Certificates of searches of judgment dockets and mortgage records
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- This series consists of certificates listing judgments or mortgages in force against individuals, with affidavit of clerk of court, submitted to the Comptroller. A state law required the Comptroller to obtain certificates from the mortgagors that the mortgaged premises were free of all other encumbrances. The series is fragmentary.
Title
- Certificates of searches of judgment dockets and mortgage records
Quantity
- 0.25 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- A0971
Creator
Scope and Content Note
This series consists of certificates listing judgments or mortgages in force against named individuals, with affidavit of clerk of court, submitted to the Comptroller. A law of 1797 empowered the Comptroller to loan state funds on mortgage and required him to obtain certificates from the mortgagors that the mortgaged premises were free of all other encumbrances. The series is fragmentary.
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