New York State Court of Chancery Registers of Causes and Matters
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Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
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Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
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").
Creator:
Title:
Court of Chancery Clerk's registers of causes and matters
Quantity:
Quantity:
Inclusive Dates:
1823-1847
Series Number:
J0073
Arrangement
Numerical by circuit, then chronological by date of first action in a case.
Administrative History
Rules of the Court of Chancery directed the Clerks of the various circuits to keep a record of "titles of causes with memoranda
of the proceedings in such cases."
Scope and Content Note
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").
The names of the parties in a case and their attorneys, as well as a chronological listing of each document filed and action
taken and its date, are recorded for every case. The format for recording this information varies slightly from year to year
and between circuits. The actions taken by the complainant and defendant are occasionally listed in separate columns while
in other places they are listed together. Some of the entries date several years after a case was commenced. The registers
do not contain information on the substance of filed documents, preliminary motions and orders, and final decrees.
Related Material
J0055 Register of guardians, receivers, and committees
J0085 Clerk's register of petition cases
J0095 Clerks' registers of causes
JN321 Clerks' registers of causes. Case files and minute books of the Court of Chancery for the 1st Circuit are held by the New
York County Clerk's Office, 31 Chambers Street, New York, NY 10007. The minute books have been microfilmed by the Genealogical
Society of Utah. Those files are indexed by respondent or petitioner in the following published work: Indices to Notices of
Suits in Equity
Filed in the Office of the Clerk of the City and County of New-York, from 1823, to December 31, 1855 . . ., 8 vols. (New York:
1857), available at the New York State Library.
Other Finding Aids
Available at Repository
Alphabetical index by last name of complainant in each volume.
Volume list is available at the repository.
Custodial History
The Court of Appeals placed these records on deposit at the Historical Documents Collection, Queens College, from about 1966-1982.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
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| Dates |
Contents |
Box |
Volume |
Accretion: J0073-82 |
| 1823 June 20-1827 July 20 |
1st Circuit (seperate index) |
1 |
1 |
| 1830 January 4-1834 September 15 |
2nd Circuit No. 1 (seperate index) |
1 |
3 |
| 1823 July 1-1829 December 29 |
2nd Circuit No. 1 |
2 |
2 |
| 1834 September 16-1838 April 21 |
2nd Circuit No. 2 |
2 |
4 |
| 1838 April 28-1841 November 29 |
2nd Circuit No. 3 (final entry out of sequence) |
3 |
5 |
| 1823 June 23-1829 December 31 |
3rd Circuit |
3 |
8 |
| 1841 December 6-1847 March 5 |
2nd Circuit No. 4 |
4 |
6 |
Accretion: J0047-82 |
| 1847 March 5-July 2 |
2nd Circuit No. 5 |
5 |
7 |
Accretion: J0073-82 |
| 1830 January 4-1839 June 24 |
3rd Circuit No. 1 (seperate index) (contains added entry, June 18, 1845) |
6 |
9 |
| 1839 July 5-1845 August 19 |
3rd Circuit No. 2 (seperate index) |
7 |
10 |
| 1845 September 2-1847 July 3 |
3rd Circuit No. 3 (seperate index) |
8 |
11 |
| 1830 January 8-1836 November 30 |
4th Circuit No. 1 |
9 |
13 |
| 1823 May 26-1829 December 30 |
4th Circuit |
9 |
12 |
| 1836 November 28-1843 January 14 |
4th Circuit No. 2 (seperate index) |
10 |
14 |
| 1843 January 27-1847 July 3 |
4th Circuit No. 3 |
11 |
15 |
| 1823 June 21-1829 December 19 |
5th Circuit |
12 |
16 |
| 1830 January 6-1836 April 18 |
5th Circuit No. 1 (seperate index) |
12 |
17 |
| 1836 April 21-1840 March 17 |
5th Circuit No. 2 (seperate index) |
13 |
18 |
| 1840 March 31-1843 July 31 |
5th Circuit No. 3 (seperate index) |
14 |
19 |
| 1843 July 31-1847 July 3 |
5th Circuit No. 4 (seperate index) |
15 |
20 |
| 1823 September 22-1829 December 31 |
6th Circuit A |
16 |
21 |
| 1830 January 11-1836 August 10 |
6th Circuit No. 1 (seperate index) |
16 |
22 |
| 1836 August 11-1843 March 20 |
6th Circuit No. 2 |
17 |
23 |
| 1843 March 20-1847 July 2 |
6th Circuit No. 3 |
18 |
24 |
| 1823 June 17-1829 December 31 |
7th Circuit No. 1 |
19 |
25 |
| 1829 December 29-1834 October 20 |
7th Circuit No. 1 (seperate index) (contains several added entries from 1835 to 1838, throughout volume) |
19 |
26 |
| 1834 October 25-1837 October 31 |
7th Circuit No. 2 |
20 |
27 |
| 1837 November 1-1839 |
7th Circuit No. 3 (volume contains too many entires out of sequence to determine exact end date) |
21 |
28 |
| 1839 December 18-1841 June 28 |
7th Circuit No. 4 |
22 |
29 |
| 1841 July 1-1842 August 29 |
7th Circuit No. 5 |
23 |
30 |
| 1842 September 1-1843 October 16 |
7th Circuit No. 6 |
24 |
31 |
| 1843 October 18-1844 November 13 |
7th Circuit No. 7 |
25 |
32 |
| 1844 November 13-1846 November 20 |
7th Circuit No. 8 |
25 |
33 |
| 1846 November 21-1847 July 5 |
7th Circuit No. 9 (seperate index, 1842 to 1847) |
26 |
34 |
| 1823 August 19-1829 October 16 |
8th Circuit (Register B No. 1) |
27 |
35 |
| 1830 January 7-1833 January 23 |
8th Circuit No. 1 (contains additional entries from 1833 to 1836, throughout volume) |
27 |
36 |
| 1833 January 25-1835 July 10 |
8th Circuit No. 2 (contains additional entries from 1835 to 1840, throughout volume) |
28 |
37 |
| 1835 June 24-1837 June 16 |
8th Circuit No. 3 (seperate index) |
29 |
38 |
| 1837 June 17-1838 July 9 |
8th Circuit No. 4 (seperate index) |
30 |
39 |
| 1838 July 10-1839 August 31 |
8th Circuit No. 5 (seperate index, July 10, 1838 to September 1, 1839) |
31 |
40 |
| 1839 September 2-1840 August 25 |
8th Circuit No. 6 (separate index) |
32 |
41 |
| 1840 August 27-1841 October 30 |
8th Circuit No. 7 (seperate index) |
33 |
42 |
| 1841 November 1-1842 December 19 |
8th Circuit No. 8 (seperate index) |
34 |
43 |
| 1842 March 14-1847 June 17 |
8th Circuit No. 9 |
35 |
44 |
| 1842 December 19-1844 March 23 |
8th Circuit No. 10 |
36 |
45 |
| 1844 March 23-1845 May 30 |
8th Circuit No. 11 (seperate index) |
37 |
46 |
| 1845 June 4-1846 December 31 |
8th Circuit No. 12 (seperate index) |
38 |
47 |
| 1847 January 1-July 3 |
8th Circuit No. 13 (seperate index) |
39 |
48 |
