Official Records
The records of the U.S. Circuit Courts are among Record Group 21 at the National Archives regional locations:
First Circuit: National Archives at Boston (waltham.archives@nara.gov)
Second Circuit: National Archives at New York City (newyork.archives@nara.gov)
Third Circuit: National Archives at Philadelphia (philadelphia.archives@nara.gov)
Fourth Circuit: National Archives at Philadelphia (philadelphia.archives@nara.gov)
Fifth Circuit: National Archives at Atlanta (atlanta.archives@nara.gov)
Sixth Circuit: National Archives at Chicago (chicago.archives@nara.gov)
Guides to the holdings of the regional archives are available at:
https://www.archives.gov/boston/finding-aids
https://www.archives.gov/nyc/holdings
https://www.archives.gov/philadelphia/finding-aids
https://www.archives.gov/atlanta/holdings
https://www.archives.gov/chicago/holdings
A published description of the records is also available in the Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States, 1995 (http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/index.html).
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