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Displaying 31 Finding Aids
Title
- Register of corporation cases
Series Number
- B0614
Summary
- This series consists of summaries of proceedings in corporation cases. Most are quo warran to cases, in which public officials or corporations were sued for exceeding their legal mandates; actions to amend or annul corporation charters or grants of land by letters patent; and actions to dissolve corporations. Information includes cause; participant names; nature of proposed action; whether the application was granted, dismissed, or denied; and whether an Attorney General's opinion was prepared.
Creator
- New York (State). Attorney General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Index to names
Series Number
- B0618
Summary
- This series consists of an index with names of unidentified individuals of an unknown date. The volume to which it relates and the reason it was compiled are unknown.
Creator
- New York (State). Attorney General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Report of the Special Deputy Attorney General appointed to investigate the murders of Charles Phelps and Margaret Wolcott
Series Number
- B0911
Summary
- This series, Report of Special Deputy Attorney General, Murder of C. Phelps and M. Wolcott, contains a transcript and photographic materials documenting the March 21, 1915 murders of Charles Phelps and Margaret Wolcott, residents of West Shelby in Orleans County, New York. Photocopies of the transcript and photographs are included.
Creator
- New York (State). Attorney General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Transcripts of hearings and stenographer's notes relating to the investigation of James Eaton, Superintendent of the new Capitol
Series Number
- B0905
Summary
- This series consists of sixteen books of stenographer's minutes containing the arguments of counsel and the testimony of witnesses in the investigation of official misconduct by James W. Eaton, superintendent of the new state capitol construction project. A printed copy of the complainants' charges and a newspaper clipping containing the text of Judge Van Alstyne's report to the governor are also included.
Creator
- New York (State). Attorney General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Attorney General's Office account book of costs in cases concerning the people of the State of New York
Series Number
- B0902
Summary
- This account book documents expenses associated with court cases undertaken on behalf of the people of the State of New York. Arranged by case, the volume lists the purpose of each expense, the amount, the rate at which the expense was taxed, and the date.
Creator
- New York (State). Attorney General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Ledger of accounts with attorneys
Series Number
- B0608
Summary
- This series consists of what appears to be a ledger of accounts with attorneys. It is unknown if it is a record of the Attorney General's Office or of a private law firm. The notes accompanying the debit and credit entries are brief and cryptic.
Creator
- New York (State). Attorney General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Register of hearings and receivership cases
Series Number
- B0998
Summary
- This volume documents hearings before the Attorney General (1884-1892) and receivership cases in which the Attorney General was interested or which he prosecuted (ca. 1891-1902). Entries for hearings provide the names of the respondent, petitioner, and their attorneys; the date of receipt or filing; and case disposition. Entries for receivership cases provide case title and dates of service of papers, motions, adjournments, orders, final accountings, etc.
Creator
- New York (State). Attorney General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Letter books
Series Number
- B0609
Summary
- This series consists of transcribed or press copies of outgoing letters of the Attorney General and his Deputy. Many of the letters are legal opinions, though only a few are numbered and designated as such. The letters concern all aspects of state government, including lands, prisons, canals, elections, court actions brought by the people, and operations of the Attorney General's office.
Creator
- New York (State). Attorney General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Attorney General's Office canal fund daybook
Series Number
- B0904
Summary
- This volume documents the transactions of the Canal Fund between 1854 and 1855. For each date, the types of transactions are listed along with the corresponding amounts. The Attorney General's Office generated the record in conjunction with the Attorney General's role as one of the commissioners of the Canal Fund.
Creator
- New York (State). Attorney General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Attorney General's Office register containing abstracts of legal matters
Series Number
- B0910
Summary
- This volume contains abstracts of various court cases. Abstracts provide case name and volume and page citations to case registers. Many of the abstracts also provide names of attorneys, case venue, and remarks regarding case outcome.
Creator
- New York (State). Attorney General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
New York State Attorney General's Office Scrapbook Containing Printed Copies of the Laws of New York
Title
- Scrapbook containing printed copies of the Laws of New York
Series Number
- B0913
Summary
- This series is a scrapbook which has various laws of New York pasted into it. This book belonged to Augustus Schoonmaker, Jr., who served as attorney general of New York State from January 1, 1878 to December 31, 1879. The laws do not seem to have any connection to each other. The book also contains appointments of Schoonmaker, although many of them are pasted over.
Creator
- New York (State). Attorney General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Case status registers of cases brought before the Attorney General
Series Number
- B0907
Summary
- This series consists of bound registers used to track the status of cases that were brought before the the New York State Attorney General's Office.
Creator
- New York (State). Attorney General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Contracts
Series Number
- A0634
Summary
- This series consists of contracts for work relating to the duties of the Attorney General's Office. Most contracts of this type relate to printing of session laws and other state legal matters, as well as for work subcontracted to private law firms. Other contracts are for office space, primarily in New York City, bought or rented by the Attorney General's Office for government use. Some contracts contain handwritten notes and remarks from review by agency staff.
Creator
- New York (State). Attorney General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Attorney General's Office transcripts of hearings and stenographer's notes for the case of the People of New York vs. Henry D. Denison, et al. relating to work done on the Erie Canal
Series Number
- B0906
Summary
- In a case that played out over the course of a decade, the State of New York brought legal action against canal contractors Henry D. Denison, James J. Belden, A. Caldwell Belden, and Thomas Gale in an effort to recover money allegedly obtained through fraudulent means. This series consists of an incomplete set of handwritten stenographer's notes, a partial printed trial transcript, and printed copies of legal briefs filed in State Supreme Court and the State Court of Appeals. In the end, efforts by both sides to recover funds believed owed to them were unsuccessful.
Creator
- New York (State). Attorney General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
New York State Attorney General's Office Account Book Relating to the Investigation of James H. Ward
Title
- Attorney General's Office account book relating to the investigation of James H. Ward
Series Number
- B0901
Summary
- This account book contains tables, a summary recapitulation, and a report relating to the investigation of James H. Ward. Ward served as agent of Dr. James H. Hart, health commissioner of the port of New York, from 1838 to 1840. He was responsible for the collection and accounting of monies to be paid to the Marine Hospital for quarantine of passengers from foreign countries who landed at the port of New York. Ward was ultimately indicted and tried for embezzling money that was owed to the hospital.
Creator
- New York (State). Attorney General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Attorney General's Office indexes to unidentified volumes
Series Number
- B0915
Creator
- New York (State). Attorney General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Legal documentation relating to the Attorney General's Office
Series Number
- B0914
Creator
- New York (State). Attorney General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Attorney General's Office incoming correspondence
Series Number
- B0900
Summary
- This series consists of incoming correspondence related to the business and operations of the New York State Attorney General's Office.
Creator
- New York (State). Attorney General's Office
Access Restrictions
- Access to privileged attorney-client communications, attorney work product, and materials prepared in anticipation of litigation or for trial is restricted. State Archives staff will review requests for specific records and disclose in accordance with New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL).
Title
- Attorney General's Office index to office registers
Series Number
- B0909
Summary
- This volume is an alphabetical index to cases in which the Attorney General's Office was involved, as of January 1, 1884. Within each letter of the alphabet, case names are listed with corresponding page number entries entered to the right in columns for Register 12, Register 13, and Register 14.
Creator
- New York (State). Attorney General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Formal and informal opinions of the attorney general
Series Number
- 11076
Summary
- The series consists of opinions and advisories rendered by the attorney general to state officers (including the governor and state comptroller) and to heads of various state departments, boards, and commissions. The bulk of later opinions interpret sections from parts of the corpus of state law (e.g. Civil Service Law, Public Officers Law), provide interpretations of issues (e.g. compensation over eminent domain), or suggest rules for compliance with enacted legislation (e.g. auto registration under the Highway Law).
Creator
- New York (State). Attorney General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.