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Scope and Content Note

This series consists of certificates signed by judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in Montgomery County, Albany County, Richmond County, Westchester County, and Ulster County, stating that residents therein were obliged to leave their farms in order to participate in the late war between the United States and Great Britain. The records provide the name of the judge issuing the certificate, the name of the farmer, the location of his farm, and the signature of the judge.