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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 writs of attachment, issued under seal of the Supreme Court of Judicature, ordering a sheriff or coroner
to attach a person disobeying a court rule and to make him appear to answer for his contempt. Persons subject to attachment
included judges, court clerks, attorneys, sheriffs, witnesses, jurors, and other public officers. The writ was most frequently
issued after an incumbent or a former sheriff had failed to execute and return a writ of fieri facias.
Creator:
Title:
Writs of attachment
Quantity:
0.4 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates:
1825-1843
Series Number:
J8013
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