINET 11 : Volume F : Accession 1440

1871-1873 : ARCHIVES CABINET 11 : Volume G : Accession 1441

1873-1877 : ARCHIVES CABINET 11 : Volume H : Accession 1442

1876-1878 : ARCHIVES CABINET 11 : Volume I : Accession 1443

1878-1878 : ARCHIVES CABINET 4 : Volume J : Accession 1164

1878-1878 : ARCHIVES CABINET 4 : Volume K : Accession 1165

Physical Description:

Extent: 8 volumes

Scope and Contents

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00051.02-02

Series 2, subseries 2. Docket book 1857-1880

Creator: Sonoma County (Calif.). District Court (7th Judicial District)

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Series content list:

1857-1869 : ARCHIVES CABINET 4 : Docket Book, Volume B : Accession 1123

1862-1873 : ARCHIVES CABINET 4 : Docket Book, Volume C : Accession 1122

1873-1880 : ARCHIVES CABINET 4 : Docket Book, Volume D : Accession 1120

Physical Description:

Extent: 3 volumes

Scope and Contents

Judgment docket: 5. B. indexes Judgment Book, 5. C and D; 5. C indexes judgment book, 5. D and E; 5. D indexes Judgment Book 5. E, F and G. Vol. B is indexed in Index to Road Record by last name of plaintiff. Indexed in Index to Judgment Book; General Index Plaintiff; and General Index Defendent, by name, after June 1863. Entries for

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00051.02-03

Series 2, subseries 3. Judgment book 1866-1879

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Series content list:

1866-1876 : ARCHIVES CABINET 13 : Volume E : Accession 1534

1876-1878 : ARCHIVES CABINET 13 : Volume F : Accession 1537

1878-1879 : ARCHIVES CABINET 13 : Volume G : Accession 1546

Physical Description:

Extent: 3 volumes

Scope and Contents

Initial New series cases recorded in Series 1. Old series, Judgement Book, Volume D.

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00051.02-04

Series 2, subseries 4. Minute book 1869-1879

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Series content list:

1869-1874 : ARCHIVES CABINET 13 : Minute Book District Court, Volume D : Accession 1542

1879-1879 : ARCHIVES CABINET 13 : Minutes District Court, Volume F : Accession 1552

1874-1879 : ARCHIVES CABINET 13 : Minute Book, Volume E : Accession 1551

Physical Description:

Extent: 3 volumes

Scope and Contents

Minutes of each court session, court actions, and rules of the court. [1552] More than half is blank. Initial entries for New series cases entered in Volume C and listed under Series 1. Old series. Minute book.

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00051.02-05-

Series 2, subseries 5. Calendar 1877-1879

Note:

Series content list:

1877 : ARCHIVES ROW 31 (CABINET 37) : Volume 2 : Accession [???]

1879 : ARCHIVES ROW 31 (CABINET 37) : Volume 3 : Accession [???]

Physical Description:

Extent: 2 volumes

Scope and Contents

Volume numbering continued from Old Series.

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00051.02-06

Series 2, subseries 6. Index 1859-1946

Note:

Series content list:

1859-1861 : ARCHIVES ROW 31 (CABINET 37) : Index to Register B : Accession 2711

1868-1871 : ARCHIVES ROW 31 (CABINET 37) : Index to Register F : Accession 2712

1871-1874 : ARCHIVES ROW 31 (CABINET 37) : Index to Register G : Accession 2713

1873-1946 : ARCHIVES ROW 31 (CABINET 37) : District Court Index H : Accession 2732

Physical Description:

Extent: 4 volumes

Scope and Contents

Oct. 1859 - 19 Apr. 1946 index to plaintiffs and defendents

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00051.02-07

Series 2, subseries 7. Register of tax suits 1864-1871

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Series content list:

1864-1867 : ARCHIVES CABINET 29 : Volume A : Accession 2381 [???]

1868-1871 : ARCHIVES CABINET 29 : Volume B : Accession 2382 [???]

Note:

[2381 / 2382] Incorrectly assigned? Accession record indicates Sonoma County Superior Court as origin

Physical Description:

Extent: 2 volumes

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00051.02-08

Series 2, subseries 8. Decree book A 1864-1869

Accession: 1495

Creator: Sonoma County (Calif.). District Court (7th Judicial District)

Note:

Cabinet 12

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 volume

Scope and Contents

17 October 1864 - 25 June 1869. Liens for state and county taxes. More than half of this book (which is composed of forms) is blank

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00051.03

Series 3. Complaints in equity 1864-1871

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Series content list:

1864-1871 : ARCHIVES ROW 8 BIN 17 : Complaints in equity

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 box

Creator: California. District Court (22nd Judicial District)

Detailed List of Contents

Series 1. Old Series

Series 1, subseries 1. Civil register

Series 1, subseries 2. Fee book and register

Series 1, subseries 3. Docket book

Series 1, subseries 4. Judgment book

Series 1, subseries 5. Minute book

Series 1, subseries 6. Calendar

Series 1, subseries 7. Index

Series 1, subseries 8. Records

Series 2. New series

Series 2, subseries 1. Fee book and register

Series 2, subseries 2. Docket book

Series 2, subseries 3. Judgment book

Series 2, subseries 4. Minute book

Series 2, subseries 5. Calendar

Series 2, subseries 6. Index

Series 2, subseries 7. Register of tax suits

Series 2, subseries 8. Decree book A

Series 3. Complaints in equity