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Creator:
New York (State). Court of Chancery
Abstract:
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 .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Court of Chancery
Abstract:
This series document cases brought before the Chancellor by petition and in certain administrative matters. Most cases involved incompetency (i.e., lunatics, infants, drunkards); administration of estates; and insolvent corporate bodies (i.e., churches, banks, railroads). Files include petitions; reports; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Court of Chancery
Abstract:
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 .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Court of Chancery
Abstract:
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..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Court of Chancery
Abstract:
This series contains a short chronological record of actions taken and documents filed in cases heard before the Chancellor. The names of the complainant and defendant, their attorneys' names, and a chronological listing of each action taken and corresponding date is recorded for every case reported .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (Colony). Court of Chancery
Title:
Series:
J0090
Dates:
1701-1702, 1705-1708, 1720-1735, 1748-1770
Abstract:
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 .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Court of Chancery
Abstract:
This series contains a short chronological record of proceedings in cases in which a clerk in Chancery provided a service. A court rule required the two Chancery Clerks in New York City and the two in Albany to maintain these registers..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Court of Probates
Abstract:
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. .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Court of Chancery
Abstract:
This series is an index by name of complainant to the enrolled decrees in Series J0065, New York State Court of Chancery Decrees and Papers Before 1800, 1684-1800. Each entry in this volume contains the name of complainant and defendant along with a file number. The majority of the decrees indexed were .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Court of Chancery
Abstract:
This series consists of Chancellor Reuben H. Walworth's personal notes on cases in Chancery. The form of the notes and the information they contain varies among cases. Appearing for all cases are the names of the parties and their solicitors and the date the case was heard by the Chancellor. The Chancellor's .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Court of Chancery
Abstract:
This series consists of a short chronological record of actions taken and documents filed in petition cases heard by the Vice Chancellor of the 7th Circuit. Most cases concern matters of incompetency (lunatics, infants, and drunkards), the administration of estates, and petitions for special performance. .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
12
Creator:
New York (State). Court of Chancery
Abstract:
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, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
13
Creator:
New York (State). Court of Chancery
Abstract:
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 .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Court of Chancery (7th Circuit)
Abstract:
This series consists of copies of special orders issued by the Vice Chancellor in the 7th Circuit directing a Master to appoint a receiver for an insolvent debtor and directing the debtor to turn over all his property, account books, and papers to the receiver..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Court of Chancery
Abstract:
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. .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Queens College (New York, N.Y.). Historical Documents Collection
Title:
Series:
J1065
Dates:
1684-1800
Abstract:
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 .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
17
Creator:
New York (State). Court of Chancery
Abstract:
This series consists of docket books recording final decrees issued by the Vice Chancellor at the request of any party involved in a case. The New York Revised Statutes of 1829 required the Clerks of various Chancery Circuits to maintain such a record and dictated its format. Information recorded includes .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Court of Chancery
Abstract:
This series consists of actions taken and documents filed in cases involving the appointment of a guardian, committee, or receiver. The heading for each case recorded contains the name of dependent(s), whether a lunatic, drunkard, or infant, the name of the solicitor, and the year the case was brought .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Court of Chancery
Abstract:
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 .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Court of Chancery
Abstract:
The power of the Chancellor or Vice Chancellor to appoint committees or guardians for idiots, lunatics, or insolvent corporations is derived from English precedent. This power was extended to the appointment of guardians for infants by Chapter 106 of the Laws of 1815 and to the appointment of committees .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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