Notice of bail for John Caton, 1767 April 22.

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Notice of bail for John Caton, 1767 April 22.

Manuscript letter from Samuel Jones, attorney for the defendent in the New York Supreme Court case of John Caton vs. the King, to Attorney General John Tabor Kempe, informing him that William Malcom, merchant, and John Doe, yeoman, would stand for John Caton's bail.

1 p. ; 19 cm.

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Jones, Samuel, 1734-1819

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Samuel Jones was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1786-90 and became New York's first comptroller in 1797. From the description of Samuel Jones autograph note signed and check endorsed. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 779287345 State comptroller of New York, 1797-1800. From the description of Letter from William Smith, 1799. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 79431638 Lawyer and state official, New York City. ...

Kempe, John Tabor, d.1791.

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Loyalist Attorney General for the province of colonial New York, 1759-1777; son of New York Attorney General William Kempe, who arrived in New York from England with his family to assume the post in 1752. As a Loyalist, John Tabor Kempe returned to England in 1778, where he remained until his death in 1791. From the description of John Tabor Kempe papers, 1678-1782 (bulk 1752-1774). (New York University). WorldCat record id: 475890811 John Tabor Kempe was the At...

Caton, John Dean, 1812-1895

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American judge, Illinois supreme court justice from 1848-1864. From the description of Letter : to T. Howell, 1852 Aug. 16. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63937012 Businessman and jurist. From the description of John Dean Caton papers, 1826-1947 (bulk 1826-1895). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449127 Illinois lawyer, author, and state surpreme court chief justice, Caton resided in Ottawa, Illinois and later in Chicago. Fr...

New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature

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Between 1786 and 1829 the Supreme Court and the county courts of common pleas shared with the Surrogate's Courts the power to prove and record wills devising real property, and also wills whose witnesses were unable to appear in court. In addition, between 1801 and 1829 the Supreme Court had the exclusive power to prove and record wills devising real property located in several counties. (Wills proved in the courts of common pleas were recorded by the county clerks). After a will was proved and ...