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Creator:
New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature
 
 
Title:  
 
Series:
A0178
 
 
Dates:
1757-1762
 
 
Abstract:  
This volume contains entries of writs sealed by and issued out of the Supreme Court of Judicature of the Province of New York. Each entry gives the names of parties to the cause, the type of writ, the form of action under common law, and the name of the attorney to whom the writ was issued. Every type .........
 
Repository:  
New York State Archives
 

2
Creator:
New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Geneva)
 
 
Title:  
 
Series:
J0028
 
 
Dates:
1829-1847
 
 
Abstract:  
This series consists of writs of capias ad respondendum (cap. ad resp.), which were orders to a sheriff to arrest and take into custody a defendant for appearance in court to answer the plaintiff's declaration. The writ states the name of defendant, the court term when he was required to appear, the .........
 
Repository:  
New York State Archives
 

3
Creator:
New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Albany)
 
 
Title:  
 
Series:
J1025
 
 
Dates:
1800-1847
 
 
Abstract:  
This series consist of returns to writs of certiorari, mandamus and error, and bills of exceptions filed in Albany..........
 
Repository:  
New York State Archives
 

4
Creator:
New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Geneva)
 
 
Title:  
 
Series:
J1026
 
 
Dates:
1831-1842
 
 
Abstract:  
This series consists of original writs (often called writs of summons) issued under seal of the Supreme Court, ordering a sheriff to summon a defendant to appear in court on a given day. Many of the actions involve promissory notes given by banking corporations, but there are also cases involving railroads, .........
 
Repository:  
New York State Archives
 

5
Creator:
New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Geneva)
 
 
Title:  
 
Series:
J4026
 
 
Dates:
1840-1843
 
 
Abstract:  
This series consists of writs of possession (habere facias possessionem), issued under seal of the Supreme Court of Judicature, commanding a sheriff to give possession of a parcel of land to the person who was entitled to it after having won an action of ejectment in the Supreme Court of Judicature..........
 
Repository:  
New York State Archives
 

6
Creator:
New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Geneva)
 
 
Title:  
 
Series:
J7026
 
 
Dates:
1829-1847
 
 
Abstract:  
This series contains precepts and precipes from the Supreme Court of Judicature. The precept is a writ commanding a sheriff to arrest a judgment debtor and imprison him until he pays the costs of an action for which he has been taxed and has refused to pay. Precipes are instructions to a court clerk .........
 
Repository:  
New York State Archives
 

7
Creator:
New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Utica)
 
 
Title:  
 
Series:
J8013
 
 
Dates:
1825-1843
 
 
Abstract:  
This series consists of writs of attachment, issued under seal of the Supreme Court of Judicature, ordering a sheriff or coroner to attach a person disobeying a court rule and to make him appear to answer for his contempt. Persons subject to attachment included judges, court clerks, attorneys, sheriffs, .........
 
Repository:  
New York State Archives
 

8
Creator:
New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (New York)
 
 
Title:  
 
Series:
JN591
 
 
Dates:
1832-1855
 
 
Abstract:  
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 .........
 
Repository:  
New York State Archives
 

9
Creator:
New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (New York)
 
 
Title:  
 
Series:
JN595
 
 
Dates:
1795, 1798-1799, undated
 
 
Abstract:  
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..........
 
Repository:  
New York State Archives
 

10
Creator:
New York (State). Department of State
 
 
Title:  
 
Series:
B0047
 
 
Dates:
1813-1881
 
 
Abstract:  
This series records the discharge of appointed civil officials named by the governor and the Council of Appointment. Information includes discharged official's name, position, appointment date, discharge date, governor authorizing the discharge and the name of the secretary of state or his deputy. Types .........
 
Repository:  
New York State Archives
 

11
Creator:
New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature
 
 
Title:  
 
Series:
J0168
 
 
Dates:
1815-1825
 
 
Abstract:  
This series consists of original writs which ordered a sheriff to summon or attach a defendant to appear in court. In the early nineteenth century, the original writ was used primarily in actions where the defendant was a fictitious person, i.e. a corporation, which could not be arrested on a writ of .........
 
Repository:  
New York State Archives
 

12
Creator:
New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (New York)
 
 
Title:  
 
Series:
JN553
 
 
Dates:
1794-1814
 
 
Abstract:  
This series consists of writs of scire facias. These writs were issued by the Supreme Court of Judicature to compel a judgment debtor or his heirs to satisfy the judgment against him..........
 
Repository:  
New York State Archives
 

13
Creator:
New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Albany)
 
 
Title:  
 
Series:
J1029
 
 
Dates:
1804-1825
 
 
Abstract:  
This series consists of writs of habeas corpus and returns thereto filed apparently in Supreme Court Clerk's office in Albany. Almost all the writs concern defendants imprisoned under civil process. A few writs concern defendants in criminal cases..........
 
Repository:  
New York State Archives
 

14
Creator:
New York (State). Court of Chancery
 
 
Title:  
 
Series:
JN391
 
 
Dates:
1842-1844
 
 
Abstract:  
This series consists of writs of fieri facias, ordering a sheriff to sell a defendant's property in order to pay money owed to a complainant; writs of attachment, ordering a sheriff to arrest a defendant who was in contempt of court; and related documents..........
 
Repository:  
New York State Archives
 

15
Creator:
New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature
 
 
Title:  
 
Series:
JN519
 
 
Dates:
1684-1848
 
 
Abstract:  
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
 

16
Creator:
New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (New York)
 
 
Title:  
 
Series:
JN545
 
 
Dates:
1772-1776, 1790-1799 (with gaps)
 
 
Abstract:  
Registers contain lists of writs sealed and issued by the clerk of the Supreme Court of Judicature at New York City. Each entry in a register includes the date of issuance, names of plaintiff and defendant, and type of writ. County is mentioned if a writ was directed to a sheriff outside of New York .........
 
Repository:  
New York State Archives
 

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Creator:
New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (New York)
 
 
Title:  
 
Series:
JN547
 
 
Dates:
1783-1812
 
 
Abstract:  
This small series consists of writs of certiorari. Writs were directed to the Court of Common Pleas (Mayor's Court) in New York City and County and in several other counties in eastern New York. Most of the writs have attached to them the return of proceedings in the Court of Common Pleas..........
 
Repository:  
New York State Archives
 

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Creator:
New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (New York)
 
 
Title:  
 
Series:
JN548
 
 
Dates:
1799, 1801-1847
 
 
Abstract:  
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, .........
 
Repository:  
New York State Archives
 

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Creator:
New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (New York)
 
 
Title:  
 
Series:
JN554
 
 
Dates:
1766-1830
 
 
Abstract:  
This series contains writs summoning jurors for trials at which a justice of the Supreme Court of Judicature presided. The writ of venire facias juratores commands the sheriff to summon individuals qualified to serve as jurors in the trial of a particular case. Almost all the writs were returned to .........
 
Repository:  
New York State Archives
 

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Creator:
New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (New York)
 
 
Title:  
 
Series:
JN599
 
 
Dates:
1796-1845
 
 
Abstract:  
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 .........
 
Repository:  
New York State Archives
 

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