Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
This series contains common rule books, which the clerks of the Supreme Court of Judicature were directed to keep. The books
contain a record of common rules or orders of the court, entered by the clerk on motion made by an attorney for one of the
parties to a cause. Each entry in the common rulebooks contains the title of the cause, the name of the attorney moving the
court, and the rule granted.
Creator:
Title:
Common rule books
Quantity:
13 cubic feet
79 volumes
Inclusive Dates:
1829-1847
Series Number:
J0167