Spreadsheet index to Supreme Court pleadings and other documents
Series Number
JN110
Summary
This series is an electronic index (Historical Court Records Index II) for filed documents of the Supreme Court of Judicature (New York). It contains selected data from Series JN121, Card Index to Supreme Court Pleadings and Other Court Documents. It also serves as an index for filed documents of the reorganized Supreme Court (New York County) held by the New York County Clerk's Office. Few documents in the index predate 1751. Most index entries post date 1847. No post-1910 documents are indexed. Index data fields include plaintiff name, defendant name, date of filing document, file reference code, and entry or line number.
Creator
New York County (N.Y.). Clerk's Office. Division of Old Records
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material. Email ARCHREF@nysed.gov to obtain a copy of the spreadsheet index and instructions for navigating the file.
Court of Chancery transcriptions of enrolled decrees into libers
Series Number
JN306
Summary
This series contains transcriptions of enrolled decrees, the final determinations in equity cases involving a complainant and defendant. The decrees were issued by the Chancellor, the Circuit Judge in the 1st Circuit (1823-1829), the Vice-Chancellor in the 1st Circuit (1830-1847), or (after July 1, 1847) a Justice of the Supreme Court. The most numerous case category is mortgage foreclosures. Less numerous case categories include matrimonial proceedings (divorce, separation, annulment), commercial disputes, wills, trusts, injunctions, and receiverships.
Spreadsheet index to Supreme Court judgement rolls and other records
Series Number
JN199
Summary
This series is an electronic index (Law Judgments Index) containing selected data from series JN117, Card Index to Supreme Court Judgment Rolls. This spreadsheet serves as an index to series JN529, Supreme Court of Judicature Judgment Rolls and for post-1847 Supreme Court judgment rolls and other filed documents held by the New York County Clerk's Office. Most index entries post-date 1847. Index data fields include plaintiff name, defendant name, year of filing judgment roll, file reference code, and entry or line number.
Creator
New York County (N.Y.). Clerk's Office. Division of Old Records
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material. Email ARCHREF@nysed.gov to obtain a copy of the spreadsheet index and instructions for navigating the file.
This series consists of business account books and other documents submitted as evidence in Court of Chancery cases, mostly involving book accounts. Most of the records concern businesses in New York City.
Creator
New York (State). Court of Chancery
Access Restrictions
Use and reproduction of fragile documents may be restricted.
The registers in this series contain summary chronological records of proceedings in the Court of Chancery (before spring 1823), in the Court of Equity (1st Circuit) (spring 1823 through 1829), and before the Vice-Chancellor (1st Circuit) (1830-1847), in cases ("causes") involving a complainant and a defendant. Not included in these registers are non-adversarial cases commenced by petition.
Creator
New York (State). Court of Chancery
Access Restrictions
Use and reproduction of fragile documents may be restricted.
This series contains oversized enrolled decrees in bound volumes and folders. Each decree was signed by the Vice-Chancellor in the 1st Circuit or by the Chancellor. One case was commenced in 1839 and finally determined by the Supreme Court in Equity (New York County) in 1893.
Creator
New York (State). Court of Chancery
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.