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Series 1-Microfilm consists of 373 reels of microfilm. The first 271 reels, KAN 1-271, are copies of the first 296 boxes of paper materials (see series 2). Reels KAN 272-KAN 290 are copies of most of the record books in the collection (see series 3), excluding items 83, 87, 88 and 96. The remainder of the reels are copies of the card index to this collection, an extensive alphabetical, chronological, and subject index to the paper materials in Series 2.

Series 2-Paper Materials, consists of 541 boxes of county court records, primarily case papers. Boxes 297-541 have not been microfilmed. This collection also includes an 1869 Reward Poster for Ed Sullivan (oversize folder 1) and 4 bank notes for the "Bank of the Union" (Box 171, env. 1851-1). For this series, the papers are sorted into envelopes, which are arranged chronologically. The envelopes are labeled with the year followed by the envelope number (ex. 1804-2 would be envelope 2 of the records for 1804). Envelopes may also indicate the level of court (i.e., County Court, Circuit Court, etc.).

Series 3-Record Books, consists of 18 original copies of record books. Apart from court records, there are a few private records of local businesses, including mining companies, a sawmill, and a steam ship. Item 91, a private ledger of a steamboat, has water damage, and the writing is very faint.