Government Records
While appearing to be one continuous numbering system there are large gaps present. The date period also overlaps separately cataloged sets of civil and criminal case files.
Files for 1856 to circa 1886 are indexed in plaintiffs’ and defendants’ indexes (see separate series, Indexes).
Access to and use of reserve materials requires the permission of the State Archives staff.
Accession numbers: 986-13; 986-20
Digitized by: Christopher G. Welter, March 2011
Digitization of reserve material was made possible by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the vote of Minnesotans on November 4, 2008.
Catalog ID number: 001709921
Civil case files and criminal case files (two separately cataloged series) continue these files.
Grand jury minutes and reports (separately cataloged series) were removed from this set of files.
Records pertaining to the Younger brothers are also available on the microfilm edition of the Northfield (Minnesota) bank robbery of 1876: Selected manuscript collections and government records (M468).
Missing File No. 39.
Missing File No. 664.
Digital version
Accuses the Younger brothers of the murder of Joseph L. Heywood.
Accuses the Younger brothers of the murder of Nicolaus Gustavson.
Accuses the Younger brothers of the robbery of the First National Bank of Northfield.
Accuses the Younger brothers of assault with a dangerous weapon.
Court receives the grand jury’s report, finding the brothers guilty and committing them to the state prison at Stillwater.
Include case files, miscellaneous case file documents such as judgment rolls and orders, and grand jury reports.
Include case files, miscellaneous case file documents such as bonds and affidavits, grand jury reports, election returns, sheriff’s calendar, and delinquent property lists.
Certificates of conviction in justice court; State of Minnesota as plaintiff.
Primarily judgment rolls.
Include judgment rolls, verdicts, subpoenas, and indictments.
State of Minnesota as plaintiff;
State of Minnesota as plaintiff;
Missing File Nos. 2599-2614.
State of Minnesota is the plaintiff in most cases; files 5469-5498 include cases with U.S. government as plaintiff.
Digital version
Called for coroner's inquest.
Called for coroner's inquest.
Concerns the identity of murder victim Nicolas Gustavson [the Swede].
Missing File No. 6010.
Missing File No. 6238.
City of Faribault, plaintiff.
In the matter of applications, petitions, vacation of property, rights of way, and land condemnations.
Adoptions, case files, and miscellaneous filings.
Missing File No. 6611.
State of Minnesota, plaintiff.
Case files and miscellaneous filings.
State of Minnesota, plaintiff.
Case files, oaths and bonds, and miscellaneous filings.
Case files and miscellaneous filings.
State of Minnesota, plaintiff.
Missing File Nos. 6901-9611 (numbers possibly were never assigned).
Regarding assignments, estates, and insolvencies.