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New York State Court of Admiralty Case Papers


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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:
This series consists of process, pleadings, motion papers, evidence, and exhibits for cases brought before the Court of Admiralty. Over half of the cases are uncontested seizures of goods at customs.
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Court of Admiralty case papers
Quantity:

0.1 cubic feet

Quantity:

1 35mm microfilm roll(s)

Inclusive Dates:
1784-1788
Series Number:
A3297

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of process, pleadings, motion papers, evidence, and exhibits for cases brought before the Court of Admiralty. Over half of the cases are uncontested seizures of goods at customs.

Alternate Formats Available

Microfilm 1 roll; 35 mm.

Related Material

A3296Series A3296 Court of Admiralty Minutes and Case Papers contains related records.

Related Publications

Records are abstracted in Charles Merrill Hough, ed., Reports of Cases in the Vice Admiralty of the Province of New York and in the Court of Admiralty of the State of New York 1715-1788 (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1925).

Location of Originals

Originals in: National Archives and Records Administration; 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20408

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

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