The Boulder County, Colorado District Court Civil Appearance Docket, 1878-1882 is a a brief synopsis of the cases heard before the District Court. The majority of cases in this record are civil cases including a few guardianship cases, along with a few criminal cases. There are quite a number of water rights cases along with a synopsis of who had water rights, for how much water, and in what order. The first section of the book is a list of cases in the order that they appear in the ledger along with the case number, the primary plaintiffs and defendants in the case, as well as the cause of action, if one was given.