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Creator:

New York (State). Court of Chancery

 

 

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This series consists of appointments of agents, filed by solicitors, with the Clerk of the 2nd Chancery Circuit. Each appointment contains the name of the agent, date of appointment, place of residence, and the signature of the appointing solicitor. The rule of the court required every solicitor in .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

2

Creator:

New York (State). Court of Chancery

 

 

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This series consists of copies of common orders (orders to which a party was entitled without having to show special cause) issued by the Vice Chancellors of the 2nd through 8th circuits. A court rule required the clerks of the circuits to enter common orders in separate bound volumes. Included in this .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

3

Creator:

New York (State). Court of Chancery

 

 

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This series consists of copies of decrees and special orders issued by the Vice Chancellors primarily related to appointing court officials and providing relief to petitioners and complainants. Information includes the names of parties in the case, issue date, occasionally the place of issuance, and .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

4

Creator:

New York (State). Court of Chancery

 

 

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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

 

5

Creator:

New York (State). Court of Chancery

 

 

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This series primarily contains enrolled decrees and "In Re" papers, but also files of cases handled by means other than an enrolled decree for the 2nd through 8th Chancery Circuits. Information generally includes the particulars of the case from the complainant's or petitioner's and the defendant's .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

6

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

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Court of Chancery

 

 

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This series consists of a daily record of the proceedings of the Courts of Equity (after 1829 known as the Chancery Circuits). The names of the parties and their solicitors, summaries of documents submitted to the court, and the full text or abstract of orders and decrees issued by the court are recorded .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

8

Creator:

New York (State). Court of Chancery

 

 

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This series is an alphabetical index by last name of complainant or subject of a petition to Enrolled Decrees, In Re Papers, and other Case Files created by the Court of Chancery (records found in Series J0061). All entries contain the names of the complainant and defendant (for In Re cases only the .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives