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United States. District Court (Dakota Territory : 3rd Judicial District). Criminal case files, 1879-1888.

Title: Criminal case files, 1879-1888.

The criminal case files consist of unbound case papers filed in criminal proceedings, held before the District Court brought on complaint by the Territory of Dakota or the United States. Individual case files vary but usually contain complaints or information filed with the court or U.S. commissioner indictments or true bills handed down by the grand jury, pleas of defendants, subpoenas for witnesses and jurors, affidavits and depositions, recognizances, U.S. Attorneys' nolle prosequis, and motion and orders of the court. The cases relate to timber trespass, incursion on government Indian land, sale of liquor to Indians, larceny on military or Indian reservations, violations of Internal Revenue laws, and assault.

ArchivalResource: 5 linear ft.

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United States. District Court (Dakota Territory : 2nd Judicial District). Calendar, 1864-1867.

Title: Calendar, 1864-1867.

The calendar is a record of cases brought to trial before the U.S. District Court for the Territory of Dakota, Second Judcial District. Entries are similar to those of an appearance docket for admiralty, criminal and civil actions, and include the case title, term number, county in which the proceedings were held, attorneys for the parties, and an occasional list of papers filed and proceedings held. The extent of information recorded for any individual case varies greatly from term to term and in some instances within terms.

ArchivalResource: 2 linear in. (1 v.)

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United States. District Court (Dakota Territory : 2nd Judicial District). Civil case files, 1870-1887.

Title: Civil case files, 1870-1887.

The civil case files are an incomplete series of 27 civil cases brought before the U.S. District Court for the Territory of Dakota, Second Judicial District, seated at Yankton, on bills of complaint by private parties and the Federal government. The cases relate to replevin actions for recovery of debts, or real and personal property, forfeiture of bonds of Federal and Territorial officials; and suits to require contract compliance.

ArchivalResource: 5 linear in.

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United States. District Court (Dakota Territory : 8th Judicial District). Oaths of office, 1889.

Title: Oaths of office, 1889.

These records are oaths of office by three U.S. commissioners for the Territory of Dakota: Charles Adler, August 14, 1889; E.W. Conney, February 12, 1889; and C.F. Getchell, October 25, 1889.

ArchivalResource: 3 items.

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United States. District Court (Dakota Territory : 2nd Judicial District). Minutes of proceedings in bankruptcy (Act of 1864), 1868-1871.

Title: Minutes of proceedings in bankruptcy (Act of 1864), 1868-1871.

Minutes of proceedings in bankruptcy are a record of proceedings in two bankruptcy actions brought by creditors' petition before the U.S. District Court for the Territory of Dakota, Second Judicial District, and the Territorial Supreme Court, sitting on courts in bankruptcy. Entries consist of the clerk's narrative account of the actions taken by the court during the course of the proceedings.

ArchivalResource: .25 linear in. (1 v.)

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United States. District Court (Dakota Territory : 6th Judicial District). Administrative and financial records, 1884-1889.

Title: Administrative and financial records, 1884-1889.

The administrative and financial records are copies of records of the clerk of the court maintained in addition to like records filed with case files, used principally to document administrative and financial acitvities of the court. The records consist chiefly of copies of court orders; records of accounts of court officers; records of fees for witnesses; finpport of prisoners and expenses of grand and petit jurors; and a series of three letters discussing the unsettled conditions in the Indian Territory in 1887.

ArchivalResource: 9 linear in.

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United States. District Court (Dakota Territory : 6th Judicial District). Journal, 1884-1889.

Title: Journal, 1884-1889.

The journal is a daily record of activities of the District Court providing dates of sessions of court held and recording proceedings in criminal actions. The journal also records the selection and empaneling of grand and petit juries; appointments, oaths and sureties of court officers; submission and approval of accounts of court officials; and adoption and implementation of rules of procedure and administrative regulations.

ArchivalResource: 2 linear in. (1 v.)

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United States. District Court (Dakota Territory : 5th Judicial District). Journal, 1889.

Title: Journal, 1889.

The journal is a daily record of proceedings held during the June and September terms, 1889, of the U.S. District Court for the Fifth Judicial District of the Territory of Dakota. The journal provides a record of the organization of the court under provisions of an Act of Congress, August 9, 1888, lists the names of the presiding judge and court officers attending the sessions and records the proceedings held by the grand jury and Federal court in criminal matters, including arraignment of defendants, petit jury verdicts, and sentencing.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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United States. District Court (Dakota Territory : 3rd Judicial District). U.S. Commissioner's docket, 1866-1888.

Title: U.S. Commissioner's docket, 1866-1888.

The U.S. commissioner's docket is a brief narrative account of proceedings in criminal actions brought before U.S. commissioner T.C. McConnell for preliminary hearing. Cases supported by sufficient evidence upon examination were bound over for trial before the district court. Cases lacking such evidence or jurisdiction were discharged.

ArchivalResource: 1 linear in. (1 v.)

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United States. District Court (Dakota Territory : 6th Judicial District). Court calendar, 1886-1887.

Title: Court calendar, 1886-1887.

The court calendar is a calendar of criminal proceedings held before the district court. This record is similar to a criminal docket with entries providing the case title, description of indictment, names of the attorneys for the defendant, papers filed and proceedings held, and clerk's fees and assessments.

ArchivalResource: 2 linear in. (1 v.)

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United States. District Court (Dakota Territory : 3rd Judicial District). Court calendar, 1861-1889.

Title: Court calendar, 1861-1889.

The court calendar of proceedings is similar to a docket and contains proceedings of admiralty, civil, and criminal action brought before the court in which the United States was the plaintiff. For each case the entries list the title of case, type of action, attorneys for the litigants, and fees, assessments, and actions taken during the course of the proceedings. There are no entries for terms of court held for the period 1864-78.

ArchivalResource: 2 linear in. (1 v.)

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United States. District Court (Dakota Territory : 2nd Judicial District). Appearance docket for United States cases, 1873-1880.

Title: Appearance docket for United States cases, 1873-1880.

The appearance docket contains narrative desciptions for each case including papers filed, events occuring, and the proceedings held before the U.S. District Court for the Territory of Dakota, Second Judicial District. Cases docketed within this series are those in which the United States was party or had an interest, and include admiralty, criminal, and bankruptcy cases. Entries under each case heading include the case title, the term number or numbers, cause of action, and narrative account of the actions taken during the process of judicial examination.

ArchivalResource: 2 linear in. (1 v.)

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United States. District Court (Dakota Territory : 8th Judicial District). Administrative and financial records, 1889.

Title: Administrative and financial records, 1889.

Administrative and financial records are copies of records of the clerk of the court consisting of records of accounts of court officers, vouchers for payments for supplies and services provided to the court, reports of fees, and emoluments of the court, and orders to make payments to witnesses.

ArchivalResource: 6 items.

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United States. District Court (Dakota Territory : 6th Judicial District). Criminal case files, 1884-1889.

Title: Criminal case files, 1884-1889.

The criminal case files are incomplete case files consisting of copies of subpoenas, warrants, writs, recognizances, bonds, information complaints, praecipes, transcripts and other documents issued by U.S. commissioners or filed in commissioners' court. These records, often consisting of only one document, consitute the extant case files.

ArchivalResource: 4 linear in.

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United States. District Court (Dakota Territory : 3rd Judicial District). Journal, 1879-1886.

Title: Journal, 1879-1886.

The journal is a daily record of activities of the District Court providing dates of sessions of court held and recording proceedings in admiralty, civil, criminal, and bankruptcy actions. The journal also records the empaneling and discharge of grand and petit juries, presentment of grand jury indictments and true bills, submission and approval of accounts of court officers, appointments and oaths of court officials, admission of attorneys to practice and administrative regulations.

ArchivalResource: 3 linear in. (1 v.)

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United States. District Court (Dakota Territory : 2ndJudicial District). Journals, 1861-1890.

Title: Journals, 1861-1890.

The journals are a daily record of regular, adjourned and special sessions of the U.S. District Court for the Territory of Dakota, Second Judicial District. The journals provide a daily record of proceedings held by the court in admiralty, bankruptcy, civil and criminal matters and contain entries relating to such administrative matters as the names of the presiding judge and court officers present during sessions, appointment of court officers, admission of attorneys to practice, selection and empaneling of grand and petit juries, approval of accounts of court officials, and naturalization and citizenship hearings.

ArchivalResource: 10 linear in. (4 v.)

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United States. District Court (Dakota Territory : 2nd Judicial District). Execution docket, 1873-1877.

Title: Execution docket, 1873-1877.

The execution docket is a record of final judgments rendered by the court in civil matters. Entries for each case include the names of debtors, creditors and creditors' attorneys; date and amount of judgment; date of docketing execution; and notations on satisfaction of judgment.

ArchivalResource: 2 linear in. (2 v.)

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United States. District Court (Dakota Territory : 8th Judicial District). Grand and petit jury venires, 1889.

Title: Grand and petit jury venires, 1889.

Grand and petit jury venires are copies of court orders and marshals' returns of service summoning grand and petit jurors.

ArchivalResource: 5 items.

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United States. District Court (Dakota Territory : 6th Judicial District). Civil and criminal case files, 1884-1889.

Title: Civil and criminal case files, 1884-1889.

The civil and criminal case files are incomplete, unbound case papers filed in civil and criminal proceedings held before the district court at Bismarck. The majority of the case files are criminal cases and consist chiefly of bills of complaint or indictments, warrants to apprehend and other writs, demurrers and pleas, motions and orders, and judgments and commitments.

ArchivalResource: 1 linear ft.

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United States. District Court (Dakota Territory : 3rd Judicial District). Appointments, 1872-1885.

Title: Appointments, 1872-1885.

The appointment papers are copies of orders, commissions, appointments, oaths, and bonds of officials of the U.S. District Court for the ThirdJudicial District of Dakota Territory.

ArchivalResource: 2 linear in. (1 v.)

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United States. District Court (Dakota Territory : 2nd Judicial District). Administrative records, 1879-1886.

Title: Administrative records, 1879-1886.

Administrative records consist of subpoenas, vouchers, and witness bonds filed with the clerk of the court. These records related to service of writs by U. S. Commissioners and deputy clerks, claims for actual expenses and mileage of court officers in service of writs and transportation of prisoners, and execution of witness bonds of government witnesses.

ArchivalResource: 2 linear in.

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United States. District Court (Dakota Territory : 3rd Judicial District). Administrative and financial records, 1872-1889.

Title: Administrative and financial records, 1872-1889.

The administrative and financial records are copies of reports to the Solicitor of the Treasury on judgments and decrees entered in United States cases and executions issued and substance of returns, 1874-84; cases arising under Internal Revenue laws, 1874-84; quarterly reports to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue on moneys paid into the court arising under Internal Revenue laws, 1879-83; reports to the Attorney General on fees and employments of the clerk of the court officers, 1875-89.

ArchivalResource: 3 linear ft.

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United States. District Court (Dakota Territory : 1st Judicial District). Oath of office, 1869.

Title: Oath of office, 1869.

This series is a copy of the oath of office and bond of Leban H. Litchfield, marshal for the Territory of Dakota.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

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United States. District Court (Dakota Territory : 2nd Judicial District). Criminal case files, 1871-1889.

Title: Criminal case files, 1871-1889.

An incomplete series of criminal case files resulting from hearings before the U.S. Commissioners within the U.S. District Court, Territory of Dakota, Second Judicial District. The cases relate primarily to trespass on government lands including Rosebud, Spotted Tail, Winnebago and Yankton Reservations; assault; murder; criminal contempt and perjury; fraud; larceny; sale of liquor to Indians; timber cutting on government land; and violations of the Internal Revenue laws regulating sale and manufacture of liquor and tobacco products. Documents included in the case files consist chiefly of capias, subpoenas, warrants and other writs; transcripts of trials and testimony; recognizance and surety bonds; certificates of convictions; and orders of commitment.

ArchivalResource: 10 linear in.

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United States. District Court (Dakota Territory : 2nd Judicial District). Admiralty case files, 1868-1880.

Title: Admiralty case files, 1868-1880.

The admiralty case files consist of incomplete, unbound case papers filed in 5 admiralty proceedings held before the U.S. District Court for the Territory of Dakota, Second Judicial District, under the court's maritime jurisdiction. The cases brought on libel or complaint chiefly arose from claims for recovery of debts and wages against vessels engaged in commerce on the Missouri River. Documentation contained in the individual case files varies considerably but generally includes the libel or complaint initiating the action, warrants issued and process served, and orders or decrees satisfying judgment. Exhibits and depositions are contained in some of the case files. The dates listed for this series are not inclusive but indicate the earliest and latest documents filed with the cases.

ArchivalResource: .5 linear in.

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United States. District Court (Dakota Territory : 8th Judicial District). Criminal case files, 1889.

Title: Criminal case files, 1889.

The criminal case files are unbound case papers filed in criminal proceedings brought before the district court at Grand Forks. The criminal cases include violations of Internal Revenue laws, timber trespass, postal theft, extortion, and election fraud. Documents comprising the case files include bench warrants, summons, undertakings, recognizances, indictments, bills of complaint, and transcripts of U.S. commisioners' preliminary hearings.

ArchivalResource: 5 linear in.

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United States. District Court (Dakota Territory : 6th Judicial District). Grand and petit jury venires, 1885-1889.

Title: Grand and petit jury venires, 1885-1889.

The grand and petit jury venires are copies of court orders and marshal's returns of service summarizing grand and petit jurors.

ArchivalResource: 3 linear in.

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United States. District Court (Dakota Territory : 8th Judicial District). Praecipes, 1889.

Title: Praecipes, 1889.

These records are praecipes issued by the court directing the clerk to issue writs to make payments to witnesses.

ArchivalResource: 1 linear in.

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United States. District Court (Dakota Territory : 3rd Judicial District). Juror and witness book, 1870-1889.

Title: Juror and witness book, 1870-1889.

The juror and witness book is a record of service of grand and petit jurors and witnesses appearing before the grand jury and district court. Entries for each session include a copy of the order issued to the U.S. marshal authorizing payment of travel and per diem and lists of jurors or witnesses summoned with place of residence, number of days of service, miles traveled, and the amount of reimbursement authorized.

ArchivalResource: 2 linear in. (1 v.)

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United States. District Court (Dakota Territory : 2nd Judicial District). Bankruptcy docket (Act of 1867), 1868-1871.

Title: Bankruptcy docket (Act of 1867), 1868-1871.

The bankruptcy docket is a brief abstract of successive proceedings held in six bankruptcy cases filed under the Act of 1867 with the U.S. District Court for the Territory of Dakota, Second Judicial District and the Territorial Supreme Court. Entries consist of the case title, names of the bankrupt, occasionally the names of the attorneys for the parties and oaths and filings recorded by the clerk.

ArchivalResource: .25 linear in. (1 v.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122370729 View

United States. District Court (Dakota Territory : 1st Judicial District). Bankruptcy case files (Act of 1867), 1872-1880.

Title: Bankruptcy case files (Act of 1867), 1872-1880.

The bankruptcy case files are unbound case papers filed in five bankruptcy proceedings held in U.S. District Court for the Territory of Dakota and the Territorial Supreme Court. The cases were initiated before the Associate Justice of the Territorial Supreme Court serving as judge for the First Judicial District. Hearings for two of the cases were transferred to the Second Judicial District as a result of the redistribution of the courts in 1877. The case papers include creditors and debtors petitions, schedules of debts and arrests, adjudication of bankruptcy and orders of reference, depositions of creditors and debtors, abstracts of hearings, memorandums of meetings of creditors, selection of assignees, reports of assignees, affidavits of publication, and orders of discharge.

ArchivalResource: 5 linear in.

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United States. District Court (Dakota Territory : 1st Judicial District). Criminal case files, 1863-1876.

Title: Criminal case files, 1863-1876.

This series is incomplete. It consists of unbound case papers filed in criminal proceedings held in the U.S. District Court for the Territory of Dakota seated at Vermillion. The cases brought on grand jury indictment or bill of complaint related chiefly to forfeiture of bonds, perjury, timber trespass, and violation of revenue laws governing the manufacture and sale of tobacco and alcohol products. Documents filed with the individual cases are limited to bills of indictment or complaint, demurrers to indictments, defendant's appearance bonds, and recognizances, subpoenas, warrants, verdicts, sentences and nolle prosequi notices. Case files within this series do not contain transcripts of testimony or depositions of witnesses.

ArchivalResource: 5 linear in.

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United States. District Court (Dakota Territory : 3rd Judicial District). U.S. commissioner's miscellaneous papers, 1878-1889.

Title: U.S. commissioner's miscellaneous papers, 1878-1889.

The U.S. commissioner's miscellaneous papers are copies of subpoenas, warrants to apprehend, recognizances and general bonds of defendants, informations, complaints, praecipes for witnesses, and other documents issued by the U.S. commissioner or filed in commissioner's court in criminla proceedngs but not included in criminal case files.

ArchivalResource: 2 linear in.

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United States. District Court (Dakota Territory : 2nd Judicial District). Criminal case files, 1867-1880.

Title: Criminal case files, 1867-1880.

The criminal case files are incomplete, unbound case papers filed in criminal proceedings held in the U.S. District Court for the Territory of Dakota, Second Judicial District, seated at Yankton. The cases brought on indictment or bill of complaint relate to violations of Federal and territorial law. Most case files contain copies of the bill of indictment or information instituting the action and occasionally include writs, subpoenas, warrants, praecipes, transcripts from the U.S. Commissioners courts, transcripts of testimony, demurrers, verdicts, and sentences. There are no records for the April term 1868, November term 1869, April term 1870, or April term 1883.

ArchivalResource: 3 linear ft.

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United States. District Court (Dakota Territory : 2nd Judicial District). Witnesses and jurors record books, 1870-1890.

Title: Witnesses and jurors record books, 1870-1890.

The witnesses and juror record books are abstracts of compensation paid to jurors serving on grand and petit juries, and witnesses appearing before grand juries, U.S. District and Circuit Court trials and U.S. Commissioners hearings. Entries include the name of the witness or juror, place of residence, compensation paid, and the judge's certificate of service. Entries through 1889 are for service in the U.S. District Court for the Territory of Dakota, Second Judicial District.

ArchivalResource: 5 linear in. (2 v.)

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United States. District Court (Dakota Territory : 6th Judicial District). Oath of office, 1886.

Title: Oath of office, 1886.