Hancock County (Ill.) Circuit Court case documents
Scope and Contents
Documents in the collection relate to criminal and civil court cases which took place in Hancock County, Illinois between 1830 and 1846. They include several debt and trespassing cases, as well as a few for rape, murder, and larceny cases. Documents include affidavits, subpoenas, verdicts, bonds, bills, writs, agreements, and others. There are approximately 100 cases and about 1200 items.
Dates
- 1830-1846
Creator
- Illinois. Circuit Court (Hancock Co.) (author, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary
copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Hancock County (Ill.) Circuit Court case documents must
be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L.
Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Restricted: no photocopying allowed; permission for publication required from donor; reference to donor must be included in all citations.
Administrative history
Hancock County, Illinois was formed in 1825 from an unorganized territory. The first county courthouse was at Montebello and the second at Carthage.
Extent
2 reels ((5200 fr.); 35 mm)
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
Mat'l specified: Finding aid. Available in repository.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated Lawrence and Sandra Faria.
Appraisal
19th Century Mormon and Western Manuscripts.
- Title
- Register of Hancock County (Ill.) Circuit Court case documents
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lucy Brimhall
- Date
- 2013 April 5
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
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Brigham Young University
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