Series contains oversized parchment rolls that were filed in twenty-one Chancery cases. Document types include bill of complaint, answer, replication, Master's report, return of inquest, order, and decree. There are no complete case files.
Creator
New York (State). Court of Chancery
Access Restrictions
Series is closed to research. All documents are tightly rolled, and many are seriously damaged by exposure to water, mold, vermin, and dirt. Several documents are partly or wholly illegible.
This series includes examples of documents created after final judgments had been rendered by the Supreme Court of Judicature. Document types include accountings of court costs, assignments of judgments, satisfaction pieces, reports of sheriff's sales of judgment debtor's property, and transcripts of Chancery decrees ordering money payments. There are also a few attorney clerkship papers, single examples of other document types, and several fragmentary documents.
Creator
New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (New York)
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
This series contains copies of decrees issued by the Vice Chancellors of the 4th, 7th, and 8th Circuits authorizing the sale of land in mortgage foreclosure cases. Each decree contains the following information: date and location of the hearing during which the decree was issued; names of the complainant, defendant, and Master investigating the case; date the Master's report was filed; amount of the mortgage and, if partially paid, amount outstanding; and description of the land to be sold.
Creator
New York (State). Court of Chancery
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
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.
Card index to Court of Chancery enrolled decrees and filed papers
Series Number
JN103
Summary
This card index provides access to documents filed or recorded in New York City by the Register and Assistant Register of the Court of Chancery, Clerk of the Court of Chancery (1st Circuit), and Clerk of the Supreme Court in Equity (New York County). Most of the indexed documents are enrolled or transcribed decrees. Other document types include bills, petitions, orders, etc.
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.
Register of Chancery and Vice-Chancery decrees docketed in New York City
Series Number
JN502
Summary
Volume contains summary information about decrees in the Court of Chancery and Court of Vice-Chancery (1st Circuit) that were docketed in the office of the Assistant Register in New York City, if the decree required a money payment by the losing part.
Creator
New York (State). Court of Chancery
Access Restrictions
This microfilm roll is physically deteriorating and should only be used under supervision of State Archives staff.
Draft orders, correspondence, reports and miscellaneous papers
Series Number
J2061
Summary
This series consists of draft orders and decrees issued by the Vice Chancellor, copies of reports of fees collected by the court, lists of delinquent guardians, routine correspondence with the Chancellor and Register, appointment documents and oaths of office of court officials, and miscellaneous documents (e.g. deeds, letters, and mortgages) used as exhibits in cases. The draft orders, comprising one half of the series, were presumably entered in Clerk's Minutes of Common Orders and Clerk's Minutes of Decrees.
Creator
New York (State). Court of Chancery
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
This series consists of drafts of decrees and orders entered in Series J0048, Clerk's Minutes of Decrees, 1830-1847, and Series J0047, Clerk's Minutes of Common Orders, 1830-1847. Within some court sessions common orders, special orders, and decrees are bundled separately.
Creator
New York (State). Court of Chancery
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.