New York State Court of Chancery Papers
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Overview of the Records
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Albany, NY 12230
207.5 cubic feet
Arrangement
Alphabetical by last name of complainant, then numerical by file number.
Scope and Content Note
This series consists of records filed in cases handled by the Chancellor without resort to an enrolled decree (i.e., through dismissal, a court order, an agreement between the parties, etc.).
Files vary in content but may contain copies or originals of any or all of the following: bills of complaint; petitions; answers to complaints; Master's and other reports; depositions; transcripts of testimony; copies of minutes and other records transmitted by the Assistant Register or by other courts; exhibits and documentary evidence, including maps; and other routine legal papers. Files do not contain decrees, nor do they usually contain orders.
The series includes post-1823 files of cases appealed from the Chancery Circuits or a county Surrogate's Court to the Chancellor. These files contain copies of records from the lower courts. Some files are incomplete, but additional records relating to the same case appear in Miscellaneous Files. This series and Miscellaneous Files are closely related and contain the same types of records. Files vary in informational content. Each file, however, will usually contain alone or in conjunction with records in Miscellaneous Files the particulars of the case from the complainant's and often the defendant's point of view. It also contains the results of invetigations conducted and testimony taken by a Master or other official of the court.
Files do not contain information on the court's final determination of cases. Before 1829 this information appears in Chancery Minutes, 1781-1829, and after that date in Register's Minutes of Decrees, 1830-1847 or Register's Minutes of Common Orders, 1830-1847. Cases involving banks appear in a special section after "B", churches appear in a special section after "C", and insurance companies in a special section after "I".
Related Material
J1071 Index to Chancery Papers, indexes this series by last name of complainant.
Custodial History
The Court of Appeals placed these records on deposit at the Historical Documents Collection, Queens College, from 1973-1982.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Access Terms
Detailed Description
Contents | Box | Folder | |||
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Accretion: J0070-82 |
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A1 - A30 | 1 |
A31 - A49 | 2 |
A50 - A69 | 3 |
A70 - A88 | 4 |
A89 - A106 | 5 |
A107 - A138 | 6 |
A139 - A161 | 7 |
A162 - A182 | 8 |
A183 - A211 | 9 |
A212 - A234 | 10 |
A235 - A269 | 11 |
A270 - A300 | 12 |
A301 - A329 | 13 |
A330 - A354 | 14 |
A335 - A379 | 15 |
B1 - B19 | 16 |
B20 - B56 | 17 |
B57 - B100 | 18 |
B101 - B129 | 19 |
B130 - B172 | 20 |
B173 - B186 | 21 |
B187 - B225 | 22 |
B226 - B247 | 23 |
B248 - B270 | 24 |
B271 - B302 | 25 |
B303 - B322 | 26 |
B323 - B345 | 27 |
B346 - B380 | 28 |
B381 - B420 | 29 |
B421 - B460 | 30 |
B461 - B502 | 31 |
B503 - B520 | 32 |
B521 - B541 | 33 |
B542 - B559 | 34 |
B560 - B616 | 35 |
B617 - B650 | 36 |
B651 - B680 | 37 |
B681 - B704 | 38 |
B705 - B729 | 39 |
B730 - B766 | 40 |
B767 - B807 | 41 |
B808 - B813 | 42 |
B814 - B846 | 43 |
B847 - B875 | 44 |
B876 - B906 | 45 |
B907 - B930 | 46 |
B931 - B986 | 47 |
B987 - B1000 | 48 |
B1001 - B1051 | 49 |
B1052 - B1066 | 50 |
B1067 - B1108 | 51 |
B1109 - B1142 | 52 |
B1143 - B1159 | 53 |
B1160 - B1175 | 54 |
B1176 - B1208 | 55 |
B1209 - B1235 | 56 |
B1236 - B1257 | 57 |
B1258 - B1286 | 58 |
B1287 - B1316 | 59 |
B1317 - B1350 | 60 |
B1351 - B1390 | 61 |
B1391 - B1419 | 62 |
B1420 - B1442 | 63 |
B1443 - B1470 | 64 |
B1471 - B1498 | 65 |
B1499 - B1530 | 66 |
B1531 - B1560 | 67 |
B1561 - B1582 | 68 |
B1583 - B1608 | 69 |
B1609 - B1615 | 70 |
Banks 1 - Banks 25 | 71 |
Banks 26 - Banks 50 | 72 |
Banks 51 - Banks 82 | 73 |
Banks 83 - Banks 110 | 74 |
Banks 111 - Banks 135 | 75 |
Banks 136 - Banks 163 | 76 |
Banks 164 - Banks 200 | 77 |
Banks 201 - Banks 217 | 78 |
Banks 218 - Banks 250 | 79 |
Banks 251 - Banks 280 | 80 |
Banks 281 - Banks 308 | 81 |
Banks 309 - Banks 317 and Bank Comr. 1 - 6 and 7 | 82 |
Bank Comr. 6 and 7 | 83 |
Bank Comr. 8 - 21 | 84 |
C1 - C21 | 85 |
C22 - C28 | 86 |
C29 - C43 | 87 |
C44 - C51 | 88 |
C52 - C70 | 89 |
C71 - C103 | 90 |
C104 - C133 | 91 |
C134 - C176 | 92 |
C177 - C204 | 93 |
C205 - C221 | 94 |
C222 - C236 | 95 |
C237 - C253 | 96 |
C254 - C279 | 97 |
C280 - C308 | 98 |
C309 - C348 | 99 |
C349 - C380 | 100 |
C381 - C430 | 101 |
C431 - C445 | 102 |
C446 - C471 | 103 |
C472 - C494 | 104 |
C495 - C513 | 105 |
C514 - C543 | 106 |
C544 - C562 | 107 |
C563 - C580 | 108 |
C581 - C603 | 109 |
C604 - C611 | 110 |
C612 - C625 | 111 |
C626 - C645 | 112 |
C646 - C660 | 113 |
C661 - C685 | 114 |
C686 - C715 | 115 |
C716 - C743 | 116 |
C744 - C774 | 117 |
C775 - B795 | 118 |
C796 - C819 | 119 |
C820 - C847 | 120 |
C848 - C874 | 121 |
C875 - C899 | 122 |
C901 - C925 (Missing 900) | 123 |
C926 - C946 | 124 |
C947 - C964 | 125 |
C965 - C991 | 126 |
C993 - C1023 (Missing 992) | 127 |
C1024 - C1050 | 128 |
C1051 - C1064 | 129 |
C1065 - C1087 | 130 |
C1088 - C1111 | 131 |
C1112 - C1146 | 132 |
C1147 - C1163 | 133 |
C1164 - C1183 | 134 |
C1184 - C1209 | 135 |
C1210 - C1220 | 136 |
C1221 - C1233 | 137 |
C1234 - C1260 | 138 |
C1261 - C1287 | 139 |
C1288 - C1292 | 140 |
C1293 - C1319 | 141 |
C1320 - C1345 | 142 |
C1346 - C1361 | 143 |
C1362 - C1384 | 144 |
C1385 - C1400 | 145 |
C1401 - C1434 | 146 |
D1 - D17 | 147 |
D18 - D49 | 148 |
D50 - D97 | 149 |
D98 - D114 | 150 |
D115 - D159 | 151 |
D160 - D190 | 152 |
D191 - D217 | 153 |
D218 - D251 | 154 |
D252 - D307 | 155 |
D308 - D320 | 156 |
D321 - D343 | 157 |
D344 - D351 | 158 |
D352 - D374 | 159 |
D375 - D399 | 160 |
D400 - D416 | 161 |
D417 - D450 | 162 |
D451 - D487 | 163 |
D488 - D530 | 164 |
D531 - D565 | 165 |
D566 - D595 | 166 |
D596 - D628 | 167 |
D629 - D650 | 168 |
D651 - D687 | 169 |
D688 - D723 | 170 |
D724 - D744 | 171 |
D745 - D774 | 172 |
D775 - D809 | 173 |
D810 - D837 | 174 |
D838 - D853; E1 - E20 | 175 |
E21 - E45 | 176 |
E46 - E82 | 177 |
E83 - E105 | 178 |
E106 - E125 | 179 |
E126 - E152 | 180 |
E153 - E165 | 181 |
E166 - E195 | 182 |
E196 - E237 | 183 |
E238 - E277 | 184 |
E278 - E299 | 185 |
E300 - D331 | 186 |
F1 - F25 | 187 |
F26 - F64 | 188 |
F65 - F78 (part) | 189 |
F78 (continued); F79 - F111 | 190 |
F112 - F147 | 191 |
F148 - F175 | 192 |
F176 - F198 | 193 |
F199 - F222 | 194 |
F223 - F245 | 195 |
F246 - F281 | 196 |
F282 - F305 | 197 |
F306 - F335 | 198 |
F336 - F370 | 199 |
F371 - F408 | 200 |
F409 - F428 | 201 |
F429 - F462 | 202 |
F463 - F478; G1 - G20 | 203 |
G21 - G64 | 204 |
G65 - G105 | 205 |
G106 - G142 | 206 |
G143 - G165 | 207 |
G166 - G187 | 208 |
G188 - G205 | 209 |
G206 - G234 | 210 |
G235 - G260 | 211 |
G261 - G286 | 212 |
G287 - G310 | 213 |
G311 - G337 | 214 |
G338 - G376 | 215 |
G377 - G408 | 216 |
G409 - G437 | 217 |
G439 - G 484 (Missing G438) | 218 |
G485 - G525 | 219 |
G526 - G560 | 220 |
G561 - G589 | 221 |
G590 - G610 | 222 |
G611 - G645 | 223 |
G646 - G681 | 224 |
G682 - G717 | 225 |
G718 - G751 | 226 |
H1 - H26 | 227 |
H27 - H45 | 228 |
H46 - H59 | 229 |
H60 - H84 | 230 |
H85 - H110 | 231 |
H111 - H117 | 232 |
H118 - H144 | 233 |
H145 - H180 | 234 |
H181 - H196 | 235 |
H197 - H234 | 236 |
H235 - H259 | 237 |
H260 - H295 | 238 |
H296 - H323 | 239 |
H324 - H342 | 240 |
H343 - H369 | 241 |
H370 - H409 | 242 |
H410 - H425 | 243 |
H426 - H459 | 244 |
H460 - H486 | 245 |
H487 - H513 | 246 |
H514 - H538 | 247 |
H539 - H573 | 248 |
H574 - H594 | 249 |
H595 - H620 | 250 |
H621 - H655 | 251 |
H656 - H663 | 252 |
H664 - H710 | 253 |
H711 - H760 | 254 |
H761 - H823 | 255 |
H824 - H883 | 256 |
H884 - H951 | 257 |
H952 - H999 | 258 |
H1000 - H1067 | 259 |
H1068 - H1141 | 260 |
H1142 - H1215 | 261 |
H1216 - H1254, I1 - I14 | 262 |
I15 - I51; Insurance Companies 1 - Insurance Companies 55 | 263 |
Insurance Companies 56 - Insurance Companies 170 | 264 |
Insurance Companies 171 - Insurance Companies 205; J1 - J69 | 265 |
J70 - J125 | 266 |
J126 - J192 | 267 |
J193 - J258 | 268 |
J259 - J327 | 269 |
J328 - J367 | 270 |
J368 - J402; K1 - K16 | 271 |
K17 - K70 | 272 |
K71 - K133 | 273 |
K134 - K179 | 274 |
K180 - K243 | 275 |
K244 - K304 | 276 |
K305 - K351 | 277 |
L1 - L47 | 278 |
L48 - L132 | 279 |
L133 - L179 | 280 |
L180 - L239 | 281 |
L240 - L289 | 282 |
L290 - L366 | 283 |
L367 - L465 | 284 |
L466 - L532 | 285 |
L533 - L586 | 286 |
L587 - L642 | 287 |
L643 - L714 | 288 |
L715 - L771 | 289 |
L772 - L830 | 290 |
L831 - L865; M1 -M38 | 291 |
M39 - M106 | 292 |
M107 - M170 | 293 |
M171 - M230 | 294 |
M231 - M312 | 295 |
M313 - M395 | 296 |
M396 - M470 | 297 |
M471 - M511 | 298 |
M512 - M567 | 299 |
M568 - M634 | 300 |
M635 - M708 | 301 |
M709 - M794 | 302 |
M795 - M854 | 303 |
M855 - M915 | 304 |
M916 - M966 | 305 |
M967 - M1035 | 306 |
M1036 - M1067 | 307 |
M1068 - M1107 | 308 |
M1108 - M1158; N1 - N13 | 309 |
N14 - N76 | 310 |
N77 - N133 | 311 |
N134 - N198 | 312 |
N199 - N212; O1 - O52 | 313 |
O53 - O127 | 314 |
O128 - O162; P1 - P8 | 315 |
P9 - P67 | 316 |
P68 - P101 | 317 |
P102 - P149 | 318 |
P150 - P190 | 319 |
P191 - P269 | 320 |
P270 - P345 | 321 |
P346 - P389 | 322 |
P390 - P444 | 323 |
P445 - P463 | 324 |
P464 - P509 | 325 |
P510 - P542 1/2 | 326 |
P543 - P634 | 327 |
P635 - P701 | 328 |
P702 - P787 | 329 |
P788 - P867 | 330 |
P868 - P938 | 331 |
P939 - P940; Q1 - Q20; R1 - R51 | 332 |
R52 - R101 | 333 |
R102 - R179 | 334 |
R180 - R254 | 335 |
R255 - R320 | 336 |
R321 - R371 | 337 |
R372 - R442 | 338 |
R443 - R503 | 339 |
R504 - R570 | 340 |
R571 - R652 | 341 |
R653 - R693 | 342 |
R694 - R747 | 343 |
R748 - R793; S1 - S15 | 344 |
S16 - S57 | 345 |
S58 - S99 | 346 |
S100 - S160 | 347 |
S161 - S213 | 348 |
S214 - S269 | 349 |
S270 - S321 | 350 |
S322 - S399 | 351 |
S400 - S484 | 352 |
S485 - S548 | 353 |
S549 - S614 | 354 |
S615 - S681 | 355 |
S682 - S750 | 356 |
S751 - S825 | 357 |
S826 - S899 | 358 |
S900 - S955 | 359 |
S956 - S1027 | 360 |
S1028 - S1106 | 361 |
S1107 - S1155 | 362 |
S1156 - S1228 | 363 |
S1229 - S1295 | 364 |
S1296 - S1357 | 365 |
S1358 - S1431 | 366 |
S1432 - S1496 | 367 |
S1497 - S1571 | 368 |
S1572 - S1622 | 369 |
S1623 - S1630; T1 - T41 | 370 |
T42 - T120 | 371 |
T121 - T189 | 372 |
T190 - T264 | 373 |
T265 - T330 | 374 |
T331 - T401 | 375 |
T402 - T446 | 376 |
T447 - T521 | 377 |
T522 - T598 | 378 |
T599 - T620; THE 1 - THE 22 | 379 |
THE 23 - THE 155 | 380 |
THE 156 - THE 299 | 381 |
THE 300 - THE 319; U1 - U33; V1 - V25 | 382 |
V26 - V82 | 383 |
V83 - V131 | 384 |
V132 - V205 | 385 |
V206 - V271 | 386 |
V272 - V320 | 387 |
V321 - V352 | 388 |
V353 - V432 | 389 |
V433 - V506 | 390 |
V507 - V559 | 391 |
V560 - V594; W1 - W40 | 392 |
W41 - W90 | 393 |
W91 - W155 | 394 |
W156 - W207 | 395 |
W208 - W292 1/2 | 396 |
W293 - W332 | 397 |
W333 - W378 | 398 |
W379 - W447 | 399 |
W448 - W491 | 400 |
W492 - W573 | 401 |
W574 - W634 | 402 |
W635 - W729 | 403 |
W730 - W780 | 404 |
W781 - W830 | 405 |
W831 - W855 | 406 |
W856 - W947 | 407 |
W948 - W1017 | 408 |
W1018 - W1084 | 409 |
W1085 - W1131 | 410 |
W1132 - W1169 | 411 |
W1170 - W1219 | 412 |
W1220 - W1259 | 413 |
W1260 - W1313; Y1 - Y34 | 414 |
Y35 - Y64; Z1 - Z7 | 415 |
Case File W734: Removed from Box 404 | 416 |