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McKesson, John, 1734-1798. Papers, 1761-1825.

Title: Papers, 1761-1825.

Account books, New York State and City court records, minutes, and dockets, principally kept by New York attorney, secretary to the Continental Congress, and Supreme Court clerk, John McKesson (1734-1796); as well as accounts and court records of his nephew, John McKesson (1772-1829), also a lawyer in New York City.

ArchivalResource: 8 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/475651968 View

Livingston, Robert R., 1746-1813. Register of cases and costs, New York courts, 1770-1782.

Title: Register of cases and costs, New York courts, 1770-1782.

Case register for Livingston and Jay until their partnership ended, thereafter used by Livingston for his own cases (1770-1782). Records services and costs associated with their cases in the New York courts including the New York Supreme Court and the Mayor's Court. Includes index. Bound with a linen-backed technical drawing of a piece of machinery, possibly a pump.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (186 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58758774 View

New York (State). Mayor's Court (New York). New York City legal manuscripts collection, ca. 1683-1888.

Title: New York City legal manuscripts collection, ca. 1683-1888.

Collection of miscellaneous legal documents created in New York City, ca. 1863 - 1888. They include judgments, receipts, blank forms, and notes on sentencing. There are dockets of cases in the Supreme Court and Mayor's Court for 1799-1800, and bills for various expenses for cases tried in those courts and the Circuit Court during the same period. A group of documents dated 1871-1888 deals with a dispute about property rights in the banks of the Hudson River involving the New York City Department of Docks.

ArchivalResource: 0.4 linear feet (1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58782663 View

McKesson, John, 1734-1798. Register of John McKesson's cases, Mayor's Court (Common Pleas), New York City, 1761-1768.

Title: Register of John McKesson's cases, Mayor's Court (Common Pleas), New York City, 1761-1768.

McKesson's legal case register for his work in the Mayor's Court (1761-1768). Records costs, services, memoranda, actions taken, and sometimes the disposition. Includes index.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (369 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58758779 View

New York (State). Supreme Court. Account book, 1784-1789.

Title: Account book, 1784-1789.

Records of costs for lawsuits appearing before the Supreme, Chancery, and Mayor's courts convening in New York City (1784-1789). Lists cases with associated fees, many certified with the signatures of Justice Richard Morris, Mayor James Duane, or Recorder Richard Varick.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (245 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58758806 View

John Tabor Kempe Papers

Title: John Tabor Kempe Papers

The John Tabor Kempe Papers contain primarily court case records (12 boxes) for the colonial province of New York during the tenures of Attorneys General William Kempe and his son, John Tabor Kempe. The bulk of these records date from 1752 to 1774, and concern civil disputes, often over land ownership, tenancy and estates, as well as criminal acts. Also included in the papers are professional correspondences of both John Tabor Kempe and William Kempe, court agendas and fees, legal papers, land and property records, financial records, government documents, and a photograph.

ArchivalResource: 7.5 Linear feet

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Notebooks, 1815-1817.

Title: Notebooks, 1815-1817.

Notes kept by an unidentified person on cases heard in the New York City Mayor's Court (Jan.-Mar. 1816 and Sept. 1816-Sept. 1817). Includes charges, testimony, some description of defendants, and details of verdict or disposition. Some of the notes from 1817 were done partly in shorthand. Volume for 1816 also contains several pages of accounts and calculations related to ships and navigation dated 1815.

ArchivalResource: 2 v. (350 p. total)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58758817 View

Clinton, DeWitt, 1769-1828. License for William Van Hook to practice law, 1803 November 30.

Title: License for William Van Hook to practice law, 1803 November 30.

Manuscript document licensing William Van Hook to practice law in the Court of Common Pleas or Mayors Court, drawn up by Dewitt Clinton, Mayor of New York.

ArchivalResource: 1 p. with red wax seal and blue ribbon ; 22 x 31 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/778054934 View

New York City oaths collection, 1715-1813.

Title: New York City oaths collection, 1715-1813.

Collection of oaths taken in New York City, 1715-1813. They include abjurations of Roman Catholic doctrine, oaths of allegiance to the Hanoverian Succession, and oaths sworn on naturalization either as British subjects or as U.S. citizens. There are also groups of oaths sworn by military officers, attorneys, and city officers. Institutions represented include the militia, the New York State Artillery, 1st Brigade, the Supreme Court, the Court of Common Pleas, and the Mayor's Court.

ArchivalResource: 0.4 linear feet (1 oversize box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58782558 View

New York (State). Mayor's Court (New York). Minute books, 1807-1808, 1812.

Title: Minute books, 1807-1808, 1812.

Minutes of the New York City Mayor's Court, DeWitt Clinton, mayor (1807-1808, 1812). Some of the minutes are in his hand. Most cases are briefly summarized including verdict and fine/sentence where given, but those where numerous witnesses were called are recorded in greater detail. Volume for 1807-1808 includes index; volumes are labelled v.1 and v.5.

ArchivalResource: 2 v. (in one enclosure)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58758811 View

New York (State). Mayor's Court (New York). New York City Mayor's Court records, 1692-1817 (bulk 1700-1800).

Title: New York City Mayor's Court records, 1692-1817 (bulk 1700-1800).

Mayor's Court records, 1692-1817 (bulk 1700-1800). Much of the collection consists of routine administrative documents, such as warrants, bail receipts, orders to discharge defendants, and occasional pleas and affidavits. There is also an inquisition book or docket, listing cases heard August 5, 1799 - April 21, 1800, and a roll of attorneys on the court, 1811-1813.

ArchivalResource: 0.8 linear feet (2 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58782653 View