New York State Supreme Court of Judicature (Albany and Geneva) Miscellaneous Motions
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Overview of the Records
New York State Archives
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Albany, NY 12230
6.4 cubic feet
15 boxes
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.
Access Restrictions
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