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'Duely & Constantly Kept' - A History of the New York Supreme Court, 1691-1847 and An Inventory of Its Records (Albany, Utica, and Geneva Offices), 1797-1847

Caselaw Access Project - New York

The Caselaw Access Project (“CAP”) expands public access to U.S. law. The goal is to make all published U.S. court decisions freely available to the public online, in a consistent format, digitized from the collection of the Harvard Law School Library.

Google Books - New York Statutes

Search results for digitized books on historical statutes for the state. For each book, view the book within your web browser or hover over "EBOOK - FREE" and choose the ebook option you wish to download.

Hathi Trust Digital Library - New York Statutes

Catalog search results for digitized books on historical statutes for the state.

Historic New York Case Law

From the Advancing Genealogist.

Historic New York City Ordiniances, Codes, Resolutions, and Extras

A collection of links to digitized historic New York City ordinances, codes, resolutions, and extras.

Historic New York Statutes

From the Advancing Genealogist. Linked digitized law books include colonial laws, session laws, and private acts. While not every year is represented, a good deal of material is gathered here and is available for your use.

Historical Society of the New York Courts - Legal History By Era

Internet Archive Texts - American Libraries - New York Statutes

Catalog search results for digitized books on historical statutes for the state.

Law Library of Congress - Guide to Law Online - New York

A directory of law resources for the state: Constitution, Executive, Judicial, Legislative, Legal Guides, General Sources.

Laws of New York

The current state statutory law.

New York Genealogy Records: What the Law Lets You See New!

Who holds New York birth, death, marriage and probate records; the 75/50/50-year rules for genealogy copies and the direct-line descendant waiver; adopted people's original birth certificates (PHL 4138-e); Surrogate's Court record searches; FOIL. Cites the agency pages and statutes.

New York Law Indexes and Extras

From the Advancing Genealogist.

The Federal and State Constitutions, 7 vols. | Online Library of Liberty

Francis Newton Thorpe was commissioned by the U.S. Congress to edit a 7 volume collection of Colonial, Federal and State constitutions in 1906. The volumes are in alphabetical order, with Volume 1 dealing with United States-Alabama-District of Columbia; Vol. 2 Florida-Kansas; Vol. 3 Kentucky-Massachusetts; Vol. 4 Michigan-New Hampshire; Vol. 5 New Jersey-Philippine Islands; Vol. 6 Porto Rico-Vermont; Vol. 7 Virginia-Wyoming.

The Federal and State Constitutions, Colonial Charters, and Other Organic Laws[...] Vol. V New Jersey—Philippine Islands (Google Books)

Series by Francis Newton Thorpe.

The Federal and State Constitutions, Colonial Charters, and Other Organic Laws[...] Volumes I-VII (HathiTrust)

Series by Francis Newton Thorpe. Various options for a full view of each volume.

U.S. Colonial Laws: New York - LibGuides - Bowling Green State University

This guide lists sources of laws of the original thirteen colonies.