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A court record is a document created by or submitted to the judge, jury, or clerk of a court. The earliest German vital records were usually kept by one of many city courts. Some German cities began keeping records containing birth, marriage, and death information for certain segments of the population in the 1400s, but only a small fraction of Germans are represented in court records. | A court record is a document created by or submitted to the judge, jury, or clerk of a court. The earliest German vital records were usually kept by one of many city courts. Some German cities began keeping records containing birth, marriage, and death information for certain segments of the population in the 1400s, but only a small fraction of Germans are represented in court records. | ||
In order to understand court records and how to retrieve them read this introduction [ | In order to understand court records and how to retrieve them read this introduction [[:File:Locating_common_court_records.pdf|here]]. | ||
== Courts and their records == | == Courts and their records == | ||
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A large collection of court records has been filmed for Saxony. These records have been cataloged by town. Some indexes and finding aids are available. See [[Sachsen (Saxony)Königreich (kingdom) Court Records|here]] for further information on the court records available for Saxony. | A large collection of court records has been filmed for Saxony. These records have been cataloged by town. Some indexes and finding aids are available. See [[Sachsen (Saxony)Königreich (kingdom) Court Records|here]] for further information on the court records available for Saxony. | ||
In order to retrieve court records from Saxony and how to interpret them, read part I [ | In order to retrieve court records from Saxony and how to interpret them, read part I [[:File:Kaufvertrag_I.pdf|here]] and part II [[:File:Gerade_Kauf.pdf|here <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1298648246377_159" />]] and [[:File:Conclusion.pdf|here]] | ||
For works cited and consulted read [ | For works cited and consulted read [[:File:Works_Cited_and_Consulted1.pdf|here]] | ||
'''A wiki article describing this collection is found at:''' | '''A wiki article describing this collection is found at:''' | ||