Docket Book from Steuben County, New York, 1828 - 1830
Scope and Contents
This docket book kept from 1828 to 1830 records cases heard in an unknown, but possibly Steuben County, court. Entries include names of plaintiffs and defendants; dates of actions; final dispositions; and fees, damages and court costs. Most of the cases were decided for the plaintiffs. There were a few trials held at Harpending’s Inn, and a few were appealed. The towns named in the cases were located in Steuben County during the early nineteenth century; they are now in Schuyler County. The book belonged to the Cook family who kept farm accounts in the back during the 1830’s.
Dates
- Creation: 1793-1922
Extent
10 items
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Manuscript. Docket book of cases possibly heard in Steuben County, New York, 1829-1830 and some loose documents.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This book was purchased for $300 at Kane Antiquarian Auction.
Subject
- Meriweather, David, 1800-1893 (Person)
- Stockton, Samuel, 1751-1795 (Person)
- Cook family (Family)
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections Repository
Arthur J. Morris Law Library
580 Massie Road
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22903 United States
archives@law.virginia.edu