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New York County Court of General Sessions of the Peace Records on Appeal Remitted from the Supreme Court, General Term, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, and Court of Appeals


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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 criminal cases, most of which were appealed to the Appellate Division (First Department), and several of which went to the Court of Appeals. The earlier volumes contain many records on appeal from the Supreme Court General term. In addition, there are original court papers such as notices of argument on appeal, signed and sealed appellate court orders affirming or reversing the decision of the lower court, and a few bills of exceptions and decisions.
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Title:
Records on appeal remitted from the Supreme Court, General Term, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, and Court of Appeals
Quantity:

84 cubic feet

384 volumes

Inclusive Dates:
1884-1916
Series Number:
J0016

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of criminal cases, most of which were appealed to the Appellate Division (First Department); a few of which went to the Court of Appeals. The earlier volumes contain many records on appeal from the Supreme Court General term, the predecessor (abolished in 1895) to the Appellate Division (established in 1896). The contents of the record on appeal include: a summary of proceedings appealed in trial court (i.e. Supreme Court - Criminal Division - New York County); copies of orders, decisions, or other proceedings appealed from; extensive transcripts of testimony; and exhibits such as documents, plans and photographs.

In addition, there are sometimes original court papers such as notices of argument on appeal, signed and sealed appellate court orders affirming or reversing the decision of the lower court, and a few bills of exceptions and decisions (some are manuscript). The transcripts of testimony provide detailed information on crimes and criminal trials in the New York Supreme Court in New York City at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries.

Related Material

B0815 New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division First Department Trial Transcripts from New York County Criminal Courts, contains related records of appeals made to the First Department of the Supreme Court, Appellate Division.

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Contents Box

Accretion: J0016-90
Volumes 50-54; Case Numbers 166-171 1
Volumes 55-56; Case Numbers 172-174 2
Volumes 57-60; Case Numbers 175-178 3
Volumes 61-65; Case Numbers 178-191 4
Volumes 66-70; Case Numbers 192-201 5
Volumes 71-74; Case Numbers 202-208 6
Volumes 75-79; Case Numbers 209-236 7
Volumes 80-84; Case Numbers 237-251 8
Volumes 85-89; Case Numbers 252-290 9
Volumes 90-96; Case Numbers 291-299 10
Volumes 97-101; Case Numbers 299-318 11
Volumes 102-106; Case Numbers 319-322 12
Volumes 107-110; Case Numbers 323-349 13
Volumes 111-113; Case Numbers 350-358 14
Volumes 114-117; Case Numbers 359-369 15
Volumes 118-122; Case Numbers 370-380A 16
Volumes 123-126; Case Numbers 381.1-385 17
Volumes 127-129; Case Numbers 386-394 18
Volumes 130-133; Case Numbers 395-402 19
Volumes 134-136; Case Numbers 403-405 20
Volumes 137-141; Case Numbers 406-410 21
Volumes 142-144; Case Numbers 411-417.1 22
Volumes 145-148, Case Numbers 417.2-422 23
Volumes 149-150, Case Numbers 423-426 24
Volumes 151-153; Case Numbers 427-431 25
Volumes 154-157; Case Numbers 432-441 26
Volumes 158-161; Case Numbers 442-453 27
Volumes 162-165; Case Numbers 454-464 28
Volumes 165-167; Case Numbers 463-471 29
Volumes 168; 170-171 (169 missing); Case Numbers 472-483 30
Volumes 172-175; Case Numbers 484-497 31
Volumes 175-178; Case Numbers 496-505 32
Volumes 179-183; Case Numbers 506-512 33
Volumes 184-186; Case Numbers 513-516 34
Volumes 187-191; Case Numbers 517-524 35
Volumes 192-195; Case Numbers 525-532 36
Volumes 196-198; Case Numbers 533-538 37
Volumes 199-202; Case Numbers 539-548 38
Volumes 203-207; Case Numbers 549-556 39
Volumes 208-211; Case Numbers 557-561 40
Volumes 211-214; Case Numbers 561-570 41
Volumes 214-218; Case Numbers 570-583 42
Volumes 218-223; Case Numbers 581-602 43
Volumes 224-228; Case Numbers 603-614 44
Volumes 229-232; Case Numbers 615-619 45
Volumes 233-238; Case Numbers 620-634 46
Volumes 239-244; Case Numbers 635-636.5 47
Volumes 245; 247-250 (246 missing); Case Numbers 636.6-644.2 48
Volumes 251-255; Case Numbers 644.1-657.1 49
Volumes 256-259; Case Numbers 657.2-657.5 50
Volumes 260-263; Case Numbers 657.6-665 51
Volumes 264-268; Case Numbers 666-674 52
Volumes 269-273; Case Numbers 675-684 53
Volumes 274-278; Case Numbers 685-696 54
Volumes 279-281; 283-284 (282 missing); Case Numbers 697-713 55
Volumes 285-289; Case Numbers 713-719 56
Volumes 290-295; Case Numbers 720-733 57
Volumes 296-297; 299-302 (298 missing); Case Numbers 734-737; 739-748 58
Volumes 302(sic)-307; Case Numbers 748-751 59
Volumes 308-313; Case Numbers 752-761 60
Volumes 314-316; 318-322 (317 missing); Case Numbers 762-770 61
Volumes 323-329; Case Numbers 771-781 62
Volumes 330-336; Case Numbers 782-792 63
Volumes 337-342; Case Numbers 793-803 64
Volumes 343-350; Case Numbers 804-809 65
Volumes 351-356; Case Numbers 810-815 66
Volumes 357-361; Case Numbers 815-816 67
Volumes 362-364; 366-368 (365 missing); Case Numbers 817-820; 822-827 68
Volumes 369-374; Case Numbers 828-833 69
Volumes 375-379; Case Numbers 834-840 70
Volumes 380-383; Case Numbers 840-851 71
Volumes 384-388; Case Numbers 852-870 72
Volumes 389-392; 394 (393 missing); Case Numbers 871-892; 896 73
A1 - A30 74
A31 - A49 75
A50 - A69 76
A70 - A88 77
A89 - A106 78
A107 - A138 79
A139 - A161 80
A162 - A182 81
A183 - A211 82
A212 - A234 83
A235 - A269 84