The files in this item are the clerk's docket of the Circuit Court of Boone County from 1842-1882, the index of cases that took place before the Circuit Court of Boone County from 1821-1903, and the actual case files from the Circuit Court of Boone County from 1847-1877. The overlap in documentation facilitates the maximum effectiveness of searches for documents within the case files and was designed as such; however, each set of documents is organized in a different manner. You are strongly encouraged to consult the Basic Instructions for Locating a Case file before attempting to locate a specific case.