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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.
Creator:
Title:
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
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