Yates County, New York, docket book and unrelated legal manuscripts, 1793/1922

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
170 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
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Summary

Extent:
10 items
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

This docket book, kept from 1828 to 1830, appears to have been kept by John O. Cook, of Starkey, Yates County, NY. It records cases heard in an unknown, but possibly Yates County, NY, 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, Dundee, NY, and a few were appealed. In addition to Yates County, some cases were in then Steuben County, now Schuyler County, NY, towns. The book seems to have passed into the hands of Ezra D. Cook, son of John O., who kept farm accounts in the back from about 1839 to 1843.

Acquisition information:
This book was purchased for $300 at Kane Antiquarian Auction in January 1990.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard