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Title
New York City Mayor's Court trial minutes
Names
New York (N.Y.). Mayors Courts Court (Creator)
Jones, Samuel, 1734-1819 (Secretary)
Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1789 - 1791
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 2182
Topics
Trials -- New York (N.Y.)
Genres
Minutes (Records)
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Physical Description
Extent: .04 linear feet 1 volume
Description
The New York City Mayor’s Court (Court of Common Pleas) trial minutes, dated October 20, 1789-August 4, 1791, consist of a single volume documenting the parties involved, charges, pleas, evidence presented, and decisions rendered for each recorded case. Many of the cases pertain to financial disputes or physical altercations. Minutes were kept by the Recorder of New York City Samuel Jones.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19523676
MSS Unit ID: 2182
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 59c29500-25c2-0134-0b7d-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1789: Created (Approximate)
  • 2021: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "New York City Mayor's Court trial minutes" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1789 - 1791. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d59bff60-0c1c-0135-1483-7fed3eb12dac

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "New York City Mayor's Court trial minutes" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 17, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d59bff60-0c1c-0135-1483-7fed3eb12dac

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1789 - 1791). New York City Mayor's Court trial minutes Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d59bff60-0c1c-0135-1483-7fed3eb12dac

Wikipedia Citation

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New York City Mayor's Court trial minutes