Justice of Peace John W. Hodges Criminal and Civil Court docket book and papers
Scope and Contents
This collection includes many papers, summons, receipts relating to court cases in Watauga County, North Carolina in 1925-1926. Same-case papers have been filed together whenever possible and they are filed by date processed by the Justice of the Peace. The cases are varied, mostly for uncollected payment of bills.
Dates
- Creation: 1925-1926
Language
All materials are in English.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for use in the Dougherty Reading Room without restrictions, but care should be taken with handling the pages and papers.
Biographical Note
John W. Hodges was a Justice of the Peace in Boone, North Carolina. It is likely that he is John Waitstel Hodges (1866-1955) who served as the Watauga County Register of Deeds and ran a general store in Boone.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (1 large flat box)
Abstract
This collection is a docket book and loose records, summons, and receipts of court cases brought before Justice of the Peace John W. Hodges in Watauga County, North Carolina in 1925 and 1926.
Arrangement
The loose papers are arranged by date issued by Justice of the Peace. The book was placed in an envelope on the bottom of the box.
Acquisitions Information
This collection was donated by Gregg Parsons of Boone, North Carolina after he found it in a house ready for demolition in 2003. It was accessioned as AC.2003.002.
Processing Information
This was processed by Anita Elliott, February 2014. This collection was processed as part of a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. The grant funded extensive processing of the backlog within the W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection between 2012 and 2014.
- Title
- AC.816: Justice of Peace John W. Hodges Criminal and Civil Court Docket Book and Papers, 1925-1926
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Anita Elliott
- Date
- 2/17/14
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository
