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Record Group Number: 800000
Series/Collection Number: .L 258
Creator: Florida. Circuit Court (2nd Circuit : Franklin County)
Title, Dates: Guardianship records, 1921-1956.
Amount: 1.00 microfilm reel 35 mm.
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Organization/Arrangement: Chronological.
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Biographical/Historical:     Franklin County was created by an act (No. 42, Laws) of the Legislative Council on February 8, 1832.  Originally part of Gadsden County, Franklin underwent one additional boundary change in 1851 (Ch. 412, Laws).  The Clerk of the Circuit Court in each county serves as the official custodian of deed, marriage, and probate records.
Summary:     The series consists of the guardianship records of Franklin County, Florida from 1921 to 1956.  The need for a guardian usually occurs when a decedent is survived by minor children who by law are not considered capable of managing their own life.  Thus the court appoints a guardian.  The guardianship records include letters of guardianship, orders appointing guardians, guardianship oaths and bonds, and annual returns.  Book 1 is severely water damaged and may be difficult to read.  Both volumes contain an index.
Finding Aids: Microfilm listing available.
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Reproduction Note: Microfilm.
Location of Originals/Duplicates: Circuit Court, Second Judicial Circuit, Franklin County.  Office of the Clerk.  Apalachicola, Florida.
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General Note: Other Franklin County probate records may be found in series L 133.
Electronic Records Access:
Subject Access Fields: Guardian and ward Florida --Jefferson County
Guardian and ward Florida --Franklin County
Guardianship
Franklin County (Fla.)
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