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Title

Miscellaneous writs and bail pieces

Series Number

A0262

Summary

This series consists mostly of writs of capias ad respondendum ordering a sheriff to arrest a defendant for appearance in court. Other writs ordering a sheriff to take action also appear.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Clerk's minutes

Series Number

J0212

Summary

This series consists of bound minute books compiled by the clerk of the Court of Appeals commencing after the court was reconstituted under the Judiciary Article of 1869. Daily entries include name of chief judge presiding, list of motions, list of cases argued before the court, decisions and orders handed down, and individual numbers of cases on the calendar for the next upcoming court session.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Appeals

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Common order book for determination of amounts due in mortgage cases

Series Number

J0206

Summary

This series consists of common orders issued by the Clerk in the name of the Vice Chancellor in the 7th Circuit in mortgage cases, by which a Master was ordered to determine the amount of principal and interest owed to the complainant.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Register of bonds of receivers and committees

Series Number

JN539

Summary

The register that comprises this series contains entries of filings of performance bonds by receivers and committees.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

Access Restrictions

Microfilm is in poor condition. Use may be restricted.

Title

New York State Circuit Court account book of costs

Series Number

JN511

Summary

This volume contains accounts of court costs in circuit courts held in New York County and in other counties in eastern and southern New York. Each entry contains the name of the plaintiff's attorney, title of case, itemized court costs relating to trial or other proceeding in circuit court, and total costs assessed (computed in pounds, shillings, pence).

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

Use and reproduction of fragile documents may be restricted.

Title

Writs of commission

Series Number

J0170

Summary

This series consists of writs of commission, directed to commissioners appointed by the writ, to take depositions from material witnesses residing in other states or countries. The return to the writ consists of the answers of the witness to interrogatories, transcribed and certified by the commissioners.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Albany and Utica)

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors index to appeals and cases in error

Series Number

J0158

Summary

This series indexes Series J0157, Records of Appeals and Cases in Error, by name of appellant and plaintiff in error. Each entry consists of a file number referring to records in the series indexed and the names of the appellant or plaintiff in error and respondent or defendant in error. The first few entries in each alphabetical section also contain the date the case was opened and the name of the appellants or plaintiff's solicitor or attorney.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Minutes of Board meetings

Series Number

J2029

Summary

This series consists of minutes documenting activities of the State Board of Examiners. Minutes typically document examination and approval or disapproval of applications to the bar, establishment of rules, and establishment of dates and places for bar examinations.

Creator

• New York (State). State Board of Law Examiners

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

New York State Supreme Court of Judicature (New York) clerk's register of attorney accounts

Series Number

JN507

Summary

Book contains entries by the court clerk of charges to attorneys for each document issued or filed. Amounts are computed in pounds, shillings, and pence. All accounts end with the word "copied," apparently referring to a successor book that does not survive.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

Use and reproduction of fragile documents may be restricted.

Title

Miscellaneous motions

Series Number

J1126

Summary

This is a fragmentary series of "Motion Papers" arranged by attorney's name (1832: B-C and 1837: B, G only). Affidavits of motions state the grounds on which the court will be moved. There are motions for judgment as in case of non-suit; for change of venue; for taxation of a bill of costs; to set aside a judgment; to obtain writs of certiorari, error, and mandamus; and to refer a case to an outside party to determine amount of judgment.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Index to cases transferred by Clerk of Eighth Circuit to Supreme Court

Series Number

J0238

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Register's and Assistant Register's reports of balances, bonds, and mortgages

Series Number

J4076

Summary

This series consists of draft and file copies of account balance sheets and lists of bonds and mortgages held by the Register and Assistant Register. Balance sheets note, for each case monies, on deposit with the court. Bond and mortgage lists include names of mortgagor or obligor; and original receiver of bond or mortgage; date received; penalty; amount and conditions of the loan; title of suit or fund used as surety; and to whom loan interest is paid.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery. Chancery Fund

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Supreme Court of Judicature (New York) index to returns of writs and executions

Series Number

J0210

Summary

This series consists of indexes to writs returned by sheriffs and other court officers to the clerks of the Supreme Court at New York City. Indexes to writs returned to the Supreme Court provide date of return, name of attorney, names of plaintiff and defendant, type of writ, and hour returned.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Special order book for appointment of receivers

Series Number

J0204

Summary

This series consists of copies of special orders issued by the Vice Chancellor in the 7th Circuit directing a Master to appoint a receiver for an insolvent debtor and directing the debtor to turn over all his property, account books, and papers to the receiver.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery (7th Circuit)

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Court calendars

Series Number

J4089

Summary

This series consists of court calendars prepared by the Register for the Chancellor. Entries consist of a priority number (starting at "1"), the names of the complainant and defendant, the date the case was begun, the method by which the case reached the hearing stage (e.g., bill confessed, demurrer, bill and answer), and the names of the solicitors.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Rough minute books

Series Number

J1130

Summary

These two volumes contain the rough version of the engrossed minutes of the Supreme Court in its terms at Albany. These rough minutes sometimes contain less information than the engrossed minutes, especially in April term, 1797.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

New York State Supreme Court of Judicature (New York) registers of defendants' appearance

Series Number

JN505

Summary

Volumes contain entries indicating that the plaintiff's declaration (initial plea) was personally served on the defendant, whose appearance (submission to the court's jurisdiction) was entered by the court clerk on motion of plaintiff's attorney. Each entry contains the date, title of the case, and name of plaintiff's attorney.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

Use and reproduction of fragile documents may be restricted.

Title

Declarations and motions before 1830

Series Number

J0010

Summary

This fragmentary series contains declarations, writs of inquiry and inquisitions, motion papers of all kinds, cognovits, stipulations, exceptions, demurrers, and other miscellaneous documents.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Cognovits

Series Number

J0004

Summary

The relicta et cognovit is the defendant's confession that he is liable for the debt or other damages alleged in the plaintiff's declaration, plus any costs and charges arising out of the action. The document gives the names of the parties and their attorneys and the amount of damages claimed. It is signed by the plaintiff's attorney.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

New York State Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors minutes

Series Number

J0159

Summary

This series is the official daily record of court proceedings. Recorded in the minutes are the date and the names of court members in attendance for each court session and the location for each term. The parties' names and what occurred are recorded for each case heard in a session. The series contains information on the progress of cases through the court, the court's method of operation, and the final determination of cases.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

Volume 2 of this series is extremely fragile. Microfilm copy should be used instead.