Precepts for circuit courts and Courts of Oyer and Terminer, Queens County
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- This series consists of warrants related to circuit courts and Courts of Oyer and Terminer, Queens County. The warrants command the sheriff to summon freeholders to jury duty; to deliver prisoners to jail; and to notify various officers to appear at court. These documents were burned in the 1911 fire but are legible.
Title
- Precepts for circuit courts and Courts of Oyer and Terminer, Queens County
Quantity
- 0.1 cubic feet; 9 items
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- B0318
Creator
Arrangement
Chronological by filing date.
Scope and Content Note
This series consists of precepts issued under seal of the Supreme Court of Judicature, commanding the sheriff of Queens County to summon freeholders of the county for service as grand and petit jurors; to deliver the jail its prisoners; to give notice to coroners, justices of the peace, and other officers to appear at the impending court term; and to appear himself at the term of the Circuit Court and Court of Oyer & Terminer and General Gaol Delivery to be held at the Queens County Court of Judicature and signed by the clerk. One the dorso of each precept is the return of the sheriff stating that he has carried out the order, and the filing date in the office of the clerk of the Supreme Court of Judicature. These documents were burned in the 1911 fire but they are legible.
Custodial History
The Court of Appeals placed these records on deposit at the Historic Documents Collection, Queens College, from 1973-1982.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.