New York County Clerk's Office Card Index to Supreme Court Pleadings and Other Court Documents
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- Card index provides access to individual documents in two large series of Supreme Court of Judicature pleadings and other civil and criminal court documents: Series JN522 and Series JN535. An index card contains for each case document the names of plaintiff and defendant, name of court, date of filing, and reference to the document code (year-letter-number). Multiple plaintiffs are indexed individually.
Title
- New York County Clerk's Office card index to Supreme Court pleadings and other court documents
Quantity
- 14.25 cubic feet; 40 microfilm rolls 16mm
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- JN121
Creator
Arrangement
Alphabetical by plaintiff name, either surname and given name, or corporation name. Sub-sections of the card index contain cards for individuals mentioned in coroner's inquisitions, liquor licenses, and military commissions. Another sub-section lists court minutes, which are not name-indexed.
Scope and Content Note
Card index provides access to individual documents in two large series of Supreme Court of Judicature pleadings and other civil and criminal court documents: Series JN522 and Series JN535. An index card contains for each case document the names of plaintiff and defendant, name of court, date of filing, and reference to the document code (year-letter-number). Multiple plaintiffs are indexed individually.
Alternate Formats Available
Selected data from the index cards is part of Series JN109, Spreadsheet index to Supreme Court judgment rolls and other documents on parchment, to Court of Chancery and First Circuit filed and transcribed documents, and to New York City Court of Common Pleas and New York City Superior Court filed documents
Related Material
JN522Series JN522, Pleadings and other civil and criminal court documents (1699-1837), and
JN535Series JN535, Pleadings and other civil court documents (1838-1847) contain related records.
Processing Information
Card index was created by staff of the New York County Clerk's Office.
Microfilm was produced by the Genealogical Society of Utah.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.