This collection was created through the merger of Crawford Series 1, Crawford Series 4, and
Crawford Series 17. As such, the original arrangement of these individual series has been
maintained. Beyond this, each of the series is arranged chronologically.
"Board of Supervisors' papers, 1817-1915" includes affidavits, apprenticeship agreements,
bonds, contracts, correspondence, election returns, jury verdicts, orders, petitions, poll
lists for 1829, promissory notes, recognizances, summons, and writs of execution filed with
the clerk of the county commissioners. After 1828, many of the documents were signed by
Joseph Brisbois as justice of the peace, clerk of county court, and register of probate. The
final folder in this accession is a sixty-one page list of papers received from the Board,
relating to the settlement of the estates of Pierre Paquette and Joseph Rolette and of
miscellaneous papers created between 1817 and 1858.
"Proceedings, Claims, and Reports, 1820-1907" primarily consists of handwritten
proceedings, resolutions, vote tallies, and claims and expenses approved by the board. Also
included are bids for the position of county attending physician for 1881, county property
inventories, reports on county road projects, and bids and specifications for the courthouse
in 1866 and the poor house in 1890. The county poor house is also represented by hand drawn
floor plans.
Finally, "Printed Proceedings, 1895-1991" contains printed proceedings of the County Board
of Supervisors, which were published annually in pamphlet form. These published proceedings
include County Clerk's minutes for each meeting of the County Board and the documents
considered by the Board at each meeting. These documents include: petitions, memorials,
communications, and claims addressed to the Board; reports of county officers and of Board
committees; resolutions and ordinances; and other papers relating to operations, services,
finances, planning, and policy of county government.
