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Creator:

New York (State). Court of Chancery

 

 

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This series consists of writs of fieri facias, ordering a sheriff to sell a defendant's property in order to pay money owed to a complainant; writs of attachment, ordering a sheriff to arrest a defendant who was in contempt of court; and related documents..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

2

Creator:

New York (State). Court of Chancery

 

 

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This series is a chronological record of court proceedings maintained by the Clerk of the Court of Equity (1st Circuit) during the period 1823-1829 and the Clerk of the Court of Chancery (1st Circuit) during the period 1830-1847. The minutes contain summaries or texts of motions, orders, and final decrees. .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

3

Creator:

New York (State). Court of Chancery

 

 

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This register (or "docket") contains summary information on judicial trustees appointed by the Court of Chancery, First Circuit, to administer the property of persons not competent to do so themselves. Each entry states the case title (naming the petitioner or the parties to litigation), name of the .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

4

Creator:

New York (State). Court of Chancery

 

 

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The first sub-series contains filed documents in cases that generally did not result in an enrolled decree, the final determination in a Chancery case involving a complainant and defendant. The second sub-series, including corporation cases, includes some decrees or draft decrees, mostly in mortgage .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

5

Creator:

New York (State). Court of Chancery

 

 

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These volumes contain a chronological record of proceedings before the Vice-Chancellor and Assistant Vice-Chancellor in the Court of Chancery, 1st Circuit, in New York City. The rough minutes contain brief notes of proceedings, such as filing of papers and issuance of preliminary orders and a final .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

6

Creator:

New York (State). Court of Chancery

 

 

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Notices of pending equity suits ("lis pendens") affecting title to real property were filed in the New York County Clerk's Office. Suits were brought in the Court of Chancery, Court of Equity (1st Circuit) (1823-1829), and Court of Chancery (1st Circuit) (1830-1847). Most notices concern foreclosure .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Court of Chancery

 

 

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This series constitutes a full record of the judicial proceedings in such equity matters as foreclosure (the majority of cases), divorce, marital separation, dower rights, partitions of real property, injunctions against the performance of certain acts, and the settlement of legacies. Typical documents .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

8

Creator:

New York (State). Court of Chancery

 

 

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Calendars contain lists of cases and brief notes of proceedings before the Vice-Chancellor or Assistant Vice-Chancellor in the First Circuit (New York City). Some entries include lists of papers read or submitted. Calendars include both adversarial cases, commenced by bill of complaint, and non-adversarial .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Court of Chancery

 

 

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This series consists of summary chronological records of actions taken and documents filed in cases heard by the Vice-Chancellors. Cases include both adversarial cases commenced by complaint ("causes"), and those commenced by petition ("matters")..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives