Yolo County, Justice Court, Putah Township, Records Collection, 1852-1922

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Yolo County, Justice Court, Putah Township, Records Collection, 1852-1922

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The Yolo County, Justice Court, Putah Township, Records Collection spans the years 1852 to 1922. The bulk of the collection is made up of court records dating from 1870 to 1874 and from 1893 to 1897. Records from the 1870s are contained in a Justice Court docket book. Later records are Justice Court documents, mostly criminal complaints and warrants of arrest. Rich in information about Davisville (later Davis), California, this collection provides a look at the types of crimes committed and the judicial system operating in Yolo County, California during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

3.10 linear feet; in 3 archives boxes and 1 wrapped volume.

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University of California, Davis. General Library. . Dept. of Special Collections

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SNAC Resource ID: 6656956

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Ludington, Gilbert Lewis, d. 1916.

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Lillard, James T., 1830-1889.

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Brown, Edmund L.

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Scott, William Henry, 1861-1950.

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California. Justice Court (Yolo County : Putah Township)

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History Administrative History Yolo County's judicial history began in 1850 when the new California Legislature acted to create the State's first twenty-seven counties. In June 1850 a court of sessions, composed of the Yolo County Judge and two justices of the peace, convened at the original county seat of Fremont. This court divided Yolo County into townships. Each township was to have one elected jus...

Drummond, Lewis Craig, 1828-1882.

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Plant, Forrest A., 1889-1933.

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City Clerk and City Attorney (1917-1932) for the city of Davis; Yolo County Superior Court Judge (1932-1933). From the description of Papers, 1907-1932 (bulk 1916-1923). (University of California, Davis). WorldCat record id: 33249654 History Administrative History Yolo County's judicial history began in 1850 when the new California Legislature acted to create the State's first twen...