New York State Education Department Division of Archives and History transcripts of Council minutes
Series Number
A4406
Summary
This series consists of typewritten transcripts of New York Colonial Council minutes created as part of an abandoned effort to publish Council minutes from the period after 1673. The transcripts contain extensive edits and annotations in pencil, as well as references to the volume and pages of either the original Council papers (most often) or the original Council minutes (infrequently) to which each page of text corresponds.
Creator
New York (State). Education Department. Division of Archives and History
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
New York Colony Court of Assizes calendar of the proceedings of the Court of Assizes
Series Number
B2310
Summary
This series consists of a typescript calendar of cases presented to the Court of Assizes, compiled sometime before 1911 by A. J. F. Van Laer, archivist of the New York State Library. Entries generally contain the date, parties to the case, nature of the case, allegations, court proceedings, disposition of the case, and page number on which the case appears in the minutes of the Court of Assizes (series A0271).
Creator
New York (Colony). Court of Assizes
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
File relating to the purchase of photostatic copies of New York Colonial Council Minutes from the British Public Record Office
Series Number
13914
Summary
This series contains notes, memorandums, and correspondence of the state historian regarding this purchase. Included are lists of colonial council minutes that survived the 1911 State Capitol fire, lists of similar minutes on file in the British Public Record Office (PRO), and list of photostats proposed to be ordered from the PRO. Also included are memorandums proposing the acquisition of photostats and a letter concerning French archival sources relating to New York State.
Creator
New York (State). Education Department. Division of Archives and History
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
These records document the settlement of civil and criminal cases by the governor and council sitting as the Court of Assizes. The court tried appeals of lower court decisions and served as an equity court in cases to which no specific legal provisions applied. Cases concerned: land title and/or inheritance disputes; unpaid debts; illegal liquor sales; and attempted murder. Records include warrants; lists of petitions and appeals; and summaries of trial proceedings. Records have burn damage.
Creator
New York (Colony). Court of Assizes
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.