General Records, 1757 - 1772

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National Archives Identifier:
4545843
Creator(s):
From:
Record Group 21: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685 - 2004

Details

Level of Description:
  • Series
Type(s) of Archival Materials:
  • Textual Records
The creator compiled or maintained the series between:
1757 - 1772
Arrangement:
Arranged chronologically.
Access Restriction(s):
  • Unrestricted
Use Restriction(s):
  • Unrestricted
Finding Aid Type:
Folder List
Finding Aid Source:
NARA
Records Center Transfer Number(s):
  • 2NCN-78-3
Internal Transfer Number(s):
  • 2KRA-84-014
  • NNG-378-22

Scope & Content

This series consists of non-case file records or those that may have been separated from unknown cases. Some examples of these documents are a printed copy of an act of the British Parliament "for the Encouragement of Seamen and the more speedy and effectual Manning His Majesty's Navy," 1757; a manuscript copy of a parliamentary act "to explain and amend" the above mentioned act and for "the better prevention of Piracies and Robberies by Crews of private ships of war," 1759; a letter received by Richard Morris, Judge of the Vice Admiralty Court of the Province of New York, from William Franklin, Governor of the Province of New Jersey, complaining of the seizure of vessels within the boundaries of New Jersey for violations of the trade laws and their removal to the New York court for condemnation and sale, 1764; and a copy of a 1772 will of Robert Quick.

Variant Control Numbers

ARC Identifier:
4545843
Inventory Entry Number:
6
The Inventory Identifier is found in Henry T. Ulasek and Marion Johnson, "Preliminary Inventory of the Records of the United States District Court For The Southern District of New York (1959, National Archives, NC-116)."

Archived Copies

Copy 1:
Preservation-Reproduction-Reference
Extent (Size):
3 linear inches
Contact(s):
  • NARA's Northeast Region (New York City) (NRAAN), 201 Varick Street
    New York, NY 10014-4811
    Phone: 212-401-1620
    Fax: 212-401-1638
    Email: newyork.archives@nara.gov
Count:
  • Legal Size Box 1.0
Copy 1 Media Information:
  • Specific Media Type: Paper