Research Catalog
New York City Court of Aldermen records.
- Title
- New York City Court of Aldermen records.
- Author
- New York (N.Y.). Common Council.
- Publication
- 1795-1798.
- Supplementary Content
- Finding aid
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | volume 2 | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 29975 volume 2 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | volume 1 | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 29975 volume 1 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Details
- Description
- .2 linear feet (2 volumes)
- Summary
- In New York City during the 1790s, certain criminal and municipal offenses were quickly adjudicated at City Hall by one or two aldermen acting in their capacity as justices of the peace, meeting in a room that came to be known as the Police Office. The collection of New York City Court of Aldermen records, 1795-1798, consists of two consecutive volumes dated 1795 December 18-1796 August 12, and 1796 August 15-1797 March 22, recording proceedings before "a Court of Aldermen held at the Police Office at the City Hall in the City of New York." Laid in at the end of the second volume is a similar record, an abstract of cases before Alderman Richard Furman at the Police Office, dated 1797 November 20-1798 March 1 (15 pages in a sewn gathering). The records are rough minutes, in journal form, of cases held in court each day. Charges cover a broad range of offenses under state and municipal law. Ship desertion by mariners, bastardy cases, and aspects of poor law administration were included in the justices’ jurisdiction.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Criminal court records.
- Judicial records.
- Note
- Notes for cases before Alderman Richard Furman dated 1797 November 20-1798 March 1 are also recorded within related collection MssCol 23772, New York City Court of Aldermen records, 1797-1798, but are not exactly identical.
- Access (note)
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
- Source (note)
- Purchase, 2019.
- Call Number
- MssCol 29975
- OCLC
- 1202673753
- Author
- New York (N.Y.). Common Council.
- Title
- New York City Court of Aldermen records.
- Production
- 1795-1798.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Restricted Access
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
- Location of Other Archival Materials
- New York City Court of Aldermen records, 1797-1798; Manuscripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library.
- Source
- Purchase, 2019.
- Connect to:
- Occupation
- Justices of the peace.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 29975