New York State Supreme Court of Judicature (New York) Index to Returns of Writs and Executions
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Overview of the Records
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New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
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Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
This series consists of indexes to writs returned by sheriffs and other court officers to the clerks of the Supreme Court
at New York City. Indexes to writs returned to the Supreme Court provide date of return, name of attorney, names of plaintiff
and defendant, type of writ, and hour returned.
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Supreme Court of Judicature (New York) index to returns of writs and executions
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Inclusive Dates:
1814-1858
Bulk Dates:
1814-1817, 1826-1858
Series Number:
J0210
Arrangement
Volumes 1-3: by attorney's name, then chronological by return date.
Volumes 4-7: alphabetical by first letter of plaintiff's last name, then chronological by return date.
Scope and Content Note
Indexes to writs returned to the Supreme Court provide date of return, name of attorney, names of plaintiff and defendant,
type of writ, and hour returned.
This series consists of indexes to writs returned by sheriffs and other court officers to the clerks of the Supreme Court
at New York City. The first three volumes (1814-1817, 1826-1835) contain entries giving name of attorney, date of return of
the writ, names of plaintiff and defendant, and type of writ and how returned. The writs indexed are mostly writs of capias
ad respondendum (cap. or caps.), to which the return is "defendant taken" (cepi corpus), "not found" (non est), or "writ served";
fieri facias (fi. fa.), to which the return is "no goods" (nulla bona) or "satisfied;" and capias ad satisfaciendum (ca. sa.)
to which the return is "not found" (non est) or "in custody." There are also occasional entries for writs of summons (including
original writs), replevin, scire facias, and attachment. Some of the entries state that the writs were countermanded, by rule
of the court on motion of the opposing party.
The entries in the last four volumes (1836-1853, 1856-1858) give date of return, names of plaintiff and defendant, and the
return made (names of attorneys and types of writs are not given). No writs of capias ad respondendum are included, but until
1847 writs of summons for corporations are entered. Most of the entries are for writs of execution (fieri facias and capias
ad satisfaciendum), and after 1847 the format of the volumes does not change. The entries in the volume for 1847-1853 may
be returns of executions for judgments signed prior to the judicial reorganization of 1847. However, those in the volume for
1856-1858 are almost certainly returns of executions for the clerk of the new Supreme Court for the city and county of New
York.
Alternate Formats Available
Series is also available in part on microfilm.
Custodial History
The Court of Appeals placed these records on deposit at the Historical Documents Collection, Queens College, from 1973-1982.
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Dates |
Contents |
Box |
Volume |
Roll |
Accretion: J0210-82 |
1814-1817 |
Old Volume Number 1 |
1 |
1 |
|
1818-1820 |
Old Volume Number 1 |
1 |
2 |
|
1821-1825 |
Old Volume Number 2 |
2 |
3 |
|
1826-1830 |
Old Volume Number 2 |
2 |
4 |
|
1831-1835 |
Old Volume Number 3 |
3 |
5 |
|
1836-1839 |
Old Volume Number 4 |
3 |
6 |
|
1840-1846 |
Old Volume Number 5 |
4 |
7 |
|
1847-1853 |
Old Volume Number 6 |
4 |
8 |
|
1856-1858 |
Old Volume Number 7 |
5 |
9 |
|
1814-1817 |
Old Volume Number 1 |
1 |
1 |
1818-1820 |
Old Volume Number 1 |
2 |
2 |
1821-1825 |
Old Volume Number 2 |
3 |
2 |
1826-1830 |
Old Volume Number 2 |
4 |
2 |
1831-1835 |
Old Volume Number 3 |
5 |
3 |
1836-1839 |
Old Volume Number 4 |
6 |
3 |
1840-1846 |
Old Volume Number 5 |
7 |
4 |
1847-1853 |
Old Volume Number 6 |
8 |
4 |
1854-1855 |
Unnumbered Volume |
4 |