Scope and content 22 leaves of a fragment of a judge's decision in the appeal of the case, which involved unpaid debts owed by the Attica and Hornelsville Rail Road Company (subsequently named the Buffalo & New York City Railroad). Manuscript in faded ink, with "Court of Appeals. The Buffalo & New York City Rail Road Company, respdt, agt Thomas J. Dudley, applt." at head of first page, but struck out. The respondent referred to in the body of the manuscript is the Attica and Hornelsville Rail Road...

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Manuscript and printed legal documents in the lawsuit as it came before the New York State Supreme Court, including points on the part of the plaintiffs, subpoenas, deposition of Samuel Beardsley, and correspondence relating to the case. Also, documents in the appeal in the case of Maus V.V. Rosa vs. John Butterfield et al., tried in the state Supreme Court in 1860, which also concerns money owed by the Black River & Utica Rail Road Company.

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Manuscript copy of the Articles of Association for the Sacket's Harbor and Saratoga Railroad Company, including a list of subscribers who bought shares of stock in the company. Appended to the document is a statement from the Secretary of State for New York State, dated June 19, 1862, certifying that the manuscript is an accurate and complete transcript from the original.