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Macon County
Circuit Court Case Files Index, 1829–1861

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The Macon County Circuit Court Case Files Index was compiled by interns for the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) System at the University of Illinois at Springfield. Interns who helped with this index include: Noel Robinson, Martin Wulf, Marcia Anderson, Gretchen Shoemaker, Greg Thompson, and Brandlyn Gillmore. The 6,818 records in the database were extracted from the Macon County Circuit Court Case Files (IRAD Accession 4/0297/01).

Each entry found in the index contains the following categories of information: the names of the plaintiff and defendant; the year the case was heard; and the case numbers. Names of plaintiffs and defendants were transcribed directly from the case files. Every attempt was made to obtain accurate spellings of names. If the spelling of a name could not be determined from the case jacket, a search of the various case documents was conducted. However, names were often spelled a variety of ways throughout the case documents. It was also sometimes difficult to decipher handwriting in some case files. Therefore, when searching this index, we suggest that researchers check alternative spellings of names if they do not find an entry for the name for which they are searching.
 

The Macon County Circuit Court Case Files include chancery, criminal and common law proceedings. These case files generally show the names of the plaintiff, defendant, judge and clerk of the court; the court dates; and usually the charge or cause of action. Documents contained in these case files include: summonses, affidavits of witnesses, subpoenas, bonds, receipts, depositions, declarations, decrees and orders of the court, jury and witness lists, indictments, warrants, writs of habeas corpus, verdicts, dismissals and transcripts of coroner's inquests.
 

Copies of the case files found in this index may be obtained by mail or telephone. Inquiries should be made directly to the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) at the University of Illinois at Springfield. IRAD cannot accept requests by e-mail at this time. Call or write:

Illinois Regional Archives Depository LIB 144 University of Illinois at Springfield One University Plaza, MS BRK 140 Springfield IL 62703-5407

Telephone: (217) 206-6520