NRS-4563 | Case papers (heard)

The majority of cases heard in the Court were for the payment of debts due on promissory notes. Others were for the payment of debts for goods, for services, or for slander. The case papers contain all documents deposited in the Court for each case heard. The quantity of papers for each case varies to a considerable extent. Some cases were very simple, some were undefended, while in other instances the defendant either did not appear or could not be found. There is a corresponding variation in the number of documents which relate to various cases. In some instances no documents at all survive, while in others only a capias (that is, a warrant empowering the Provost Marshal to arrest the defendant) remains; by contrast, in the more complex cases the surviving case papers might amount to twenty or more separate documents. See Appendix B, pages 25-44, of the published guide for a full listing1815-16, 1819-20, 1822-24 (4/7860-67). 8 boxes. Note: This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.