New York State Court of Chancery (1st Circuit) Clerk's Minute Books

Chronological by date of court of session.

This series is a chronological record of court proceedings maintained by the Clerk of the Court of Equity (1st Circuit) (1823-1829) and the Clerk of the Court of Chancery (1st Circuit) (1830-1847) in New York City. The minutes contain summaries or texts of motions, orders, and final decrees. Entries relate to cases commenced by complaint or petition.

Minutes also contain orders admitting solicitors and counselors to practice in the court. At the front of the first volume are entered "Rules of Practice in the Courts of Equity for the Several Circuits."

Volume 123 (microfilm roll 45) consists of minutes from the equity terms of the New York Supreme Court (New York County) for July-November 1847.

The surviving original volumes in this series (Volumes 117-119, covering the period December 10, 1846-March 24, 1847) were microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah (GSU) in 1967 at Queens College. The GSU microfilm has been digitized and the images can be viewed online at FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries (including the New York State Archives and New York State Library). The FamilySearch microfilm and digital images are cataloged under the author "County Clerk minutes, Court of Chancery, New York, 1846-1847," microfilm reel number 481398 (items 1-3).

Series JN318, Court of Chancery (1st Circuit) Clerk's Rough Minutes Books, contains related records.

Series JN397, Court of Chancery (1st Circuit) Clerk's Calendars and Case Notes, contains related records.

Alphabetical index by name of complainant or petitioner in each volume.

Original minute books were microfilmed for the New York County Clerk's Office in 1958, and with the exception of Volumes 117-119, were subsequently destroyed.

Use and reproduction of fragile documents may be restricted.