New York State Supreme Court of Judicature (New York) Writs of Commission
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- This series contains writs of commission, court orders to obtain written testimony for a proceeding in the Supreme Court of Judicature. The writ appointed commissioners to depose a witness residing out of state or out of country. Accompanying the writ are interrogatories (questions to the witness) and, occasionally, the witness's deposition (answer to the questions).
Title
- Writs of commission
Quantity
- 2.3 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates
Bulk Dates
Series Number
- JN548
Creator
Arrangement
JN548-17: Chronological by year.
JN548-18: Alphabetical by letter of the document code, then numerical by the assigned document number.
Scope and Content Note
This series contains writs of commission, court orders to obtain written testimony for a proceeding in the Supreme Court of Judicature. The writ appointed commissioners to depose a witness residing out of state or out of country. Accompanying the writ are interrogatories (questions to the witness) and, occasionally, the witness's deposition (answer to the questions).
Related Material
J0014Series J0014, New York State Supreme Court of Judicature (New York) Writs of Commission, contains related records.
Other Finding Aids
JN548-18: Indexed by complainant name on cards at end of box. Eleven cards refer to files that were not located. Almost all the files are also indexed in series JN110, Spreadsheet Index to Supreme Court Pleadings and Other Documents.
Custodial History
JN548-17: This accretion was assembled from several locations in the New York County Clerk's Office by staff of the Unified Court System.
JN548-18: This accretion was extracted by staff of the Unified Court System from a much larger series called "Supreme Court Commissions and Depositions," which ends in 1910. That series is held by the New York County Clerk's Office.
Access Restrictions
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