New York State Court of Chancery Chancery Fund Register's and Assistant Register's Reports to State Assembly J7076

New York State Court of Chancery Chancery Fund Register's and Assistant Register's Reports to State Assembly

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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:

Creator:

New York (State). Court of Chancery. Chancery Fund

Title:

Quantity:

0.2 cubic feet

9 items

Inclusive Dates:

1825, 1836, 1838

Series Number:

J7076

Arrangement

Chronological.

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of draft reports on the Chancery Fund submitted to the State Assembly. These reports were occasionally requested from the Register and Assistant Register by legislative resolution. The informational content of each report varies depending on what was requested. The 1825 report contains a list of deposits made with the Register that remained in the custody of the court at the time of the report. Each entry on this list contains the date of deposit, the title of the case, the ledger page on which the balance appears (the State Archives does not have these ledgers), and the amount of money remaining with the court.

The 1835 reports consist of narrative statements of the amount of money received by the Register and the Assistant Register for services rendered and the amount of expenses incurred in the course of their official duties between January 1834 and January 1835. In this report the salary for each court employee is included as an expense.

The 1838 report contains a listing of all funds remaining with the court and how they were invested. Each entry on the list contains the title of the case, amount of money on deposit with the court, how the money was invested (i.e., "mortgage," "with Bank of Albany"), date that it was invested, and to whom the funds belonged at the time of the report. The rate of interest appears for entries in the Assistant Register's report, whereas the Register's report typically includes a statement of the term for which money was invested. Included with the 1838 report are the Register's draft replies to inquires made by the Assembly.

A copy of the Assembly's resolution requesting the report is included with both the 1825 and 1838 reports. A copy of the published 1838 report is included in this series.