A Guide to the United States Circuit Court (5th Circuit) Court records, 1790-1882
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 25186
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Access Restrictions
These materials are available on microfilm and should be served instead of the originals:
Series I: Ended cases, restored, 1790-1800 (Misc. reels 658-669)
Series III. Index to ended cases, 1790-1861 (Misc. reel 3959)
Series VI. Fee books, 1835-1843 (Misc. reel 3943)
Series VII. Order books, 1790-1831 (Misc. reels 3944-3948)
Series VIII. Record books, 1791-1834 (Misc. reels 3949-3958)
Series IX. Rule books, 1790-1845 (Misc. reel 812)
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Preferred Citation
United States Circuit Court (5th Circuit). Court records, 1790-1882. Accession 25186. Federal records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond 23219.
Acquisition Information
Transferred to the Library by the authority of and in accordance with an Order in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, 6 March 1952.
Biographical Information
The Circuit Court for the District of Virginia was set up under the Judiciary Act of 1789. The court had both original and appellate jurisdiction. The original jurisdiction was concurrent with Statute courts in all suits of civil nature both at common law and equity where the amount in controversy exceeded $500 and where the United States was a plaintiff. The circuit court also had jurisdiction over all suits involving major criminal offenses against the laws of the United States, all suits where an alien was a party, and all suits between citizens of different states. It also reviewed the decrees of the district courts in civil actions where the amount in controversy was more than $500. The appellate jurisdiction of the court was transferred to the newly created circuit courts by an act of 3 March 1891 (26 Stat. 826), which established a circuit court of appeals (United States Court of Appeals) in each circuit. The Judicial Code of 1911 abolished the circuit courts as of 1 January 1912, and transferred their remaining jurisdiction and records to the district courts. [U.S. National Archives and Records Administration: U.S. District Courts Finding Aid, Virginia, 2001]
Scope and Content
Records, 1790-1882, of the 5th Circuit of the United States Circuit Court (now United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit) including case files, docket books, execution books, fee books, order books, record books, and rules books. Of note are the Ended Cases, 1790-1882, which include bills of complaint, affidavits, depositions, subpoenas, and other papers filed with the court. Cases of note include United States vs. Aaron Burr (1807), United States vs. Jefferson Davis (1865-1868), and George Washington Custis Lee vs. Frederick Kaufman et als (1877-1882), regarding Arlington Estate, the Lee family home. Records also include indictments of John C. Breckinridge (1866) and of various Confederate officers (1865) which are located with the Jefferson Davis records.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into the following series:
Series I. Ended cases, restored, 1790-1882 Series II. Ended cases, unrestored, 1790-1861 Series III. Index to ended cases, 1790-1861 Series IV. Docket books, 1819-1828 Series V. Execution books, 1791-1805 Series VI. Fee books, 1835-1843 Series VII. Order books, 1790-1831 Series VIII. Record books, 1791-1834 Series IX. Rule books, 1790-1845Contents List
These records include bills of complaint, answers, affidavits, depositions, reports of special masters, writs of injunctions, warrants and subpoenas, exhibits and other papers filed with the court. The Ended cases are organized by Restored (conserved) and Unrestored (not conserved). The Restored Ended Cases have been conserved, barrowed, and are bound in pamphlet cases. An index is available to all the Ended cases (also available on Misc. reel 3959). Cases of note include: United States vs. Aaron Burr (1807); John Mercer et als vs. Selden's extx et als. (1840); United States vs. Jefferson Davis (1865-1868); and George Washington Custis Lee vs. Frederick Kaufman et als. (1877-1882).
Arranged in two subseries by box size and within each subseries chronologically. Subseries 1: Legal size, Subseries 2: Oversize.
- Subseries 1. Restored.
- Box 1 (Also on Misc. reel 658-659)
Ended cases, restored, 1790-1791 .
- Box 2 (Also on Misc. reel 659)
Ended cases, restored, 1792 .
- Box 3 (Also on Misc. reel 659-660)
Ended cases, restored, 1793 A-D .
- Box 4 (Also on Misc. reel 660)
Ended cases, restored, 1793 D-G .
- Box 5 (Also on Misc. reel 661)
Ended cases, restored, 1793 H-T .
- Box 6 (Also on Misc. reel 661-662)
Ended cases, restored, 1793 U-Z; 1794 A-C .
- Box 7 (Also on Misc. reel 661-662)
Ended cases, restored, 1794 C-H .
- Box 8 (Also on Misc. reel 662-663)
Ended cases, restored, 1794 H-R .
- Box 9 (Also on Misc. reel 663)
Ended cases, restored, 1794 S-Z; 1795 A-B .
- Box 10 (Also on Misc. reel 663-664)
Ended cases, restored, 1795 B-D .
- Box 11 (Also on Misc. reel 664-665)
Ended cases, restored, 1795 D-H .
- Box 12 (Also on Misc. reel 665)
Ended cases, restored, 1795 I-R .
- Box 13 (Also on Misc. reel 665-666)
Ended cases, restored, 1795 S-Z; 1796 A-B .
- Box 14 (Also on Misc. reel 666-667)
Ended cases, restored, 1796 B-F .
- Box 15 (Also on Misc. reel 667)
Ended cases, restored, 1796 G-Z .
- Box 16 (Also on Misc. reel 667-668)
Ended cases, restored, 1797 .
- Box 17 (Also on Misc. reel 668-669)
Ended cases, restored, 1798-1800 .
- Box 18
Ended cases, restored, 1801-1804 U .
- Box 19
Ended cases, restored, 1804 V-1806 C .
- Box 20
Ended cases, restored, 1806 D-W .
- Box 21
Ended cases, restored, 1806 W-1812 .
- Box 22
Ended cases, restored, 1813-1820 .
- Box 23
Ended cases, restored, 1821-1824 A-G .
- Box 24
Ended cases, restored, 1824 H-Z; 1825-1831 .
- Box 25
Ended cases, restored, 1832 A-P .
- Box 26
Ended cases, restored, 1832 P-Z; 1833-1840 .
- Box 27
Ended cases, restored, 1869, U.S. vs. Jefferson Davis (box includes indictments of John C. Breckinridge and of various Confederate officers) .
- Box 28
Ended cases, restored, 1877-1882, G.W.C. Lee vs. Frederick Kaufman et als.; and G.W.C. Lee vs. Austin Branham et als .
- Volume on shelf
Ended cases, restored, 1879 G.W.C. Lee vs. Frederick Kaufman et als. (photostat volume) .
- Box 1 (Also on Misc. reel 658-659)
- Subseries 2. Restored, oversize.
- Box 29
Ended cases, restored oversize, 1792-1794 .
- Box 30
Ended cases, restored oversize, 1794-1796 .
- Box 30a
Ended cases, restored oversize, 1797-1802 .
- Box 31
Ended cases, restored oversize, 1803-1806 .
- Box 32
Ended cases, restored oversize, 1807 .
U.S. vs. Aaron Burr
- Volume on shelf
Ended cases, restored oversize, 1807 .
U.S. vs. Aaron Burr (photostat volume)
- Box 33
Ended cases, restored oversize, 1806-1814 .
- Box 34
Ended cases, restored oversize, 1818-1832 .
- Box 35
Ended cases, restored oversize, 1840 .
John Mercer et als vs. Selden's extx et als.
- Box 36
Ended cases, restored oversize, 1865-1868 .
U.S. vs. Jefferson Davis (volume includes indictments of John C. Breckinridge and of various Confederate officers)(photostats and bound photostat volume; originals in Box 27)
- Box 36a
Ended cases, restored miscellaneous envelopes.
- Box 29
These records include bills of complaint, answers, affidavits, depositions, reports of special masters, writs of injunctions, warrants and subpoenas, exhibits and other papers filed with the court. The Ended cases are organized by Restored (conserved) and Unrestored (not conserved). The Unrestored Ended Cases are not conserved and should be handled with care. An index is available to all the Ended cases (also available on Misc. reel 3959).
Cases of note include: Archibald Freeland vs. Heron, Lenox and Company (1809); Archibald and Jon Hamilton surviving partners vs. Williams executrix and Clay (1821); J.J. Tucker vs. Marine Insurance Company of Norfolk (1823); and Miller vs. Grinnan's executor (1858). Also of note are the Clerk of Court Correspondence, 1829-1857.
Arranged in three subseries by box size and within each subseries chronologically. Subseries 1: Legal size, Subseries 2: Oversize File I; and Subseries 3: Oversize File II.
- Subseries 1. Unrestored.
- Box 37
Ended cases, unrestored, 1791-1796 .
- Box 38
Ended cases, unrestored, 1797 A-B .
- Box 39
Ended cases, unrestored, 1797 B-C .
- Box 40
Ended cases, unrestored, 1797 D-H .
- Box 41
Ended cases, unrestored, 1797 I-S .
- Box 42
Ended cases, unrestored, 1797 T-Z .
- Box 43
Ended cases, unrestored, 1798 A-D .
- Box 44
Ended cases, unrestored, 1798 D-J .
- Box 45
Ended cases, unrestored, 1798 K-Z .
- Box 46
Ended cases, unrestored, 1799 A-B .
- Box 47
Ended cases, unrestored, 1799 C-H .
- Box 48
Ended cases, unrestored, 1799 J-P .
- Box 49
Ended cases, unrestored, 1799 R-Z .
- Box 50
Ended cases, unrestored, 1800 A-D .
- Box 51
Ended cases, unrestored, 1800 F-L .
- Box 52
Ended cases, unrestored, 1800 M-S .
- Box 53
Ended cases, unrestored, 1800 T-Z .
- Box 54
Ended cases, unrestored, 1801 A-F .
- Box 55
Ended cases, unrestored, 1801 G-P .
- Box 56
Ended cases, unrestored, 1801 R-Z .
- Box 57
Ended cases, unrestored, 1802 A-C .
- Box 58
Ended cases, unrestored, 1802 H-P .
- Box 59
Ended cases, unrestored, 1802 R-Z .
- Box 60
Ended cases, unrestored, 1803 A-H .
- Box 61
Ended cases, unrestored, 1803 H-Z .
- Box 62
Ended cases, unrestored, 1804 A-D .
- Box 63
Ended cases, unrestored, 1804 E-K .
- Box 64
Ended cases, unrestored, 1804 L-Z .
- Box 65
Ended cases, unrestored, 1805 A-H .
- Box 66
Ended cases, unrestored, 1805 J-P .
- Box 67
Ended cases, unrestored, 1805 R-Z .
- Box 68
Ended cases, unrestored, 1806 A-L .
- Box 69
Ended cases, unrestored, 1806 M-Z .
- Box 70
Ended cases, unrestored, 1807 A-H .
- Box 71
Ended cases, unrestored, 1807 H-M .
- Box 72
Ended cases, unrestored, 1807 O-Z .
- Box 73
Ended cases, unrestored, 1808 A-H .
- Box 74
Ended cases, unrestored, 1808 H-M .
- Box 75
Ended cases, unrestored, 1808 M-Z .
- Box 76
Ended cases, unrestored, 1809 A-H .
- Box 77
Ended cases, unrestored, 1809 H-M .
- Box 78
Ended cases, unrestored, 1809 M-Z .
- Box 79
Ended cases, unrestored, 1810 A-G .
- Box 80
Ended cases, unrestored, 1810 H-P .
- Box 81
Ended cases, unrestored, 1810 R-Z .
- Box 82
Ended cases, unrestored, 1811 A-G .
- Box 83
Ended cases, unrestored, 1811 H-Z .
- Box 84
Ended cases, unrestored, 1812 A-H .
- Box 85
Ended cases, unrestored, 1812 J-Z .
- Box 86
Ended cases, unrestored, 1813 .
- Box 87
Ended cases, unrestored, 1814 .
- Box 88
Ended cases, unrestored, 1815 A-R .
- Box 89
Ended cases, unrestored, 1815 S-Z .
- Box 90
Ended cases, unrestored, 1816 A-L .
- Box 91
Ended cases, unrestored, 1816 M-Z .
- Box 92
Ended cases, unrestored, 1817 A-G .
- Box 93
Ended cases, unrestored, 1817 H-Z .
- Box 94
Ended cases, unrestored, 1818 A-F .
- Box 95
Ended cases, unrestored, 1818 G-S .
- Box 96
Ended cases, unrestored, 1818 T-Z .
- Box 97
Ended cases, unrestored, 1819 A-E .
- Box 98
Ended cases, unrestored, 1819 F-H .
- Box 99
Ended cases, unrestored, 1819 O-Z .
- Box 100
Ended cases, unrestored, 1820 A-B .
- Box 101
Ended cases, unrestored, 1820 B-F .
- Box 102
Ended cases, unrestored, 1820 G-K .
- Box 103
Ended cases, unrestored, 1820 L-R .
- Box 104
Ended cases, unrestored, 1820 S-Z .
- Box 105
Ended cases, unrestored, 1821 A-E .
- Box 106
Ended cases, unrestored, 1821 G-M .
- Box 107
Ended cases, unrestored, 1821 M-W .
- Box 108
Ended cases, unrestored, 1821 W-Z .
- Box 109
Ended cases, unrestored, 1822 A-B .
- Box 110
Ended cases, unrestored, 1822 C-S .
- Box 111
Ended cases, unrestored, 1822 T-Z .
- Box 112
Ended cases, unrestored, 1823 A-D .
- Box 113
Ended cases, unrestored, 1823 E-G .
- Box 114
Ended cases, unrestored, 1823 H-Z .
- Box 115
Ended cases, unrestored, 1824 A-D .
- Box 116
Ended cases, unrestored, 1824 D-H .
- Box 117
Ended cases, unrestored, 1824 H-T .
- Box 118
Ended cases, unrestored, 1824 W-Z .
- Box 119
Ended cases, unrestored, 1825 A-R .
- Box 120
Ended cases, unrestored, 1825 S-Z .
- Box 121
Ended cases, unrestored, 1826 A-L .
- Box 122
Ended cases, unrestored, 1826 M-Z .
- Box 123
Ended cases, unrestored, 1827 A-M .
- Box 124
Ended cases, unrestored, 1827 R-Z .
- Box 125
Ended cases, unrestored, 1828 A-L .
- Box 126
Ended cases, unrestored, 1828 M-Z .
- Box 127
Ended cases, unrestored, 1829 A-H .
- Box 128
Ended cases, unrestored, 1829 H-Z .
- Box 129
Ended cases, unrestored, 1830 A-U .
- Box 130
Ended cases, unrestored, 1830 U-Z .
- Box 131
Ended cases, unrestored, 1831 A-B .
- Box 132
Ended cases, unrestored, 1831 B-M .
- Box 133
Ended cases, unrestored, 1831 M-Z .
- Box 134
Ended cases, unrestored, 1832 A-S .
- Box 135
Ended cases, unrestored, 1832 S-Z .
- Box 136
Ended cases, unrestored, 1833 A-L .
- Box 137
Ended cases, unrestored, 1833 M-Z .
- Box 138
Ended cases, unrestored, 1834 .
- Box 139
Ended cases, unrestored, 1835 A-C .
- Box 140
Ended cases, unrestored, 1835 C-Z .
- Box 141
Ended cases, unrestored, 1836-1837 .
- Box 142
Ended cases, unrestored, 1838 .
- Box 143
Ended cases, unrestored, 1839 .
- Box 144
Ended cases, unrestored, 1840 .
- Box 145
Ended cases, unrestored, 1841 .
- Box 146
Ended cases, unrestored, 1842 .
- Box 147
Ended cases, unrestored, 1843 A-P .
- Box 148
Ended cases, unrestored, 1843 P-Z .
- Box 149
Ended cases, unrestored, 1844 .
- Box 150
Ended cases, unrestored, 1845 A-K .
- Box 151
Ended cases, unrestored, 1845 P-Z .
- Box 152
Ended cases, unrestored, 1846 .
- Box 153
Ended cases, unrestored, 1847 .
- Box 154
Ended cases, unrestored, 1848 .
- Box 155
Ended cases, unrestored, 1849-1851 .
- Box 156
Ended cases, unrestored, 1852-1854 .
- Box 157
Ended cases, unrestored, 1855 .
- Box 158
Ended cases, unrestored, 1856 .
- Box 159
Ended cases, unrestored, 1857 A-T .
- Box 160
Ended cases, unrestored, 1857 U-Z .
- Box 161
Ended cases, unrestored, 1858 A-J .
- Box 162
Ended cases, unrestored, 1858 K-Z .
- Box 163
Ended cases, unrestored, 1859 A-H .
- Box 164
Ended cases, unrestored, 1859 H-Z .
- Box 165
Ended cases, unrestored, 1860 .
- Box 166
Ended cases, unrestored, 1861 .
- Box 167
Ended cases, unrestored, nd .
Miscellaneous
- Box 167a
Ended cases, unrestored, Clerk of Court correspondence, 1829-1857 .
- Box 37
- Subseries 2. Unrestored, Oversize File I.
- Box 168
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1794-1798 .
- Box 169
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1798-1800 .
- Box 170
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1800-1804 .
- Box 171
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1805-1807 .
- Box 172
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1807-1808 .
- Box 173
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1808-1809 .
- Box 174
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1809-1810 .
- Box 175
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1809 .
Archibald Freeland vs. Heron, Lenox and Company
- Box 176
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1810 .
- Box 177
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1811 .
- Box 178
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1811-1812 .
- Box 179
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1812-1813 .
- Box 180
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1813-1814 .
- Box 181
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1814-1815 .
- Box 182
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1816-1817 .
- Box 183
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1817 .
- Box 184
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1817-1818 .
- Box 185
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1818-1819 .
NOTE: Item, "A Confession of Faith," 1743, from Baptist Association v. Hart's EXOR, 1819, was taken from this box, has been conserved, and can be located in Infolinx as record barcode #0007421142.
- Box 186
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1819 .
- Box 187
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1820 .
- Box 188
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1820-1821 .
- Box 189
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1821 .
- Box 190
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1821-1822 .
- Box 191
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1821 .
Archibald and Jon Hamilton surviving partners vs. Williams executrix and Clay
- Box 192
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1822 .
- Box 193
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1822-1823 .
- Box 194
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1823 .
- Box 195
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1823-1824 .
- Box 196
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1825-1826 .
- Box 197
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1826-1827 .
- Box 198
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1827-1829 .
- Box 199
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1831-1832 .
- Box 200-202
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1832 .
- Box 203
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1833-1834 .
- Box 204
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1836-1838 .
- Box 205
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1838-1840 .
- Box 206
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1841-1843 .
- Box 207
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1844-1846 .
- Box 208
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1846 .
- Box 209
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1848-1849 .
- Box 210
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1849-1853 .
- Box 211
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1853-1857 .
- Box 212
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1857-1859 .
- Box 213
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1858 .
Miller vs. Grinnan's executor, files 1-5
- Box 214
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1858 .
Miller vs. Grinnan's executor, files 6-10
- Box 168
- Subseries 3. Unrestored, Oversize File II.
- Box 215
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1793-1798 .
- Box 216
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1799-1804 .
- Box 217
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1804-1805 .
- Box 218
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1806 .
- Box 219
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1807 .
- Box 220
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1808-1810 .
- Box 221
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1810-1812 .
- Box 222
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1813-1816 .
- Box 223
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1816-1817 .
- Box 224
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1817-1818 .
- Box 225
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1819-1820 .
- Box 226
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1820-1821 .
- Box 227
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1822-1823 .
- Box 228
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1823 .
- Box 229
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1823 .
J.J. Tucker vs. Marine Insurance Company of Norfolk
- Box 230
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1824-1826 .
- Box 231
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1826-1827 .
- Box 232
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1827-1830 .
- Box 233
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1830-1831 .
- Box 234
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1832 .
- Box 235
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1833-1846 .
- Box 236
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1853-1857 .
- Box 237
Ended cases, unrestored oversize, 1857-1857 .
- Box 215
These volumes index all the ended cases, 1790-1861, restored and unrestored. The index is also available on microfilm, Misc. reel 3959.
- Volume on shelf (Also on Misc. reel 3959)
Index to Ended Cases (original), 1790-1861 .
- Volume on shelf (Also on Misc. reel 3959)
Index to Ended Cases (negative photostat), 1790-1861 .
The volume entries include the name and number of the case, nature of the case, name of attorneys, court costs, and a chronological list of filings and proceedings in the case. Also included is an index.
- Volume on shelf
Docket book, 1819 May-1828 May .
- Volume on shelf
Docket book, Index.
The volume entries include the date of the case, kind of action, name of attorney and names of parties in the case, amount of the debt, to whom the execution was delivered and information about its return to the court, including the date of the return by the officer of the court. Each volume contains an index at the end of the volume.
- Volume on shelf
Execution book, 1791 November-1798 February .
- Volume on shelf
Execution book, 1797 December-1805 February .
The volume entries include a chronological listing of all fees collected by the court for filing costs, attorney fees, taxes, and copies of documents. Each entry includes the name of the case, list of fees, and short description of fees collected.
- Volume on shelf (Also on Misc. reel 3943)
Fee book, 1835 May-1843 November .
The volume entries include copies of orders and decrees in all types of cases. The information shown includes the date of the order, case title, and the name of the judge issuing the order.
- Volume on shelf (Also on Misc. reel 3944)
Order book No. 1, 1790 May-1795 June .
- Volume on shelf (Also on Misc. reel 3944)
Order book No. 2, 1795 November-1797 June .
- Volume on shelf (Also on Misc. reel 3944)
Order book No. 3, 1797 November-1800 December .
- Volume on shelf (Also on Misc. reel 3945)
Order book No. 4, 1801 April-1804 June .
- Volume on shelf (Also on Misc. reel 3945)
Order book No. 5, 1804 November-1806 June .
- Volume on shelf (Also on Misc. reel 3946)
Order book No. 6, 1806 November-1807 December .
- Volume on shelf (Also on Misc. reel 3947)
Order book No. 7, 1808 May-1809 June .
- Volume on shelf (Also on Misc. reel 3947)
Order book No. 8, 1809 November-1811 June .
- Volume on shelf (Also on Misc. reel 3947)
Order book No. 9, 1811 November-1816 June .
- Volume on shelf (Also on Misc. reel 3948)
Order book No. 11, 1820 November-1824 December .
- Volume on shelf (Also on Misc. reel 3948)
Order book No. 12, 1825 May-1831 June .
- Volume on shelf
Order book, Lexington, 1801-1802 .
The volume entries include a summary of each case, date of the case, case title, name of attorney and names of parties in the case, verdict, and settlement amount.
- Volume on shelf (Also on Misc. reel 3949)
Record book No. 1A, 1790 November-1793 November .
- Volume on shelf (Also on Misc. reel 3949)
Record book No. 2B, 1793 November-1794 November .
- Volume on shelf (Also on Misc. reel 3950)
Record book No. 3C, 1794 November-1795 November .
- Volume on shelf (Also on Misc. reel 3950)
Record book No. 4D, 1795 November-1797 November .
- Volume on shelf (Also on Misc. reel 3951)
Record book No. 5E, 1796 May-1797 June .
- Volume on shelf (Also on Misc. reel 3951)
Record book No. 6F, 1797 May-1798 November .
- Volume on shelf (Also on Misc. reel 3952)
Record book No. 7G, 1798 November .
- Volume on shelf (Also on Misc. reel 3952)
Record book No. 8H, 1797 November-1800 May .
- Volume on shelf (Also on Misc. reel 3952)
Record book No. 9I, 1799 November .
- Volume on shelf (Also on Misc. reel 3952)
Record book No. 10, 1816 May .
- Volume on shelf (Also on Misc. reel 3953)
Record book No. 11, 1816 November-1817 December .
- Volume on shelf (Also on Misc. reel 3954)
Record book No. 12, 1817 November-1818 May .
- Volume on shelf (Also on Misc. reel 3955)
Record book No. 13, 1818 May-December .
- Volume on shelf (Also on Misc. reel 3955)
Record book No. 14, 1821 May-June .
- Volume on shelf (Also on Misc. reel 3956)
Record book No. 15, 1821 November-1822 June .
- Volume on shelf (Also on Misc. reel 3956)
Record book No. 16, 1824 November-1825 June .
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Record book No. 17, 1825 November-1826 June .
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Record book No. 18, 1826 November-1829 June .
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Record book No. 19, 1829 November-1832 June .
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Record book No. 20, 1832 May-1834 December .
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Record book No. A, 1866 May-1869 November .
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Record book No. A, Index, 1866 May-1869 November .
The volume entries include listings for each case, name of attorney, marshalls return, bail taken, plaintiff and defendant names, types of cases, and a time line of the case month by month (ie continued, plea taken, etc.).
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Rules book No. 1, 1790 November-1799 May .
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Rules book No. 2, 1799 November-1802 April .
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Rules book No. 3, 1823 May-1827 February .
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Rules book No. 4, 1833 May-1844 May .
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Rules book No. 5, 1844 May-1845; 1854 October .