Creator: Supreme Court (RG 32)

Collection Summary: A single, bound execution docket book for the original Supreme Court. The execution docket lists: the case number, parties names, amount decreed, execution, attorneys, clerks & their costs, sheriffs & their costs, witnesses, execution date, total amount of executions, and sheriff's returns. The book contains roughly ninety pages of text and covers the December 1829 to June 1833 terms.

Access Restrictions: Due to the fragility of the materials, this series is available only by permission of a government records archivist. In addition, no reproductions may be made without staff permission.

Date(s): 1829-1833.

Volume: 0.50 Cubic Feet.

Finding Aid Created By: Shaun Stalzer in August 2024.

Related Materials: TBD

Record Group History: According to Article V of the Constitution of 1817, the judicial power of the state was vested in one supreme court and such superior and inferior courts of law and equity as the legislature may from time to time direct. The Constitution of 1832 changed the supreme court to the High Court of Errors and Appeals which consisted of three judges. Article V of the Constitution of 1868 changed the name of the state's highest court back to Supreme Court. The Constitution of 1890 maintained a supreme court of three judges but made the office elective. 

Collection Inventory:
Box Content 

Box Number

1829-1833

5635