New York State Court of Chancery (1st Circuit) Clerk's Minute Books JN310

New York State Court of Chancery (1st Circuit) Clerk's Minute Books

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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 is a chronological record of court proceedings maintained by the Clerk of the Court of Equity (1st Circuit) during the period 1823-1829 and the Clerk of the Court of Chancery (1st Circuit) during the period 1830-1847. The minutes contain summaries or texts of motions, orders, and final decrees. Entries relate to cases commenced by complaint or petition.

Creator:

New York (State). Court of Chancery

Title:

Court of Chancery (1st Circuit) Clerk's minute books

Quantity:

1 cubic foot

Quantity:

3 volume(s)

Quantity:

45 35mm microfilm roll(s)

Inclusive Dates:

1823-1847

Series Number:

JN310

Arrangement

Chronological by date of court of session.

Scope and Content Note

This series is a chronological record of court proceedings maintained by the Clerk of the Court of Equity (1st Circuit) (1823-1829) and the Clerk of the Court of Chancery (1st Circuit) (1830-1847) in New York City. The minutes contain summaries or texts of motions, orders, and final decrees. Entries relate to cases commenced by complaint or petition.

Minutes also contain orders admitting solicitors and counselors to practice in the court. At the front of the first volume are entered "Rules of Practice in the Courts of Equity for the Several Circuits."

Volume 123 (microfilm roll 45) consists of minutes from the equity terms of the New York Supreme Court (New York County) for July-November 1847.

Alternate Formats Available

The surviving original volumes in this series (Volumes 117-119, covering the period December 10, 1846-March 24, 1847) were microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah (GSU) in 1967 at Queens College. The GSU microfilm has been digitized and the images can be viewed online at FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries (including the New York State Archives and New York State Library). The FamilySearch microfilm and digital images are cataloged under the author "County Clerk minutes, Court of Chancery, New York, 1846-1847," microfilm reel number 481398 (items 1-3).

Related Material

JN318 Court of Chancery (1st Circuit) Clerk's Rough Minutes Books, contains related records.

JN397 Court of Chancery (1st Circuit) Clerk's Calendars and Case Notes, contains related records.

Other Finding Aids

Available at Repository

Alphabetical index by name of complainant or petitioner in each volume.

Custodial History

Original minute books were microfilmed for the New York County Clerk's Office in 1958, and with the exception of Volumes 117-119, were subsequently destroyed.