Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection is composed of four record groups. The records contain Kalamazoo County Justice of the Peace dockets, Records of the Kalamazoo County Clerk, and Records of the Justice of the Peace for Kalamazoo County.

Scope and Contents This record group consists of the justice journal (1886-1929) and the justice dockets (1837-1843, 1858-1859) of the Kalamazoo County Justice of the Peace. The justice journal offers a narrative account of all action involving cases heard before the court. Includes names of individuals, attorneys, action, damages and costs, resulting judgment, fines and the like. The justice dockets offers a narrative docket of cases involving assumpsit, garnishment, and violation of action, examination, and...