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257/01. Superior Court

 Record Group Term
Identifier: 257/01

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Wilkes County - Superior Court - Appeal Docket

 Series
Identifier: 257-01-017
Scope and Contents

This series consists of a bound ledger containing: (1) the names of the attorneys' for parties in litigation, (2) case numbers, (3) parties in litigation, (4) types of cases, and (5) brief data on disposition of cases. The types of cases appealed were assumsits, ejectments, bills in equity and debts.

Dates: Created: 1824-1831

Wilkes County - Superior Court - Civil and Criminal Case Files

 Series
Identifier: 257-01-006
Scope and Contents

This series contains original unbound papers which formed portions of civil and criminal case files involving: (1) Assumsits (2) Debts (3) Appeals (4) Misdemeanors (5) Fi fas (6) Attachments (7) Trespass in ejectments (8) Petitions (9) Judgments (10) Covenants (11) Promissory notes (12) Interrogatories (13) Garnishments (14) Affidavits and (15) Claim bonds.

Dates: Created: 1782-1889

Wilkes County - Superior Court - Court Docket Books

 Series
Identifier: 257-01-014
Scope and Contents

This series consists of ledgers containing: (1) the parties in litigation, (2) witnesses for the plaintiff and/or defendant, (3) substitutes (if any), and (4) date of the case.

Dates: Created: 1800-1858

Wilkes County - Superior Court - Execution Dockets

 Series
Identifier: 257-01-012
Scope and Contents

This series consists of bound ledgers containing: (1) the names of the attorneys for parties in litigation, (2) case numbers, (3) parties in litigation, and (4) whether or not the case was satisfied.

Dates: Created: 1791-1816

Wilkes County - Superior Court - Grand Jury Docket

 Series
Identifier: 257-01-013
Scope and Contents

This series consists of a bound ledger that contains: (1) the parties in litigation with the state, (2) the state's witnesses, (3) charges against the defendant, (4) the jurors' names after being sworn in, (5) the foreman's acknowledgement of the case being a true bill, (6) the pleading by the defendant, (7) the findings of the jury, and (8) the fine or punishment levied.

Dates: Created: 1788-1790

Wilkes County - Superior Court - Minutes

 Series
Identifier: 257-01-009
Scope and Contents

Minutes for 1778 to 1780 and those after 1787 have been microfilmed and are available in the microfilm library.

Dates: Created: 1778-1904

Wilkes County - Superior Court - Subpoena Dockets

 Series
Identifier: 257-01-011
Scope and Contents

This series consists of bound ledgers containing: (1) case number (2) date of subpoena (3) person subpoenaed (4) for what parties they were subpoenaed (5) who delivered the subpoena and (6) number of days served. Among the cases tried were assaults, debts, assumpits and slander. The records are in general decay, uncleaned and in the same condition as they were taken from the courthouse (except 1852 - 1853 which has been laminated and bound).

Dates: Created: 1793-1873