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Suffolk County (Mass.)

 Organization

Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:

Bills of cost for Civil Superior Court

 Series
Identifier: 2430.011
Scope and Contents Record of amounts paid to traverse jurors, grand jurors, officers, witnesses, etc. in the Civil Superior Court.
Dates: 1862-1879
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Bills of cost for Civil Superior Court

Bills of Cost for Criminal Superior Court

 Series
Identifier: 2430.012
Scope and Contents Record of amounts paid to traverse jurors, grand jurors, officers, witnesses, etc. in the Criminal Superior Court.
Dates: 1870-1879
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Bills of Cost for Criminal Superior Court

Bills of Cost for Jurors, etc.

 Series
Identifier: 2430.010
Scope and Contents Record of receipt of payment for jurors, etc.
Dates: 1824-1861
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Bills of Cost for Jurors, etc.

Bills of Cost for Supreme Judicial Court

 Series
Identifier: 2430.013
Scope and Contents Record of fees paid in the Supreme Judicial Court. Includes amounts charged to the Commonwealth.
Dates: 1824-1879
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Bills of Cost for Supreme Judicial Court

Committee on Sale of Lands near Court Street (County Lands) records

 Series — Box: SB - 008, Folder: 1-3
Identifier: 0300.023
Scope and Contents Appointed by the Court of Common Pleas, the Committee was responsible for the sale at public auction of all lands with appurtenances lying between the County Courthouse and Court Street. Includes correspondence, deeds, etc.
Dates: 1826-1828
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Committee on Sale of Lands near Court Street (County Lands) records

County drafts of the Municipal Court

 Series — Volumes: 1-5
Identifier: 2430.014
Scope and Contents Includes County drafts for Police Court, 1864-1867; County drafts for Municipal Court for criminal business, 1867-1879; and County drafts for Municipal Court for Civil business, 1867-1879. Includes record of bills for charges and expenses arising in said court.
Dates: 1864-1879
Found in: City of Boston Archives / County drafts of the Municipal Court

Index to the Probate Records of the County of Suffolk, Massachusetts from the year 1636 to and including the year 1893

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 8230.001
Scope and Contents "Index to the Probate Records of the County of Suffolk, Massachusetts from the year 1636 to and including the year 1893". These published volumes of the Probate indexes were prepared under an order passed April 3, 1893 by the Board of Aldermen acting as County Commissioners for the County of Suffolk.
Dates: Publication: 1895
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Index to the Probate Records of the County of Suffolk, Massachusetts from the year 1636 to and including the year 1893

New Suffolk County Courthouse contracts

 Series
Identifier: 2200.017
Scope and Contents Two bound volumes of contracts executed for the construction of the new Suffolk County Courthouse at Pemberton Square. Includes contracts, specifications and correspondence.
Dates: 1886-1893
Found in: City of Boston Archives / New Suffolk County Courthouse contracts

Police Court returns

 Series
Identifier: 2430.007
Scope and Contents Accounts of bills of cost in criminal cases brought before the Police Court in the City of Boston within and for the County of Suffolk in which cases were final and terminated in said court. Includes case number, date, defendant's name, offense, officers' fees, court fees and witnesses.
Dates: 1823-1852, 1855-1860
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Police Court returns

Probate Court publications

 Series
Identifier: 8230.002
Dates: 1934
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Probate Court publications

Record of court fees

 Series
Identifier: 2430.008
Scope and Contents Record of court fees paid by the City Treasurer for Municipal Court, jurors, inquests, Police Court and Supreme Judicial Court.
Dates: 1822-1892
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Record of court fees

Record of fees for prisoners committed (carriage fees)

 Series
Identifier: 2430.002
Scope and Contents Record of fees paid for transport of prisoners. Includes no. of case, name, offense, station, officer and amount of fee.
Dates: 1856-1865
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Record of fees for prisoners committed (carriage fees)

Record of fees in cases of truancy

 Item — Volume: 1
Identifier: 2430.004
Scope and Contents Record of receipt of fees paid to officers and witnesses in cases of truancy.
Dates: 1855-1858
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Record of fees in cases of truancy

Record of fees paid for inquests

 Series
Identifier: 2430.006
Scope and Contents Record of fees paid for inquests, 1827-1848, 1854-1864, 1869-1879; and state inquests, 1874-1877. Includes name of deceased, date, jurors, coroner, constable, witnesses and amount paid. The volumes for the years 1854-1864 include fire inquests.
Dates: 1827-1879 with gaps
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Record of fees paid for inquests

Record of fees received in Police and Justices' Court

 Series
Identifier: 2430.001
Scope and Contents In 1822, the Police Court was established for criminal cases and the Justices' Court was established for civil cases. Includes records of the amount of fees received by the Clerk of the Justices Court for the County of Suffolk, 1822-1859; records of fines, costs etc. received in the Police Court, 1822-1859; and record of fees received in Justices and Police Court, 1824-1830.
Dates: 1822-1859
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Record of fees received in Police and Justices' Court

Record of Municipal Court fees

 Series
Identifier: 2430.009
Scope and Contents Record of fees paid for witnesses, officers, etc. in the Municipal Court.
Dates: 1822-1852
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Record of Municipal Court fees

Record of officer and witness fees

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2430.003
Scope and Contents Records of payment and receipt of fees for witnesses and officers in the Police Court.
Dates: 1854-1871
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Record of officer and witness fees

Record of payment of drafts

 Series — Volumes: 1-10
Identifier: 2400.002
Scope and Contents Record of payments of the drafts of the Mayor and Aldermen and County drafts of the Mayor and Aldermen. Volume 1 includes payment of drafts of the Overseers of the Poor.
Dates: 1822-1838
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Record of payment of drafts

Suffolk County Court House Commission publication

 Series
Identifier: 8250.001
Dates: circa 1940
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Suffolk County Court House Commission publication

Suffolk County Courthouse project files

 Series
Identifier: 8250.002
Dates: 1889-1912
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Suffolk County Courthouse project files

Suffolk County records

 Series
Identifier: 2200.013
Scope and Contents The Auditor for the City of Boston also serves as the Auditor of Suffolk County. The Suffolk County auditing records consist of receipts and expenditures, expense journals, account ledgers, payment records, court and county medical examiner financial records, as well as county payroll records.
Dates: circa 1829-1946
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Suffolk County records

Suffolk Deeds, 1629-1697

 Collection
Identifier: 8240.001
Scope and Contents Includes published volumes of the Suffolk Deeds, Books I-XIV. Members of the Suffolk Bar and others petitioned the Board of Aldermen to have the first volume of the Suffolk deeds printed verbatim. The Mayor approved the order on April 13, 1880 "to have printed, indexed and distributed the first volume of Suffolk deeds." In subsequent years, orders were passed and approved authorizing the printing of volumes II-XIV of the Suffolk deeds.
Dates: Publication: 1880-1906
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Suffolk Deeds, 1629-1697

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