New York State Court of Chancery Mortgages Filed in Register's Office J4061

New York State Court of Chancery Mortgages Filed in Register's Office

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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 copies of mortgages. Court rules required the Master involved in the sale of mortgaged property to file a copy of the mortgage with the Register, Assistant, or clerk of the court.

Creator:

New York (State). Court of Chancery

Title:

Mortgages filed in Register's Office

Quantity:

0.5 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:

1807-1826

Series Number:

J4061

Arrangement

Alphabetic by last name of mortgagor.

Scope and Content Note

Each mortgage contains the names of the parties to the mortgage and witnesses; the time, date, and county in which the mortgage was originally recorded; the date it was filed with the Register; the specifics of the mortgage agreement including the amount of money involved and a description of the land mortgaged; and a signed statement by the Master that the mortgage was executed.

There is one map attached to one of the mortgages in the series, showing lots of land (numbers 7, 15, 16, 23, and 24) as described in the affixed indenture. The map shows boundaries of the lots, roads and streets, lot dimensions (in feet), and the location of several dwellings on the lots. The map is hand-drawn in ink and measures 32 x 15 cm.

Related Material

J0083 New York State Court of Chancery Index of Mortgages Filed in Register's Office, indexes mortgages filed with the Register before 1824 by last name of mortgagor.