Series is arranged chronologically by date of court action. Entries show estate name, administrator's name, date of annual settlements, and date of final settlement. Series is arranged chronologically by date of first case entry. Tax roll entries show taxpayer's name, poll tax owed, county tax owed, school tax owed, territorial tax owed, and total tax owed. There are duplicate rolls for 1852, and 1854 56.
Series is arranged chronologically by tax year.
Index entries show case number, plaintiffs name, defendant's name, and the year case was closed. Series is arranged alphabetically by plaintiffs surname. Series documents cases heard in US District Court. Records include executions, attachments, summons, briefs, judgments, fee bills, pleas, motions, subpoenas, petitions, transcripts, complaints, answers, correspondence, jury lists, verdicts, depositions, and exhibits. Causes of action include trespass, claims for debt, theft, selling liquor to Indians or without a license, replevin, arson, divorce, murder, assault, and rape.