Finding aid for the Sheffield Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio, Justice of the Peace Docket Book
Title:
Sheffield Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio, Justice of the Peace Docket Book
Repository:
Western Reserve Historical Society
Phone: 216-721-5722
http://www.wrhs.org
Creator:
Sheffield Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
Dates:
1880-1902
Quantity:
0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract:
 Sheffield Township is located in Ashtabula County, Ohio. The collection consists of the criminal and civil docket book of Justice of the Peace A. J. Whipple.
Identification:
MS 5207
Location:
closed stacks
Language:
The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Sheffield Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio, Justice of the Peace Docket Book, 1880-1902, consists of one criminal and civil docket book of A. J. Whipple.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying criminal and civil legal history in Sheffield Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio, in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century. The charges in the docket book include assault, paternity, and theft.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged chronologically and consists of one ledger book.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Crime -- Ohio -- Ashtabula County
Criminals -- Ohio -- Ashtabula County
Sheffield (Ashtabula County, Ohio : Township) -- History
Sheffield (Ashtabula County, Ohio : Township) -- History -- Sources
Sheffield (Ashtabula County, Ohio : Township). Justice of the Peace

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 5207 Sheffield Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio, Justice of the Peace Docket Book, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Provenance unrecorded; received by the Western Reserve Historical Society in 1997.

Processing Information

Processed by Margaret Burzynski-Bays in 2014.