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New York State Court of Chancery Papers


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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:
This series consists of records filed in cases handled by the Chancellor without resort to an enrolled decree. 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.
Creator:
Title:
Chancery papers
Quantity:

207.5 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:
1800-1847
Series Number:
J0070

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.

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Detailed Description

Contents Box Folder

Accretion: J0070-82
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