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Title

Register's engrossed minutes

Series Number

J1059

Summary

This series contains engrossed copies of the minutes contained in Chancery Minutes providing a daily record of the proceedings of the Court of Chancery. The names of the parties and their attorneys, summaries of arguments and documents read or submitted, and actions taken by the court are recorded. Also included are the minutes of proceedings in which court officials were appointed, court rules and terms were set, and other court business not related to cases was conducted.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

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Title

Defendant index to Chancery enrolled decrees, filed parchments and papers before 1800

Series Number

J1065

Summary

This index contains names of defendants in Chancery cases that have case documents in series J0065, Enrolled decrees, filed parchments and papers before 1800. The index consists of cards, each containing the name of defendant and a cross reference to the name of the complainant and the alphanumeric file code for the case document or documents in series J0065.

Creator

• Queens College (New York, N.Y.). Historical Documents Collection

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

Title

Court of Chancery index to Chancery papers

Series Number

J1071

Summary

This series is an alphabetical index by last name of complainant to Chancery Papers, State Archives Series J0070. Each entry in the index contains the names of the complainant and defendant and a file number. There are also special sections in the back of the index for banks, churches, insurance companies, and miscellaneous corporations.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

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Title

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.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

Title

Bonds of guardians, committees and receivers

Series Number

J6061

Summary

This series consists of bonds for the performance of duties executed by guardians, committees, and receivers. A law of 1815 required a court appointed guardian to give bond to the infant-trustee. The bond was to be filed with the court. In practice such bonds were also required from committees for lunatics and habitual drunkards, receivers of property of insolvent corporations, and administrators of estates.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

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Title

Clerk's register of guardians, committees, and receivers

Series Number

J1054

Summary

This series is a listing of information on cases in which a guardian, committee, or receiver was appointed by the Vice Chancellor in the Third Circuit.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

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

Title

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

Title

Chancellor's draft decrees and orders

Series Number

J0089

Summary

This series consists of draft decrees and orders used as entry documentation for the State Court of Chancery Common Order Book 1806-1830, Register's Minutes of Decrees 1830-1847, and Register's Minutes of Common Orders 1830-1847. Draft decrees appear in this series beginning in 1830. Occasionally a draft court rule or certificate of registry of a solicitor or counsellor appear. Within some court sessions some common orders, special orders, and decrees are bundled separately by court session.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

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Title

Orders and decrees issued in the matters of the Utica and Schenectady Railroad Company

Series Number

J0092

Summary

This series consists of copies of orders and decrees issued by the Chancellor in cases of disputes between the Utica and Schenectady Railroad and owners of property it wished to appropriate. A law of 1833 incorporated the railroad and established the procedures for resolving such conflicts in the Court of Chancery. Records include orders directing both parties interested in the property to attend an initial hearing; orders appointing commissions of three competent and disinterested freeholders of the county in which the property is located to appraise that property; and Chancellor's final decrees.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

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

Title

Register's register of guardians, committees, and receivers

Series Number

J0054

Summary

Chapter 12 of the Laws of 1788 gave the Court of Chancery the responsibility for overseeing the well being and property of persons deemed idiots or lunatics and infant trustees (persons under the age of 21 whose person and estate are under the care of a trustee of guardian). This series is a listing of information on cases in which a guardian, committee, or receiver was appointed by the Chancellor.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

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Title

Register's docket of decrees requiring money payments

Series Number

J0051

Summary

This series consists of a list of final decrees issued by the Chancellor that were docketed, at the request of any party involved in a case, when a decree required a money payment by the losing party. Information recorded includes name of party against whom decree was rendered; his county and place of residence; his title, trade, or profession; amount of damages, debt, or cost decreed; date and time of docketing; name of all parties involved in the case; and when (if) decree was discharged, reversed, or vacated.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

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Title

Complainant, defendant, and petitioner indexes to Chancery enrolled decrees, filed parchments and papers before 1800

Series Number

J2065

Summary

This series consists of indexes containing names of plaintiffs and defendants in Chancery cases that have case documents in Series J0065, Enrolled Decrees, Filed Parchments and Papers Before 1800. Each index entry includes the names of the litigants, one or more alphanumeric document file codes, and the filing date.

Creator

• Queens College (New York, N.Y.). Historical Documents Collection

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

Title

Index of post-1800 enrolled decrees

Series Number

J0088

Summary

This series is an outdated partial index to Enrolled Chancery Decrees After 1800. It was superseded by J0064, Index of Enrolled Decrees After 1800. File numbers, therefore, no longer refer to actual enrolled decrees since new file numbers were assigned in the subsequent index. Entries include complainant, defendant, solicitor and decree file date. Entries before 1830 also include the object of the suit and the nature of the decree; this information is not included in J0064, Index of Enrolled Decrees.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

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

Title

Record of funds and cases transferred to the Court of Chancery

Series Number

J0302

Summary

Chapter 70 of the Laws of 1822 abolished the Court of Probates and transferred all appeals, suits, judgments, and decrees pending in that court to the Court of Chancery. This series consists of records that document such transfers. The three items included in this series are the receipt of Gerrit W. Lansing (last judge of the Court of Probates) for funds and records transferred, Lansing's accounts with the Court of Probates, and a listing of cases transferred.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Probates

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Title

Register's statement of mortgage foreclosures

Series Number

J2276

Summary

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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Title

Orders and minutes in Chancery

Series Number

J0090

Summary

This series consists mainly of copies of orders and decrees issued by the Royal Governor or Lieutenant Governor acting in his capacity as chancellor. Also included are minutes of proceedings, copies of Master's reports, and other material relevant to the business of the court. Decrees usually contain some detailed information about the case and determination. Orders vary as to case information.

Creator

• New York (Colony). Court of Chancery

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Title

Court of Chancery register's minutes of foreclosure decrees

Series Number

J1049

Summary

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.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

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Title

Chancery Register's minute books

Series Number

J0059

Summary

This series consists of minute books which serve as a chronological record of the proceedings in the Court of Chancery, including cases initiated by complaint or by petition. The minutes contain summaries or full texts of motions, orders, decretal orders, and final decrees, as well as entries of other actions by the court. Series includes, for various time ranges, rough minutes, final minutes, engrossed minutes, and some loose sheets of minutes. The minutes were created and maintained by the Register.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

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Title

Court of Chancery index to miscellaneous filed papers

Series Number

J0071

Summary

This series consists of an alphabetical index by last name of complainant to Series J0087, Miscellaneous Filed Papers, 1777-1847. Each entry in the index contains the names of complainant and defendant and a file number.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

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

Title

Accounts of infants with the New York Life Insurance and Trust Company

Series Number

J0056

Summary

The laws of 1830 incorporated the New York Life Insurance and Trust Company and stipulated that the Court of Chancery could appoint this institution as a guardian for infants whose estates yielded an annual income exceeding $100. The court used the Trust Company as a depository for the monies of infants and for other purposes. This series consists of the accounts of infants under the care of a court appointed guardian with the Trust Company.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

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