Summaries of testimony given in circuit courts and courts of oyer and terminer, 1823-1828.

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Summaries of testimony given in circuit courts and courts of oyer and terminer, 1823-1828.

This fragmentary series consists of summaries of testimony and proceedings in the Circuit Courts and Courts of Oyer and Terminer.

2.6 cu. ft. (6 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8212896

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New York (State). Circuit Court.

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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 ...

New York (State). Court of Oyer and Terminer.

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