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New York State Supreme Court of Judicature Assorted Estrayed Documents

Held by the New York State Archives

Overview of the Records

Arrangement

Unarranged. Re-integration with series of origin is pending.

Scope and Content Note

Consisting of variety of documents from the Supreme Courts of Judicature at Albany, Geneva, and Utica. Included are motions, briefs, pleadings, writs of venire, returns of writs of error and certiorari and commission, appointments of guardians, conditional testimony, cognovits, draft rules, affidavits, writs of commission, a few reports of commissioners of appraisal regarding land, writs of satisfaction, ejectment, and eases. Also included are motions and pleadings in cases involving J. F. Cooper.

J1000-82A: Box 13 contains depositions of witnesses in the case of James Jackson ex dem. William Laight, John Jacob Astor, and Peter Smith vs. John Ash, New York Supreme Court of Judicature, 1798. The witnesses were Sir John Johnson, Patrick Langan, Joseph Chew, Timothy O'Brien, Richard Mandeville, all residents of Montreal or vicinity. The subject matter of their depositions was the last will, the business and official records, and the property of Sir William Johnson.

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Related Information

Rough item list for each accretion is available at the repository.

Custodial History

These records were originally found in this condition at Queens College, and provenance is uncertain.

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