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Legal instruments

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms

Found in 587 Collections and/or Records:

Artois Hamilton legal papers

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230244219]
Identifier: MSS SC 639
Scope and Contents

Mss. collection consists of legal documents concerning Artois Hamilton, including 2 promissory notes, a bond, a forcible detainer, and an affidavit.

Dates: 1842-1858

Hancock County (Ill.) and Portage County (Ohio) legal documents

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 4054
Abstract

Hancock and Portage County legal documents, 1826-1910, contains two archival series: (1) Hancock County documents, 1838-1844, and (2) Portage County documents, 1826-1910. The documents include affidavits, deeds, summons, and filings.

Dates: 1826-1910

Hancock County (Ill.) Circuit Court case documents

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2951
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

Hancock County, Illinois Circuit Court ejectments

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230244144]
Identifier: MSS SC 632
Scope and Contents

Mss. Includes two requests for ejectment of individuals from land in the cases of Daniel H. Wells vs. Lodowick Ferre and Daniel H. Wells vs. William M. Powers. Wells also requests $500 in damages from each defendant.

Dates: 1843

Hancock County, Illinois Circuit Court subpeona

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230244086]
Identifier: MSS SC 626
Scope and Contents

Printed form with mss. entries. Subpeona to Robert Short to appear in the case of Chittenden vs. Eby.

Dates: 1843

Hancock County, Illinois Circuit Court Writ of Certiorari

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230237528]
Identifier: MSS SC 712
Scope and Contents

Collection includes an order for the Mayor of Nauvoo to transmit a promissory note to be used in the case of Jabez Durphy vs. Davison Hibard.

Dates: 1842

Hancock County (Ill.) documents, 1838-1844

 Series
Identifier: MSS 4054 Series 1
Scope and Contents note

This series contains affidavits, summons and filings.

Dates: Other: 1838-1844

Hancock County (Ill.) legal documents

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197235221436]
Identifier: MSS 6050
Scope and Contents

Materials include documents relating to legal issues in Hancock County, Illinois. Most of the documents deal with payment of fees for printing, advertising and real estate in various Hancock County newspapers including the Hancock Eagle, Warsaw Signal and Hancock Patriot. Dated 1836-1875.

Dates: 1836-1875

Hancock County (Ill.) legal papers collection

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 3234
Scope and Contents

The contents of this collection are mainly autographed, though some are typewritten. They are legal documents documenting cases presented in Hancock County, Illinois between 1830 and 1868

Dates: 1830-1868

Harold I. Hansen papers on Ledges Playhouse, 1962-1966

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1701 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains financial and legal papers, correspondence, news clippings, programs, royalty information, and theatrical material related to the operation of the theater.

Dates: Other: 1962-1966