Hancock County - Superior Court - Writ Books
Scope and Contents
This series consists of bound volumes that documents sane of the civil complaints filed in the court for the inclusive dates listed below. Information presented in these volumes includes the (1) names of litigants, (2) amount of principal sum each defendant owes petitioner, (3) date such debt was due to be paid and date such debt was contracted, (4) type of instrument used (usually a promissory note), (5) date and term of court in which defendant was required to appear to answer complaint, (6) date the complaint was filed in court and recorded thereof, (7) judgment rendered, (8) date and term of court in which case was disposed of and (9) an enumeration of the principal, interest and court costs. Some complaints contain names of petit jurors hearing the case.
Dates
- Created: 1840-1861
Creator
- Hancock County (Ga.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Unrestricted
Extent
0 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
Entries are arranged and listed in chronological order by date and term of court in which case was disposed of and then by the date the complaint was filed in court. These volumes contains an index in which petitioners are listed in alphabetical order by the initial letter of their surname.
- Title
- Hancock County - Superior Court - Writ Books
- Author
- Georgia Archives
- Description rules
- Local
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Georgia Archives Repository
5800 Jonesboro Rd
Morrow GA 30260 United States