Ancient Documents - Dutchess County, NY

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The following is a list of the party types that appear on the ancient documents. These party types will appear in parenthesis after the party name in the search results.

Administrator (Admin.)
Assignee: Individual tasked with acting officially on behalf of another person. For example, a third party paying a bond (though not mentioned in the bond), or in insolvent debtor cases the person who settles the debts on the debtor’s behalf.
Assistant (assist.) Judge
Attorney: for Def. or Plain. (sometimes listed as atty.)
Clerk
Coroner
Creditor: Seen mostly in bonds or bills, person to whom money is owed.
Debtor: Seen mostly in bonds or bills, person who is borrowing money. Often then appears as the defendant in a debt trial.
Deceased
Defendant (def.)
Deponent (Dep.): Anyone giving evidence, in recognizances where the individuals named are required to appear at court to provide testimony, they should be labeled as deponent.
Elizor: Temporary Sheriff (Eliz.)
Executor
Former Sheriff
Grantee: Someone buying a piece of property.
Grantor: Someone selling a piece of property.
Heir: Someone inheriting an estate.
Host: Person at whose home or establishment a legal proceeding (such as an inquisition) takes place.
Infant Guardian
Judge / Justice
Jurors / Jury
Land Owner (used on controversy over roads / problems with roads)
Owner (generally associated with manumissions of slaves)
Petitioners
Plaintiff (plain.)
Plegis: Pledge. Also, someone called in a acquietandas plegiis writ, or an acquietandis plegiis writ, both related to sureties for a debt.
Road Commissioner
Sheriff
Slave
Surety: Persons on bonds or recognizances who swear to pay bail or other monetary stake for a third party’s good behavior.
Tenant

The following is a list of the record types contained within the historical documents.

Account
Affidavit
Affidavit of Service
Agreement Between Parties
Allowance for the Poor
Appeal
Arbitration
Arbitration Award (see award of referees)
Articles of Agreement
Award of Referees
Bail Bond
Bail Note
Bail Piece
Bench Warrant
Bond
Bond to Prosecute
Call for Jurors (Venire)
Case Summaries
Certificate
Certificate of Attachment
Citation
Confession of Judgment
Controversy of Roads
Cost
Counter Part on Lease
Court Minutes
Court Order
Court Summary / Court Summaries
Court Transfer
Coverletter
Creditors List (insolvent debtor)
Declaration
Defendant Prayer
Demurrer
Deposition
Discharge Discharge of Debt
Discharge of Recognizance
Distraint
Distringas
Elizor
Entry of Record
Escheat
Evidence
Examination
Fieri Facie
Fragment
Grand Jury Indictment
Indictment
Inquiry, Notice of
Inquiry, Writ of
Inquisition
Insolvent Debtor (packet of material relating to)
Insolvent’s Oath
Judgment
Judgment Roll
Justice of the Peace Record
Justification of Bail
Letter of Appointment (for attorney)
List of Jurors
Memorandum
Memorial, Summons
Mittimus
Motion of Set Off
Municipal Officers (list of)
Narration (Narr.)
Nolle Prosequi
Non Suit
Note
Note for payment
Notice of Inquiry
Oath of Allegiance
Oath of Assignee
Oath of Creditor
Order of Bastardy
Order of Removal
Penal Bill
Plea
Power of Attorney
Presentment
Recognizance
Recognizance in Bastardy
Record (Case Record)
Rejoinder
Relinquishment
Replevin
Replication
Report of Referee
Road Commissioner Report
Rule of Reference, Report
Ruling
Satisfaction
Scire Facias
Summons
Warrant
Warrant for Arrest
Warrant for Penalty
Warrant of Attorney
Warrant to Confess Judgment

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