Research Catalog

Title

New York State Supreme Court register, 1798-1807.

Author

New York (State). Supreme Court.

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Details

Description

.17 linear foot (1 volume)

Summary

The New York State Supreme Court, established in 1691 during the colonial period as the Supreme Court of Judicature, is a trial court with a branch in each of New York's counties. The inscription at the front of this volume, "Albany, April," suggests the register was used by the Supreme Court's clerk office in Albany, which opened in 1797. The register covers 1798 to 1807. The entries, recorded in chronological order, list the names of plaintiffs and defendants, attorney names (for some, but not all entries), judgments, debts, fees, interest, and payments made, if any. Some cases were part of the Tioga, Albany, Onondaga, Otsego and Chenango circuits; much of the litigation pertained to ejectment actions. A loose index is in the back for cases that appear to be recorded in a different volume.

Subjects

• Clerks of court
• State government records
• New York (State) > History > 1775-1865 > Sources
• Registers (lists)
• Judicial records
• New York (State) > Politics and government > 1775-1865
• Courts > New York (State) > 19th century
• Court records > New York (State)
• Dockets
• Courts > New York (State) > 18th century

Genre/Form

• Dockets.
• Judicial records.
• Registers (lists)
• State government records.

Access (note)

• Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.

Source (note)

• Purchased from Donald A. Heald, 2017.

Call Number

MssCol 24157

OCLC

974706813

Author

New York (State). Supreme Court.

Title

New York State Supreme Court register, 1798-1807.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Restricted Access

Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.

Source

Purchased from Donald A. Heald, 2017.

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Occupation

Clerks of court.

Research Call Number

MssCol 24157