Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
This series document cases brought before the Chancellor by petition and in certain administrative matters. Most cases involved
incompetency (i.e., lunatics, infants, drunkards); administration of estates; and insolvent corporate bodies (i.e., churches,
banks, railroads). Files include petitions; reports; testimony transcripts; copies of orders; affidavits; inquisitions; bonds
for performance of duties; property inventories; documentary evidence and exhibits. The files do not contain decrees. Cases
often contain detailed information on the background, behavior, and financial state of individuals or corporations.
Creator:
Title:
In re papers
Quantity:
21.5 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates:
1800-1847
Series Number:
J0057