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Creator:
New York (State). Treasurer's Office
Abstract:
This series consists of records from the New York State Supreme Court to Nathan D. Wendell, State Treasurer and member of the Commission of the Land Office. Records include a copy of a petition and notice from the Supreme Court about the title to real estate in Central New York. Also included is correspondence .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
102
Creator:
New York (Colony). Court of Assizes
Title:
Series:
B2310
Dates:
1665-1672
Abstract:
This series consists of a typescript calendar of cases presented to the Court of Assizes, compiled sometime before 1911 by A. J. F. Van Laer, archivist of the New York State Library. Entries generally contain the date, parties to the case, nature of the case, allegations, court proceedings, disposition .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
Abstract:
This series contains speeches and articles by Judith S. Kaye during her time as an associate judge and later Chief Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals. It also contains speeches and articles from after her retirement..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
104
Creator:
New York (State). Office of Court Administration
Title:
Series:
B2913
Dates:
1984-1991
Abstract:
This series contains files created and collected during the Judicial Records Disposition and Archives Development Project. Files include project guidelines and forms, interim reports and final report, meeting minutes, correspondence and memoranda, reports of court visits, records survey notes, summary .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
105
Creator:
New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Albany)
Abstract:
The recognizance roll is a record of the undertaking of bail, made before a justice of the Supreme Court of Judicature. The roll contains the same information as is found in the plaintiff's declaration, followed by a statement of the obligation of the bail. The recognizance roll was the formal record .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
106
Creator:
New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Utica)
Abstract:
The recognizance roll is a record of the undertaking of bail, made before a justice of the Supreme Court of Judicature. The roll contains the same information as is found in the plaintiff's declaration, followed by a statement of the obligation of the bail. The recognizance roll was the formal record .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
107
Creator:
Tri-State Regional Planning Commission
Abstract:
This volume contains a record of wills proved in the Supreme Court of Judicature at Utica. Wills were proved in the Supreme Court when there was a need for a speedier proof than that to be had in the Surrogates Courts (for instance, when the testator's property was in danger of loss). Proof of a will .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
108
Creator:
New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Geneva)
Abstract:
This series consists of writs of replevin, which were obtained by a plaintiff to recover physical possession of moveable goods unlawfully taken by the defendant. The writ was addressed to the sheriff of the county where the goods lay. It states the names of the parties to the action, describes the goods .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
109
Creator:
New York State Custodial Asylum for Feeble-Minded Women
Abstract:
This series consists of letters of administration of estates of New York residents who died out-of-state, or non-residents who died in the state. Most of the letters are for estates of persons who died intestate (without a will). Microfilm copy covers the period 1778-1797 only..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
110
Creator:
New York (State). Court of Probates
Abstract:
This series consists of documents relating to the administration of estates that were filed with or issued by the provincial Prerogative Court or the State Court of Probates. Each file may contain letters of administration; performance bonds of administrators and executors; renunciations of executorships; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
111
Creator:
New York (State). Court of Probates
Abstract:
This series consists of wills probated with the provincial secretary, the Prerogative Court, or the State Court of Probates. Some wills include a letter of administration or a property inventory. Wills typically include the dates the will was executed, proved, and probated; names of the testator, witnesses .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
112
Creator:
New York (State). Court of Probates
Title:
Series:
J0039
Dates:
1783-1801
Abstract:
This volume contains exemplifications, or official transcripts admissible as evidence, of wills, codicils to wills, letters testamentary granted to the executor of a will, and letters of administration granted to the administrator of an estate (in the event there was no will). A few of the wills registered .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
113
Creator:
New York (State). Court of Chancery
Abstract:
This series consists of the record of wills proved before the Chancellor of the State Court of Chancery. A law of 1830 required that wills in which the witnesses resided out of state or which were filed with a foreign or out-of-state court or government office be proved in the Court of Chancery. A will .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
114
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
115
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
116
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
117
Creator:
New York (State). Court of Chancery
Abstract:
This series contains a brief daily record of actions taken in cases heard by the Chancellor of the State Court of Chancery. The date of the hearing, the names of the parties and their attorneys, and a statement of actions taken are recorded for each case..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
118
Creator:
New York (State). Court of Chancery
Abstract:
This series consists of one volume of handwritten forms to be used as models for various types of orders, decrees, and writs issued by the Court of Chancery. A law of 1803 allowed the Court to determine and change the form of all orders, decrees, and process it issued. The elimination of or changes .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
119
Creator:
New York (State). Court of Chancery. Chancery Fund
Abstract:
This series is a record of fees paid by solicitors and counsellors to the Register. Each account contains the name and residence of a solicitor, counsellor, or law partnership and a listing of fees. Each entry in an account gives the date the fee was charged, the title of the case, the service provided .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
120
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