Dockets
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Lists or registers of cases before a tribunal, usually kept by the clerk of the court, identifying the cases, with entries of action taken; used originally in connection with judicial proceedings, now also used in connection with quasi-judicial or administrative proceedings.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Calhoun County Justice of the Peace Docket
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3585
Scope and Contents
This docket was purchased from John I. Herrick who was a bookseller and stationer who operated out of Detroit. The docket itself contains many civil cases spanning over a three year period. They are the cases tried by John Balkeom. The cases he tired are civil cases that give a brief description of the case, and damages and costs awarded. On the bottom of many of the case pages is the date that the payment was made.
Dates:
1845-1857