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New York State Supreme Court of Judicature (Albany and Geneva) Miscellaneous Motions


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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 fragments from other series originally filed in the Albany, Geneva, and perhaps Utica offices of the Supreme Court of Judicature. Most of the documents are motions, cognovits, writs of execution (usually fi. fa.), briefs, and affidavits of service of declarations. There are also a few returns to writs of certiorari, depositions de bene esse, returns to writs of commission, etc.
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Miscellaneous motions
Quantity:

6.4 cubic feet

15 boxes

Inclusive Dates:
1798-1847
Series Number:
J0001

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of fragments from other series originally filed in the Albany, Geneva, and perhaps Utica offices of the Supreme Court of Judicature. Most of the documents are motions, cognovits, writs of execution (usually fi. fa.), briefs, and affidavits of service of declarations. There are also a few returns to writs of certiorari, depositions de bene esse, returns to writs of commission, etc.

Related Material

J0011 Motions and Declarations (Albany), contains motions filed in the Supreme Court of Judicature in Albany from 1815-1847

J0241 Calendars of Enumerated Motions, contains related motions filed at Albany

J7011 Briefs, Draft Rules, and Motions (Albany), may contain related records

Custodial History

The Court of Appeals placed these records on deposit at the Historic Documents Collection, Queens College, from 1973-1982.

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