2019-08-23 Guide to the Guardianships and Estates Ledger, Likely from Probate Courts in the United States, 1825-1832 SPEC.RARE.0025 Finding aid prepared by Beth Crowner Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
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2019 May This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2019-08-26T12:07-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Guardianships and Estates Ledger, Likely from Probate Courts in the United States SPEC.RARE.0025 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 1 0.09 Cubic feet 1825-1832 Probate law of the United States during the 1800s was derived from English common law or Spanish community property law, depending on which state the court was based in. It dealt primarily with the distribution of estates, but also handled matters such as adoption and guardianship. The Guardianships and Estates Ledger, Likely from Probate Courts in the United States is a ledger of court probate records from the United States, documenting executors and appraisers appointed to estate settlements and guardianship appointments and bonds. The ledger also contains an alphabetical index that lists each estate and/or person in the ledger. The ledger contains records from the March term of 1825 to the May term of 1832. (1) flat box English Unknown Acquisitions Information

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 Historical Note

Probate law of the United States during the 1800s was derived from English common law or Spanish community property law, depending on which state the court was based in. It dealt primarily with the distribution of estates, but also handled matters such as adoption and guardianship.

 Scope and Contents

The Guardianships and Estates Ledger, Likely from Probate Courts in the United States is a ledger of court probate records from the United States, documenting executors and appraisers appointed to estate settlements and guardianship appointments and bonds. Each record has a column that lists the applicable fees and costs. The ledger also contains an alphabetical index that lists each estate and/or person in the ledger. The ledger contains records from the March term of 1825 to the May term of 1832, and was later used as a child’s notebook, with drawings, stamped art, and a log of marks received for deportment and other subjects in school.

 Estate records Estates (Law)--United States--19th century Executors and administrators--Fees--United States--19th century Guardian and ward--Law and legislation--United States--19th century Ledgers (account books) Probate courts--United States--19th century Probate law and practice--United States--19th century