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Title

United States District Court for the Southern District of New York transcript of docket of judgments

Series Number

JN597

Summary

This volume is a transcript of the docket of money judgments rendered in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and docketed by the court clerk, whose office was located in New York City.

Creator

• United States. District Court (New York : Southern District)

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Title

Indictments and miscellaneous papers

Series Number

JN593

Summary

This series contains indictments, complaints, and one pleading in a civil case (1685).

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Oyer and Terminer (New York County)

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Title

Notes of issue and correspondence

Series Number

J1157

Summary

This series consists of notes of issue, notices of argument, and additional correspondence received by the Clerk of the Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors (known as the "Court of Errors"). These records document the legal process by which cases were appealed to the Court of Errors, the specific actions taken to move cases through the appeals process, and the court clerk's role as the primary source of information regarding cases pending before or previously heard by the court.

Creator

• New York (State). Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors

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Title

Writs of commission

Series Number

JN548

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).

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (New York)

Access Restrictions

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Title

Writs of procedendo

Series Number

JN552

Summary

Writs of procedendo are orders from the Supreme Court of Judicature directing the sheriff of New York City and County to deliver a defendant in a proceeding before the Court of Common Pleas for the City and County of New York (known as the Mayor's Court) into the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. The writ transferred the defendant and the case to the latter court. A writ of procedendo was issued after a previous writ of habeos corpus had been issued and disregarded.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (New York)

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Title

New York State Supreme Court of Judicature (New York) pleadings and other civil court documents

Series Number

JN535

Summary

Series contains documents relating to litigation in the Supreme Court of Judicature, filed by the court clerk in New York City, and in that court's successor the Supreme Court (New York County), filed by the New York County Clerk. Most of the documents are pleadings by plaintiffs and defendants. There are also numerous affidavits of service, bonds for court costs, clerk's reports of damages, writs of inquiry and inquisitions, and circuit rolls (including minutes of trials). There are many declarations by the district attorney of New York County seeking recovery of debt and damages from individuals who had been arrested and gave bond for appearance in the Court of General Sessions of the Peace and failed to appear. Some documents are missing (particularly for codes 1842 M and 1844 H), and there are very few documents for 1845 and 1846.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (New York)

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Title

New York Colony Court of Oyer and Terminer minute books

Series Number

JN521

Summary

Minute books contain a record of proceedings in the Court of Oyer and Terminer in each county outside of New York City and County. Minutes for each court session include a list of grand jurors, entries of indictments returned and defendants arraigned, and minutes of trials and sentences.

Creator

• New York (Colony). Court of Oyer and Terminer

Access Restrictions

JN521-17: Use and reproduction of fragile documents may be restricted.

Title

Registers of bonds from the Supreme Court of Judicature (New York) and Supreme Court (New York County)

Series Number

JN509

Summary

Seven registers contain summary information about bonds filed in the New York County Clerk's Office, by parties to cases in the Supreme Court of Judicature, prior to July 1, 1847, and after that date in the Supreme Court (New York County). Entries in the earlier registers include the date of filing, surnames of the plaintiff and defendant or the petitioner, and the type of bond filed. Later registers include the full names of the parties, purpose of bond, by whom acknowledged, and the last name of the justice or other officer approving the bond. Bonds were filed by guardians, receivers, trustees, and other agents of the court, and to secure payment of court costs, obtain an injunction or an order of attachment, etc. Bonds were filed by the appellant who obtained a writ of error (before July 1, 1847) or appealed a judgment (after July 1, 1847); if the defendant appealed, his name appears first.

Creator

• New York County (N.Y.). Clerk's Office

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Title

Index to cases

Series Number

J2031

Summary

This series consists of an index of names of parties in court cases and reference page numbers of unspecified volumes. Records cited in the indexes are unknown.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

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Title

Writs of certiorari, error, and habeas corpus

Series Number

JN591

Summary

This series contains writs of error and related documents; writs of habeas corpus; and a single writ of certiorari. All of the writs of error were directed to the Court of Common Pleas for the City and County of New York. Several of the writs of habeas corpus concerned custody of minors. Two writs of habeas corpus post date the reorganization of the Supreme Court in 1847. A few of the writs include the return to the writ (the response of the lower court).

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (New York)

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Title

Superseded court index books

Series Number

J2024

Summary

This series consists of index books pertaining to unspecified Court of Chancery records. The index books were probably created by New York State Court of Appeals staff to help them access records transferred by the Court of Chancery. Information includes a name and number, possibly a court case number or a file number. Also included is an index to lunatics, infants, etc. along with a number.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Appeals

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Title

Supreme Court of Judicature (New York) registers of returns of writs

Series Number

JN599

Summary

Registers in this series contain lists of writs returned to the clerk of the Supreme Court of Judicature at New York City. Each register entry includes the date or court term when the writ was returned, names of plaintiff and defendant, type of writ, and a summary of the sheriff's or other court officer's action in response to the writ. Most writs were returned by the sheriff of New York City and County, but some were returned from other counties.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (New York)

Access Restrictions

Use and reproduction of records may be restricted due to fragile condition. State Archives staff will review condition of requested documents before granting access.

Title

Circuit Court (1st Circuit) rough minute books

Series Number

JN598

Summary

The rough minute books contain minutes of civil trials and other proceedings in regular terms of the Circuit Court and in additional "sittings" in the city and county of New York. Trial minutes include the names of plaintiff and defendant, attorneys, jurors, and witnesses, and may list documents introduced as evidence. The minutes state the amount of money judgment awarded by jury verdict after trial, or by jury inquisition if the defendant defaulted. The minute books also contain occasional entries of motions and orders, and fines against non-appearing jurors.

Creator

• New York (State). Circuit Court (1st Circuit)

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Title

Miscellaneous writs

Series Number

JN595

Summary

This small series contains one example each of a writ of covenant, writ of habere facias possessionem, and writ of proclamation. There is also a folder of unidentified writs.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (New York)

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Title

Supreme Court of Judicature (New York) sheriff's writs and other historical documents

Series Number

JN999

Summary

This series contains writs, other court documents, and miscellaneous non-government documents. Among the writs are capias ad respondendum (order to arrest a civil defendant); capias ad satisfaciendum, fieri facias, and scire facias (orders to execute a civil judgment); and venire facias juratores (order to summon jurors). Documents were filed by the clerk of the Supreme Court of Judicature, except for those from 1825-1826 which were filed in the Court of Common Pleas for the City and County of New York. Also in the collection are mortgages given by Daniel D. Tompkins and his wife Hannah, 1807, 1815; and a printed broadside address by Daniel Webster at Saratoga Spring, Aug. 19, 1840.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (New York)

Title

Roll calls

Series Number

J3157

Summary

This series consists of pre-printed roll call forms used by the Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors to record members present and votes cast by members on specific cases. Forms used to record attendance include the date of session and total count of members present. Forms used to record members' votes on cases include the title of case and total count of votes in favor of affirming or reversing the judgement of the lower court.

Creator

• New York (State). Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors

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Title

List of causes

Series Number

J1162

Summary

This multi-page document is an alphabetical listing of cases in the Court for the Correction of Errors that were commenced after June 1842 and were still pending and undecided in July 1847, when the court was abolished. The pending cases were transferred to the newly established Court of Appeals.

Creator

• New York (State). Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors

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Title

Writs of capias ad respondendum and other sheriff's writs

Series Number

JN543

Summary

Collection contains writs of arrest and a small number of other writs, issued out of the Supreme Court of Judicature. Over ninety percent of the documents are writs of capias ad respondendum, ordering a sheriff to arrest a civil defendant, thereby bringing him into the court's custody to answer the plaintiff's declaration of claim. Also present are writs of fieri facias and writs of capias ad satisfaciendum, ordering a sheriff to execute a civil judgment, and other writs for special purposes. At the end of the series are a few writs issued by the Court of Chancery, 1810-1813.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (New York)

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Title

Court of Chancery Assistant Register's calendar and case notes

Series Number

JN393

Summary

Calendar contains lists of cases and brief notes of proceedings before the Chancellor at court terms in the New York City. Calendar entries include both adversarial cases, commenced by bill of complaint, and non-adversarial cases, commenced by petition.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

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Title

Ontario County Surrogate's Court case files

Series Number

A4647

Creator

• Ontario (N.Y. : County)

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