RECORD GROUP 5 COUNTY CLERK RECORDS JUDICIAL COURT CASE FILES GUIDE
Series F: Judicial Records, 1777-2002
Sub-series F.1: Case Files , 1779 – 1960
Series Description:
Records in this series document judicial activities and court actions taken by the County Court and individually by its members as justices of the peace. Many types of cases both civil and criminal are involved, including debt, estate settlements, bastardy, assault, battery, drunkenness, disorderly conduct, trespassing, traffic violations, malicious mischief, slander, larceny, among others. Documents include correspondence, dockets, petitions, judicial orders, summons, subpoenas, attachments, garnishments, execution orders, warrants, depositions, and other types of records. Sub series F.3 is a collection of loose miscellaneous court documents that were once housed at Duke University’s Special Collections department. For more on this group of records, see a more detailed description under the sub-series section later in this guide.
Note: Researchers will also find judicial actions taken by County Court in the minutes of the County Court (Series C).
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