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New York State Supreme Court of Judicature (New York) Writs of Capias ad Respondendum and Other Sheriff's Writs


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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:
Collection contains writs of arrest and a small number of other writs, issued out of the Supreme Court of Judicature. Over ninety percent of the documents are writs of capias ad respondendum, ordering a sheriff to arrest a civil defendant, thereby bringing him into the court's custody to answer the plaintiff's declaration of claim. Also present are writs of fieri facias and writs of capias ad satisfaciendum, ordering a sheriff to execute a civil judgment, and other writs for special purposes. At the end of the series are a few writs issued by the Court of Chancery, 1810-1813.
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Writs of capias ad respondendum and other sheriff's writs
Quantity:

4.4 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:
1736-1840
Bulk Dates:
1759-1815
Series Number:
JN543

Arrangement

Chronological by year, then in some cases alphabetical by initial letter of filing attorney's surname.

Scope and Content Note

JN543-17: Collection contains writs of arrest and a small number of other writs, issued out of the Supreme Court of Judicature. Over ninety percent of the documents are writs of capias ad respondendum, ordering a sheriff to arrest a civil defendant, thereby bringing him into the court's custody to answer the plaintiff's declaration of claim. Also present are writs of fieri facias and writs of capias ad satisfaciendum, ordering a sheriff to execute a civil judgment, and other writs for special purposes. At the end of the series are a few writs issued by the Court of Chancery, 1810-1813.

JN543-19: This accretion contains mostly writs of capias ad respondendum and capias ad satisfaciendum. Several other types of writs are also present.

Related Publications

Inventory of New York County Clerk Court Records of Statewide Significance (New York State Unified Court System, Office of Court Administration, 2016), section 5.41, pages 311-321.

Acquisition Information

These records were transferred by the New York State Unified Court System, Office of Court Administration in 2017 and 2019.

Custodial History

This collection of writs was assembled from several locations in the New York County Clerk's Office by staff of the Unified Court System. These writs are a small remnant of what must have been very large collections of writs that were discarded probably in the early twentieth century.

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Contents Box

Accretion: JN543-17
1736-1797 1
1797-1804 2
1805-1809 3
1809-1840 4