Includes brief descriptions ofthe nature of the landscape, vegetation, features such as swamps,creeks, and prairies.

Index at 002 (individual cases not indexed), includesearly records 1831-35 and various court clerk's dockets. Courtrecords begin with October term, 1832.

Description card at 001,cases begin with 1833 includes estate inventory lists, records of thesettlement of the estate of Samuel Bennett, of which Lathrop Taylorwas the administrator, index to judgements at 006, index to clerk'sdocket for 1858-59 term at 039.

List of contents at 003,mostly dockets.

Includes list of white male inhabitants over age 20in the county as of August 24, 1830 at 003, followed by a typescriptcopy; cards containing descriptions of papers on the remainder of thereel at 007 and 012, mostly bonds for retail licenses; some marriagelicenses at 016; records of livestock brands and index at 017.

Listing of contents at 001, includes papers relating toCounty Seminary, county jail, lists of justices of the peace andsheriffs 1842-44. Seminary papers include specifications and bids fora building, 1844; specifications for 1844 jail at 046.

Various county and township election records,description cards at 002.

Description at 002, consisting of brief casesummaries and judgements for various minor infractions.

Including entries for school and roadtaxes paid; Clay Township (St. Joseph Co.) school district #3records, 1840, consisting of meeting minutes, lists of residents andvoters, acceptance of a donation of land for a school house; PortageTownship (St. Joseph Co.) school district records 1837-64, index at010, includes election returns, divisions into electoral districts,lists of elected officials; directory of further Portage Twp. schoolrecords (many with typescript copies), 1839-1851, at 018, includingcitizen petitions on school matters, meeting minutes; Portage Twp.school district enumerations, 1843-53, includes names of heads ofhouseholds and number of children in each (some with names ofchildren), list of books used in 1851? school term, lists of studentsand number of days attended.

Includes list of St. Joseph Countycemeteries at 001, also includes grave and lot numbers and notation ofmilitary service, typescript cemetery histories precede some of thelists, and directions to the sites precede most listings.

Following 080 is a copy of the instructions for the gravesregistration project, forms to be used and work procedures; list ofworkers at 087.