Records of the United States Territorial and New Mexico District Courts for Grant County,
Collection
Identifier: 1974-038
Scope and Content
Collection consists of the territorial and New Mexico district court records for Grant County, New Mexico (1868-1937). The bulk of the material covers the years 1874-1912. Included are record books (1868-1919), case files (1868-1937), and other court material. Record books consist of various dockets (1874-1919), court proceedings record books (1868-1912), a jurors record book (1893-1896), cash receipt books (1889-1904), and a record assignment book of bonds (1894-1904). Dockets include criminal (1874-1917), civil (1874-1915), and Chancery Court (1886-1887) volumes. Also included are judges dockets for criminal (1903-1912) and civil (1882-1884, 1888, 1891-1892) trials. Court proceedings record books include volumes from the Chancery Court (1886-1894). Case files consist of criminal cases 11-6229 (1870-1933) and civil cases 9-9233 (1868-1937). Large gaps may exist between case files. Many criminal and civil cases are unnumbered. Many of the cases after 1912 are not part of this collection. Other court material consists of bonds, subpoenas, warrants, and miscellaneous jury and court records.
Dates
- 1868-1937 (bulk 1874-1912)
Language of Materials
English.
Access Restrictions
Outsized record books are extremely fragile. Use microfilm only.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Historical Note
Grant County, New Mexico was established in 1868 and formed part of the 3rd Judicial District of the United States Territorial Courts in New Mexico. In 1912 Grant County was transferred from the 3rd to the 6th Judicial District. Upon statehood in 1912, the Territorial Courts became the New Mexico District Courts.
Extent
39 linear feet + 65 v. + 16 rolls
Organization
Collection is organized into six series:
- I. Docket Books
- II. Record Books (Journals)
- III. Miscellaneous Record Books
- IV. Miscellaneous Records
- V. Criminal Case Files
- VI. Civil Case Files
Microfilm Edition
Microfilm available.
Microfilm jumps from reel eight to reel ten. Microfilm reel number nine does not exist.
Microfilm jumps from reel eight to reel ten. Microfilm reel number nine does not exist.
General
Contact Information
- New Mexico State Records Center and Archives
- Archives and Historical Services Division
- 1205 Camino Carlos Rey
- Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
- Phone: 505-476-7908
- Fax: 505-476-7909
- Email: archives@rain.state.nm.us
- URL: http://www.state.nm.us/cpr/ahsd_top.htm
- Bonds (legal records)
- Civil procedure -- New Mexico -- Grant County
- Criminal procedure -- New Mexico -- Grant County
- District Court records, Grant County
- Dockets
- Equity pleading and procedure -- New Mexico -- Grant County
- Grant County (N.M.) -- History
- Grant County (N.M.) -- Politics -- 1848-1950
- Judicial records
- Jury -- New Mexico -- Grant County
- Legal files
- Naturalization -- New Mexico -- Grant County
- Naturalization records
- State government records
- Subpoenas
- Territorial records
- Trial and arbitral proceedings
- Warrants
- Title
- Inventory of the Records of the United States Territorial and New Mexico District Courts for Grant County, 1868-1937 (bulk 1874-1912)
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Processed by Staff
- Date
- ©2000
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- June 28, 2004: PUBLIC "-//New Mexico State Records Center and Archives//TEXT (US::Nm-Ar::1974-038::Records of the United States Territorial and New Mexico District Courts for Grant County)//EN" "nmar1974-038.sgml" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15).
- Monday, 20210524: Attribute normal is missing or blank.
Repository Details
Part of the New Mexico State Records Center and Archives Repository