New York State Court of Chancery (4th, 7th and 8th Circuits) Clerk's Minutes of Foreclosure Decrees

Numeric by circuit, then chronological by date of issuance.

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. The copies of decrees are on printed forms; court rule 135 standardized the form of mortgage foreclosure decrees. Foreclosure decrees for the 4th, 7th and 8th Circuit issued before 1837 and for the other circuits are recorded in Clerks' Minutes of Decrees.

Each decree contains the following information: the date and location of the hearing during which the decree was issued; the names of the complainant, defendant, and Master investigating the case; the date the Master's report was filed; the amount of the mortgage and, if partially paid, the amount outstanding; and description of the land to be sold.

Microform is available at the New York State Archives through interlibrary loan.

J0048Series J0048, New York State Court of Chancery (2nd through 8th Circuits) Clerk's Minutes of Decrees, contains pre-1837 decrees for the 4th, 7th, and 8th Circuits and decrees for the other circuits.

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The Court of Appeals placed these records on deposit at the Historical Documents Collection, Queens College, from 1973-1982.

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