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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:
Most documents in this series are certificates of clerkships of applicants for admission as attorney or counsellor in the
Supreme Court of Judicature and (after July 1, 1847) the Supreme Court. Other documents include reports of examiners of candidates
for admission; copies of orders admitting attorneys to practice; attorney licenses (most on parchment); certificates of education
in a college or academy; and affidavits of age, citizenship, residence, and good character of candidates for admission. A
few documents relate to admission to practice in the Court of Chancery and in county-level courts.
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New York State Supreme Court (New York County) certificates of clerkships and other attorney admission documents
Quantity:
2 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates:
1799-1859
Series Number:
JN504
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