Research

Scope and Content Note

Most of the documents in this series are associated with the Court of Chancery. Documents reference many different cases including one involving Philip Phelps and another involving the Commercial Bank of Albany. A letter appointing a physician to the Hudson River State Hospital is also included. Other documents relay the names of employees of the Court of Appeals Clerk's Office and the salaries they were paid. Also found is a certificate of appointment of a clerk in the Office of the Attorney General and letters to the New York State Comptroller.