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	Record Group Number:	800000
	Series/Collection Number:	.L 61
	Creator:	Florida. Circuit Court (2nd Circuit : Leon County)
	Title, Dates:	Superior Court and Circuit Court case files, 1825-1944.
	Amount:	107.00 cubic ft. 26.00 microfilm reel 35 mm
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	Organization/Arrangement:	Numerical by case number within numbering sequence; in 1912 the Clerk of the Circuit Court began a new numbering sequence, ending the previous sequence at 8826 and beginning again at 1.
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	Biographical/Historical:	*REPROCESSING* Leon County was created by an act of the Legislative Council of Florida on December 29, 1824 (Laws). It was formed from the eastern half of Gadsden County. The boundaries of Leon County underwent several changes through out the years. When Wakulla County was created in 1843, the southern boundary of Leon County was changed. The boundary between Leon County and Jefferson County was altered several times (1829, 1831, 1832 and 1881) before it became permanent. The Superior Court of the Middle District of Florida held its first term in Leon County on December 17, 1825. The Superior Courts had jurisdiction in all criminal cases and exclusive jurisdiction in all capital cases and original jurisdiction in all civil cases of the value of one hundred dollars. Any appeals arising out of the Superior Courts decisions were referred to the Territorial Court of Appeals. When Florida became a state in 1845, the Superior Courts were abolished and any pending cases were transferred to the respective Circuit Court of that county.
	Summary:	*REPROCESSING* This series contains the files of cases heard before the Superior Court (1825-1845) and the Circuit Court (1845-1944) of Leon County, Florida. The files contain court papers such as complaints, summons, petitions, orders, depositions, affidavits, decrees, verdicts, judgments rendered, and bills of costs. The series includes an index covering the years 1825 to 1935.
	Finding Aids:	Box and microfilm listings available.
	Additional Physical Form:	Case numbers 1-1470 are also available on microfilm.
	Reproduction Note:	The index is only available on microfilm.
	Location of Originals/Duplicates:	Index: Circuit Court, Second Judicial Circuit, Leon County. Office of the Clerk. Tallahassee, Florida.
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	Subject Access Fields:	Florida. Superior Court (Middle District : Leon County) Court records Florida --Leon County Circuit courts Florida Territorial records. aat Judicial records. aat Leon County (Fla.)
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