Minute books, 1782-1905 [microform].

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Minute books, 1782-1905 [microform].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/81879111

Included are lists of criminal indictments, or "true bills," and "no bills" handed down by the grand juries, the general presentments of grand juries, orders and decrees of the court, and copies of the judge's entries in his dockets. This is a source for divorce actions or for 19th century naturalizations. Minute books are often not indexed.

51 reels of microfilm (35 mm).

Georgia Department of Archives and History Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8271834

Georgia Department of Archives and History Library

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