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New York State Supreme Court of Judicature (New York)

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Overview of the Records

Arrangement

Alphabetical by document type, then chronological by year.

Scope and Content Note

This series includes examples of documents created after final judgments had been rendered by the Supreme Court of Judicature. Document types include accountings of court costs, assignments of judgments, satisfaction pieces, reports of sheriff's sales of judgment debtor's property, and transcripts of Chancery decrees ordering money payments. There are also a few attorney clerkship papers, single examples of other document types, and several fragmentary documents.

Acquisition Information

These records were transferred by the New York State Unified Court System, Office of Court Administration in 2017, 2018, and 2019.

Custodial History

Collection was assembled from several locations in the New York County Clerk's Office by staff of the Unified Court System. The papers are remnants of much larger series that were destroyed, probably in the early twentieth century.

Access Restrictions

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

Access Terms