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VI. Civil Case Files, 1854-1923

 Series

Scope and Content

From the Collection: Collection consists of the territorial and New Mexico District Court records for Valencia County, New Mexico (1849-1953). The bulk of the material covers the years 1849-1921. Included are record books (1851-1916), case files (1851-1953), and other court material. Record books consist of various dockets (1851-1913), court proceedings record books (1854-1856, 1859-1860, 1889-1909, 1873-1880), a record book of invoices (1865-1873), a roll book of attorneys at law (1874-1899), minutes (1903), jury book (1905-1910, 1923) and a cash book (1865-1873). Docket include civil (1882-1912), judge's (1910-1913), cost (1878-1881, 1888-1916) and minutes and motions (1851-1854) volumes. Judges' dockets cover criminal (1910-1913) and civil (1910-1911) trials. Case files consist of criminal cases 1-836, 1646 (1852-1912, 1931) and civil cases 2-4302 (1851-1940). Civil cases include tax cases with two numbering systems: cases 1785-6407 (1912-1952) and cases 1-602 (1926-1952). Large gaps may exist between case files. Other court materials consist of jury records and court material. Additional material for Valencia County can be found in the Bernalillo County District Court records.

Some material in Spanish.

Dates

  • 1854-1923

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English, and Spanish.

Access Restrictions

None

Extent

From the Collection: 25 v. + 26.5 linear feet

Repository Details

Part of the New Mexico State Records Center and Archives Repository

Contact:
1209 Camino Carlos Rey
Santa Fe NM 87507
(505) 476-7948