Docket of judgments, 1797-1810.

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Docket of judgments, 1797-1810.

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Series consists of the dockets of judgments filed by the clerk of the Supreme Court of Judicature at New York City. Each entry in the docket books gives the following information: name of party against whom judgment has been obtained, amount of debt, amount of damages and costs, date judgment was signed, date filed, name of attorney for losing party, and date of satisfaction, if any. There are separate dockets for each court term, and several are bound in each volume. The dockets were kept pursuant to a law of 1798 requiring that dockets be compiled from April 22, 1797, and that transcripts be sent to the other court clerks.

1 cu. ft. (4 volumes)

New York State Archives

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