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6th District Court records
Includes warrants (1914), court records relating toR.I. v. George Steinhart (1922), and R.I. v. James Hanley Brewing Co. (1925).
Commission to Repair Washington County Court House accounts
Bills and receipts for various expenditures for the repair of the Washington County Court House that were approved by the General Assembly.
Court Clerks' returns
This series consists of listings of the costs, fines, and executions from circuit court cases in Rhode Island, 1747-1832.
Court of Magistrates annual report
Information concerning cases brought before the Court of Magistrates includes: names of complainant and respondent, offense, judgment, court fees, witness fees, counsel fees, disposition, amount paid by the accused, totals of various categories, signature of the clerk. This information was presented to the General Assembly in the form of an annual report.
Court Returns
To record information about cases handled by the District and Superior Courts in a given year. "Annual Report" of the Courts of RI. Includes: name of the court, number of cases handled by the court, disposition of cases handled by the court, number of cases pending at the beginning and end of the year, signature of the Clerk of the Court, year of filing.
Docket of the Court of Common Pleas
Covers for the years 1870-1872 were signed by Thomas C. Greene.
Equity Court judgement dockets
Function: To record the decision of the judges in cases brought before the Equity Court. Includes: Name of plaintiffs and defendants, decision of the court, amount of damages, amount of court costs, date of court session, names of Judges present, docket number of the cases.
Equity Courts case files
Function: To record information acted upon by the courts concerning individual cases. Contents: Groups of documents related to individual cases heard before the RI Equity Court. Documents include: copies of the case, plea and answer of defendant, depositions, deeds, verdicts, warrants, powers of attorney, and other documents relative to the adjudication of the individual case.
Oration Delivered at the Dedication of the Providence County Court House
Oration Delivered at the Dedication of the Providence County Court House, December 18, 1877, by the Hon. Thomas Durfee, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Rhode Island.
Probate records
The Probate records consist of four volumes that contain the file number of estate, name of deceased, name of executor or administrator. One volume contains loose papers related to the estate of F.N. Barlow.
Rhode Island law cases (file papers)
Groups of documents related to individual cases heard before various colonial courts. Documents include: copies of the case, plea and answer of defendant, depositions, verdicts, warrants, powers of a Attorney, deeds and other documents necessary for the adjudication of the case. Cases are arranged chronologically by session of the court.
Superior Court records
Supreme Court of Probate meeting minutes
Function: To record the actions of the General Assembly acting as the Supreme court of Probate. Includes: Minutes of the General Assembly acting as the Supreme court of Probate. Information includes: date and place of session, names of parties present, name of deceased, decisions of lower courts regarding the case, and the decision of the Supreme Court of Probate. In the same volume with letters from the Governor (C# 00499) and Orders of the Council of War (C#00498).