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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 contains writs of error and related documents; writs of habeas corpus; and a single writ of certiorari. All of
the writs of error were directed to the Court of Common Pleas for the City and County of New York. Several of the writs of
habeas corpus concerned custody of minors. Two writs of habeas corpus post date the reorganization of the Supreme Court in
1847. A few of the writs include the return to the writ (the response of the lower court).
Creator:
Title:
Writs of certiorari, error, and habeas corpus
Quantity:
0.4 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates:
1832-1855
Bulk Dates:
1832-1846
Series Number:
JN591
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