New York State Court of Chancery (5th Circuit) Draft Orders, Correspondence, Reports and Miscellaneous Papers
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Overview of the Records
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Albany, NY 12230
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Arrangement
By document type, then in rough chronological order.
Scope and Content Note
This series consists of draft orders and decrees issued by the Vice Chancellor, copies of reports of fees collected by the court, lists of delinquent guardians, routine correspondence with the Chancellor and Register, appointment documents and oaths of office of court officials, and miscellaneous documents (e.g. deeds, letters, and mortgages) used as exhibits in cases. The draft orders, comprising one half of the series, were presumably entered in Clerk's Minutes of Common Orders and Clerk's Minutes of Decrees.
Related Material
J0047 New York State Court of Chancery (2nd through 8th Circuits) Clerk's Minutes of Common Orders, and
J0048 New York State Court of Chancery (2nd through 8th Circuits) Clerk's Minutes of Decrees, contain the entries for the drafts in this series.
Custodial History
The Court of Appeals placed these records on deposit at the Historical Documents Collection, Queens College, from 1973-1982.
Access Restrictions
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