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Surveyor’s record of field notes of property surveyed in Nacogdoches County, showing number of acres, name of grantee of original survey, certificate number, description of land, date surveyed, names of chain carriers, and certification of authenticity by county surveyor. Hand-written. Indexed.

Scope and Contents Docket for justice court precincts 1 (1934-1938) and 5 (1914-1921) recording criminal matters within justices' jurisdiction. Shows style of case; case number; charge; date complaint filed; by whom complaint made; against whom; date warrant issued; judgment of guilty or not guilty; jury verdict; signature of justice; items and amount of fees due constable; amount of trial, county attorney, and jury fees; amount of fine; and total costs. Arranged numerically by docket number. SPF-handwritten....

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Sheriff's docket and fee book for civil cases filed in District Court, showing names of parties in case, nature of case, description of case, case number, and costs. Arranged numerically by case number. Handwritten. Partially indexed. [McDonald #226]

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School census for Nacogdoches County, showing name of child, name of parents, and name of school child attending. Arranged alphabetically by name of school. Handwritten. [Note: Transcribed copy by Carolyn Ericson in the Reading Room's genealogy section.] [McDonald #104]

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Docket of applications filed in probate court for letters of administration, showing docket number, date of filing, names of parties involved, and disposition of case. Arranged chronologically by date of filing. Handwritten. Volume in very poor condition. Docket recorded in one volume [McDonald #114] of the Board of Land Commissioners' Proceedings of Land Commissioners, 1835-1839. [McDonald #171]

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Recorded copies of marriage licenses which were returned to individuals, showing license number, county in which received, names of male and female, date issued, date of ceremony, name of minister or judge presiding, date license returned, and date recorded. Arranged chronologically by date recorded and there under alphabetically by names of male and female. Handwritten; typed; photocopied. Indexed. [McDonald #70]

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Minutes of Nacogdoches County Board of Land Commissioners concerning applications for land grants, showing application number, name of applicant, names of witnesses, testimony, decision of board, and remarks. The third through sixth books are arranged chronologically. All are handwritten. Formerly titled "Application of Land Location." [McDonald #114]