Research

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Creator:

New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature

 

 

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Most of the documents in this series are Supreme Court judgment rolls, issue rolls, and nisi prius rolls on parchment. Other civil case documents include recognizances, writs of capias, writs of venire, and other writs. Criminal case documents (all pre-dating 1776) include indictments, informations, .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (Colony). Court of Oyer and Terminer

 

 

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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..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

3

Creator:

New York County (N.Y.). Clerk's Office. Division of Old Records

 

 

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This card index provides access to documents (mostly on parchment, some on paper) filed by clerks of the Supreme Court of Judicature and Court of Chancery..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

4

Creator:

New York (State). Secretary of State

 

 

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This series contains certificates of conviction in courts of special sessions transmitted by county and local clerks to the Secretary of State, as required by Chapter 259 of the Laws of 1839. Certificates are not present for all counties or all years..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

5

Creator:

New York (State). Governor

 

 

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These registers report summary information on incarcerated individuals committed to state correctional institutions and selected county penitentiaries each month. Information is handwritten in columns on preprinted pages which were later bound into volumes for each year. Monthly reports from each institution .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives