Clerk's minutes of petition cases

Chronological by date petitions were filed.

This series consists of a short chronological record of actions taken and documents filed in petition cases heard by the Vice Chancellor of the 7th Circuit.

The great majority of cases recorded in this volume concern matters of imcompetency (i.e., lunatics, infants, drunkards), the administration of estates, and petitions for special performance. For every case there is a record of the name(s) of the petitioner(s) or the subjects of the petition and of the solicitor and a chronological listing of each action taken and their dates.

Microform is available at the New York State Archives through interlibrary loan.

Microfilm 1 microfilm reel; 35mm.

Alphabetical index by last name of petitioner or subject of petition.

The Court of Appeals placed these records on deposit at the Historical Documents Collection, Queens College, from 1973-1982.

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.