Circuit and District Court jury warrants, 1790-1870.

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Circuit and District Court jury warrants, 1790-1870.

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Primarily warrants ordering officers of the United States Circuit and District courts to gather men to serve as petit and grand jurors for particular court sessions. Also includes some correspondence, orders to pay, and orders to adjourn the court and release the jury.

2.0 linear feet (4 boxes).

Connecticut Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7548369

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United States. Circuit Court (Connecticut)

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United States. District Court (Connecticut)

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U.S. district and circuit courts were created by the Judiciary Act of 1789 under the authority of the constitutional provision that the judicial power of the United States be vested in a Supreme Court and in such inferior courts as the Congress may establish. The Judiciary Act provided that these courts were to have original jurisdiction in cases involving crimes, remedies of common law, and aliens suing for a tort. The district courts were to have exclusive original cognizance of c...