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Record Group Number: 800000
Series/Collection Number: .L 77
Creator: Florida. Circuit Court (2nd Circuit : Leon County)
Title, Dates: Insanity records, 1911-1933.
Amount: 2.00 v.
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Organization/Arrangement: Chronological.
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Biographical/Historical:     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 Clerk of the Circuit Court in each county serves as the official custodian of deed, marriage, and probate records.
Summary:     The series contains two volumes of insanity records from the County Court of Leon County, Florida from 1911 to 1933.  The volumes contain records that document the process by which a person was judged to be insane.  Each page contains the forms used at the various stages of the process.  The documented steps include:  the summons to form a committee to investigate and make a recommendation; the report of that committee; and the final order of the court, if the subject was found to be insane.
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Subject Access Fields: Insanity Jurisprudence Florida
Leon County (Fla.)
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