A Guide to the United States Circuit Court (5th Circuit) Court records, 1790-1882 United States Circuit Court (5th Circuit). Court records, 1790-1882 25186

A Guide to the United States Circuit Court (5th Circuit) Court records, 1790-1882

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the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 25186


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Accession Number
25186
Title
United States Circuit Court (5th Circuit). Court records, 1790-1882
Extent
116 cu. ft. (239 boxes) and 45 volumes
Language
English

Administrative Information

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, 1790-1845

Contents List

Series I. Ended cases, restored, , 1790-1882 .
Boxes 1-36a
Extent: 38 boxes and 2 volumes on shelf.

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) .
  • 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.
Series II. Ended cases, unrestored , 1790-1861 .
Boxes 37-237
Extent: 201 boxes.

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 .
  • 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

  • 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 .
Series III. Index to Ended Cases , 1790-1861 .
Volume on shelf
Extent: 2 volumes on shelf.

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 .
Series IV. Docket book , 1819-1828 .
Volume on shelf
Extent: 2 volumes on shelf.

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.
Series V. Execution books , 1791-1805 .
Volume on shelf
Extent: 2 volumes on shelf.

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 .
Series VI. Fee book , 1835-1843 .
Volume on shelf
Extent: 1 volume on shelf.

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 .
Series VII. Order books , 1790-1831 .
Volume on shelf
Extent: 13 volumes on shelf.

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 .
Series VIII. Record books , 1790-1869 .
Volume on shelf
Extent: 21 volumes on shelf.

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 .
  • Volume on shelf (Also on Misc. reel 3957)
    Record book No. 17, 1825 November-1826 June .
  • Volume on shelf (Also on Misc. reel 3957)
    Record book No. 18, 1826 November-1829 June .
  • Volume on shelf (Also on Misc. reel 3958)
    Record book No. 19, 1829 November-1832 June .
  • Volume on shelf (Also on Misc. reel 3958)
    Record book No. 20, 1832 May-1834 December .
  • Volume on shelf
    Record book No. A, 1866 May-1869 November .
  • Volume on shelf
    Record book No. A, Index, 1866 May-1869 November .
Series IX. Rules books , 1790-1854 .
Volume on shelf
Extent: 5 volumes on shelf.

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.).

  • Volume on shelf (Also on Misc. reel 812)
    Rules book No. 1, 1790 November-1799 May .
  • Volume on shelf (Also on Misc. reel 812)
    Rules book No. 2, 1799 November-1802 April .
  • Volume on shelf (Also on Misc. reel 812)
    Rules book No. 3, 1823 May-1827 February .
  • Volume on shelf (Also on Misc. reel 812)
    Rules book No. 4, 1833 May-1844 May .
  • Volume on shelf (Also on Misc. reel 812)
    Rules book No. 5, 1844 May-1845; 1854 October .