Annual statements of accounts of Register, Assistant Register, and Clerks
Series Number
J0076
Summary
This series consists of annual financial statements made by the Register, Assistant Register, and Clerks of the Chancery Circuits pursuant to the 127th rule of the court. These statements were submitted to an Injunction or Taxing Master who was required to audit them, certify to their accuracy, and file them with the Chancellor or the appropriate Vice Chancellor. Each statement contains a listing by suit or matter of funds in possession of the court.
Creator
New York (State). Court of Chancery. Chancery Fund
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This series consists of Register's statements on mortgage foreclosure cases handled by the Chancellor and Vice Chancellor respectively. Each contains totals of bills filed for mortgage foreclosure, decrees issued for sale of mortgaged premises, and sales conducted. Also included is an alphabetical case list enumerating the complainant, defendant, costs allowed by the court and the decree amount awarded. Entries for cases in which a sale actually took place include the property's sale amount and the total costs in the case.
Creator
New York (State). Court of Chancery. Chancery Fund
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Register's and Assistant Register's reports to State Assembly
Series Number
J7076
Summary
This series consists of draft reports on the Chancery Fund submitted to the State Assembly. These reports were occasionally requested from the Register and Assistant Register by legislative resolution. The informational content of each report varies depending on what was requested.
Creator
New York (State). Court of Chancery. Chancery Fund
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Receipts and related documents for accounts with the Court
Series Number
J5076
Summary
This series consists of receipts, copies of orders and decrees, certificates of appointment of guardian, powers of attorney, and correspondence relating to money deposited with the court. Most of these funds were deposited with the court in cases involving guardianships and incompetencies (i.e., lunacy, habitual drunkeness), trusteeships, and disputes over estates. The receipts make up the bulk of the series.
Creator
New York (State). Court of Chancery. Chancery Fund
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This series consists of receipts to the Register from parties in cases (or their solicitors) for money paid to them out of the Chancery Fund. Each receipt contains the title of the case, date the money was received, amount of money received, signature of the payee, and reason the money was paid. This series is continued by Receipts and Related Records for Accounts with the Court, ca. 1830-1855.
Creator
New York (State). Court of Chancery. Chancery Fund
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This series consists of receipts, bills, statements, reports, copies of orders, bank books, and correspondence originally filed with the Register relating to the internal fiscal operation and administration of the court. The series contains information on fees and other monies received by the court, court expenses and expenditures (including office expenses and salaries), the relationship between the court and banks, court investments, the work of Masters, and internal practices.
Creator
New York (State). Court of Chancery. Chancery Fund
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Annual reports to State Comptroller on office expenditures
Series Number
J6076
Summary
This series consists of copies of annual reports on office expenditures submitted by the Register to the State Comptroller pursuant to Chapter 239 of the Laws of 1824. Each report lists expenditures by general purposes (i.e.,fuel, repair of court room, cleaning) and then gives the total office expenditures for the year.
Creator
New York (State). Court of Chancery. Chancery Fund
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Register's and clerks' reports of delinquent guardians, committees and receivers
Series Number
J3076
Summary
This series consists of reports listing court-appointed guardians, committees, and receivers who failed to file inventories and accounts with the court three months after the filing deadline. Entries include the title of the cause or matter (including the name(s) of the infant, idiot, lunatic, or habitual drunkard); the name of the delinquent; whether s/he is a guardian, committee, or receiver; and appointment date. Included are only reports filed by the Register and Clerks of the 3rd, 4th, and 5th circuits.
Creator
New York (State). Court of Chancery. Chancery Fund
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This series is a record of fees paid by solicitors and counsellors to the Register. Each account contains the name and residence of a solicitor, counsellor, or law partnership and a listing of fees. Each entry in an account gives the date the fee was charged, the title of the case, the service provided (e.g., "filed bill," "entered in Rough Minutes"), and the fee. At the end of the account is the total amount of fees.
Creator
New York (State). Court of Chancery. Chancery Fund
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This series consists of semi-annual reports on monies paid to the Clerk that were still in the custody of the court at the end of the reporting period. Each entry in the report was required to contain the title of the cause in or an account for which money was paid, the date the money was paid, for what purpose the money was paid, and bank in which the money was deposited.
Creator
New York (State). Court of Chancery. Chancery Fund
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Register's and Assistant Register's reports of balances, bonds, and mortgages
Series Number
J4076
Summary
This series consists of draft and file copies of account balance sheets and lists of bonds and mortgages held by the Register and Assistant Register. Balance sheets note, for each case monies, on deposit with the court. Bond and mortgage lists include names of mortgagor or obligor; and original receiver of bond or mortgage; date received; penalty; amount and conditions of the loan; title of suit or fund used as surety; and to whom loan interest is paid.
Creator
New York (State). Court of Chancery. Chancery Fund
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