Scope and Contents

This series contains original correspondence of the Sheriff's Office of Walton County. Of questionable historical value, the majority of this fragmented correspondence, comprised of notes and letters, is primarily between the sheriff of Walton County and other counties concerning escaped prisoners and politics.

Scope and Contents This series contains loose ledger records of the Sheriff's Office of Walton County. Covering the early 1900's, these ledgers, in columnar form, contain the amount of fees incurred by the sheriff's office for jailing prisoners during a specified period of time. Listed on the ledgers are the names of the prisoners from both Superior and Ordinary Courts, dates jailed, dates discharged, total days incarcerated, number of keys to cell, total amount of jail fees and status of prisoners at present...