New York State Court of Chancery Register's Minutes of Foreclosure Decrees

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Court of Chancery rule 135 standardized the form of mortgage foreclosure decrees.

This series contains copies of decrees issued by the Chancellor authorizing the sale of land in mortgage foreclosure cases. The minute books were created by the Register, whose office was in Albany.

The copies of the decrees are on printed forms used when the defendant did not contest the complainant's bill of complaint. Each decree contains the following information: date and location of the session when the decree was issued; names of complainant, defendant, solicitors, and Master in Chancery who handled the case; the amount (principal and interest) of the mortgage and, if partially paid, the amount outstanding; and a detailed description of the land to be sold by the Master. Foreclosure decrees were issued by the Chancellor before 1840.

Microfilm is available for use at the New York State Archives or through interlibrary loan.

Series J0049, Court of Chancery Register's Minutes of Decrees, contains mortgage foreclosure decrees prior to 1840.

Series JN322, Court of Chancery Assistant Register's Rough Minutes.

Series JN319, Chancery Register's and Assistant Register's Minute Books.

Series J0069, Chancery Register's Rough Minutes.

Alphabetical index by last name of complainant in each volume.

The Court of Appeals placed these records on deposit at the Historical Documents Collection, Queens College, from about 1966 to 1982.

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