Inventory of county records, Washington County courthouse, Brenham, Texas Page: 70
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173. LUNACY CASES. ca. 1909--. 20 narrow file drawers, 10
cubic feet.
Documents filed in mental illness cases heard in county
court, including applications for sanity hearings, orders
setting hearings, complaints, warrants, physician's certificates
as to sanity of individual, property and financial
statements, court orders, writs of commitment, and release
papers. Case jackets show case number, style of case,
date filed, and memorandum of papers filed. Arranged
chronologically by date filed. Handwritten; typed; SPFhandwritten
and typed. Partially indexed in INDEX TO
LUNACY PAPERS (174.) and in INDEX TO CIVIL, CRIMINAL, AND
LUNACY CASES (176.). Use of file is restricted.
174. INDEX TO LUNACY PAPERS. ca. 1920-ca. 1940. 1 vol., 15"
x 11" x 1".
Partial index to LUNACY CASES (173.), showing case number,
name of defendant, and file drawer number where case jacket
filed. Arranged alphabetically by name of defendant.
SPF-handwritten.
175. LUNACY FEE BOOK. 1927-1959. 1 vol., 14 1/2" x 10" x
1 1/2".
Record of fees incurred in county court mental illness
cases, showing case number, name of defendant, itemization
of fees, date of fee entry, recapitualation, total
costs, and signature of county clerk. Arranged chronologically
by date of fee entry. SPF-handwritten. Indexed
in file.
Multi-Case/Multi-Court
176. INDEX TO CIVIL, CRIMINAL, AND LUNACY CASES. ca. 1930--.
1 vol., 20" x 16" x 3".
Direct and reverse indexes to CIVIL CASES ON FILE AND
NOT DISPOSED OF (132.) and CRIMINAL CASES ON FILE AND
NOT DISPOSED OF (143.); and partial direct and reverse
indexes to CIVIL CASES (133.), CRIMINAL CASES (144.), and
LUNACY CASES (173.). Shows case number, style of case,
and file drawer number where case jacket filed. Arranged
alphabetically by names of both plaintiff and defendant.
SPF-handwritten.
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Clayton, Cathy. Inventory of county records, Washington County courthouse, Brenham, Texas, book, 1977; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth25171/m1/87/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.