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New York State Supreme Court of Judicature Summaries of Testimony Given in Circuit Courts and Courts of Oyer and Terminer


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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 fragmentary series consists of summaries of testimony and proceedings in the Circuit Courts and Courts of Oyer and Terminer. At the head of each document are the names of the courts, the venue, the date, and the names of the presiding justices. Following are entries for each case (civil or criminal) heard by the justices.
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Title:
Supreme Court of Judicature summaries of testimony given in circuit courts and courts of oyer and terminer
Quantity:

2.6 cubic feet

6 boxes

Inclusive Dates:
1823-1828
Series Number:
J3011

Arrangement

Chronological by year, then alphabetical by county, then chronological by term.

Scope and Content Note

This fragmentary series consists of summaries of testimony and proceedings in the Circuit Courts and Courts of Oyer and Terminer. At the head of each document are the names of the courts, the venue, the date, and the names of the presiding justices. Following are entries for each case (civil or criminal) heard by the justices. Entries for a case include the names of the parties and their attorneys, the form of action (civil) or charge (criminal), the pleadings on both sides, summaries of testimony given by each witness, extracts from documents introduced as evidence, very brief notes on the summary arguments by attorneys for both sides, and the verdict found by the jury. The series is fragmentary and records for other counties and years are lost.

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The Court of Appeals placed these records on deposit at the Historical Documents Collection, Queens College, from 1973-1982.

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Accretion: J3011-82
1823 June Cinton 1 1
1823 July Essex 1 2
1823 August Franklin 1 3
1823 July Montgomery 1 4
1823 December Montgomery 1 5
1823 December Oneida 1 6
1823 August St. Lawrence 1 7
1823 July Saratoga 1 8
1823 December Saratoga 1 9
1823 July Warren 1 10
1823 July Washington 2 1
1824 June Broome 2 2
1824 June Chenango 2 3
1824 January Clinton 2 4
1824 September-October Columbia 2 5
1824 June Cortland 2 6
1824 June Delaware 2 7
1824 January Essex 2 8
1824 February Franklin 2 9
1824 December Montgpomery 2 10
1824 July Otsego 2 11
1824 December Saratoga 2 12
1824 September St. Lawrence 3 1
1824 June Tompkins 3 2
1824 January Warren 3 3
1824 December Warren 3 4
1824 January Washington 3 5
1824 December Washington 3 6
1824 September Ulster 3 7
1825 April Chautauqua 3 8
1825 January Clinton 3 9
1825 April Erie 3 10
1825 January Essex 3 11
1825 January Franklin 4 1
1825 July Franklin 4 2
1825 September Herkimer 4 3
1825 September Madison 4 4
1825 April Monroe 4 5
1825 June Montgomery 4 6
1825 June Rensselaer 4 7
1825 November Rensselaer 4 8
1825 February St. Lawrence 4 9
1825 July Schoharie 4 10
1825 June Saratoga 5 1
1825 May Warren 5 2
1825 December Washington 5 3
1826 September Cayuga 5 4
1826 January Clinton 5 5
1826 January Essex 5 6
1826 January Franklin 5 7
1826 April Greene 5 8
1826 November Montgomery 5 9
1826 April New York 5 10
1826 June Ontario 5 11
1826 February St. Lawrence 5 12
1826 May Saratoga 5 13
1826 November Saratoga 6 1
1826 September Seneca 6 2
1826 November Washington 6 3
1826 June Wayne 6 4
1826 June Yates 6 5
1827 January Clinton 6 6
1827 June Clinton 6 7
1827 January Essex 6 8
1827 June Essex 6 9
1827 February Franklin 6 10
1827 July Franklin 6 11
1827 May Montgomery 6 12
1827 November Montgomery 6 13
1827 October New York 7 1
1827 February St. Lawrence 7 2
1827 July St. Lawrence 7 3
1827 May Saratoga 7 4
1827 November Saratoga 7 5
1827 June Warren 7 6
1827 November Washington 7 7
1828 January Clinton 7 8
1828 January Essex 7 9
1828 January Franklin 7 10
1828 February St. Lawrence 7 11