Research

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Creator:

New York (State). Court of Chancery

 

 

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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

 

2

Creator:

New York (State). Court of Chancery (7th Circuit)

 

 

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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

 

3

Creator:

New York (State). Court of Chancery

 

 

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This series consists of common orders issued by the Clerk in the name of the Vice Chancellor in the 7th Circuit in mortgage cases, by which a Master was ordered to determine the amount of principal and interest owed to the complainant..........

 

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. Chancery Fund

 

 

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This series consists of semi-annual reports on monies paid to the Clerk that were still in the custody of the court at the end of the reporting period. Each entry in the report was required to contain the title of the cause in or an account for which money was paid, the date the money was paid, for .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

6

Creator:

New York (State). Court of Chancery

 

 

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Abstract:  

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