New York State Court of Chancery Register's Minutes of Decrees
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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 decrees and special orders issued by the Chancellor. The decrees include those appointing
court officers, establishing court rules, and providing relief to petitioners and complainants. Information includes names
of complainant, petitioner or applicant and defendant, date the decree was issued, and particulars of the case. Special orders
generally include the name of the requester; the reason for issuing the order; the substance of the order; and occasionally
the particulars of the case.
Creator:
Title:
Chancery Register's minutes of decrees
Quantity:
10 cubic feet
28 volumes; 17 microfilm rolls 35mm
Inclusive Dates:
1830-1847
Series Number:
J0049
Arrangement
Rough chronological order by date of issuance.
Scope and Content Note
This series consists of copies of decrees and special orders (orders made on special application to the court) issued by the
Chancellor.
The decrees in this series include those appointing court officers, establishing court rules, and providing relief to petitioners
and complainants. Court rules required that all of the Chancellor's decrees be entered in separate books maintained by the
Register. After 1840 decrees involving mortgage foreclosures that previously had been entered in this series were recorded
in Register's Minutes of Foreclosure Decrees. The headings of the decrees and special orders contain the names of the complainant
or petitioner or applicant and the defendant as well as the date the decree was issued. The main body of a decree generally
contains the following information: what counties the parties resided in; the names of their solicitors; the name and findings
of the Master handling the case; the particulars of the case, (i.e., amount of money involved, date and nature of actions
taken in the case, description of property involved, and whether and from where a case was appealed; and the Chancellor's
disposition of the case. The information in a special order generally includes the name of the party requesting the order;
the reason for issuing the order; the substance of the order; and occasionally the particulars of the case.
Alternate Formats Available
Microfilm is available for use at the New York State Archives or through interlibrary loan.
Related Material
J1049 Register's Minutes of Foreclosure Decrees, contains decrees involving foreclosures after 1840 that had previously been entered
in this series
J0063 Chancellor's enrolled decrees after 1800
J0089 Chancellor's draft decrees and orders
J0051 Register's docket of decrees
J0057 In re papers
J0070 Chancery papers and
J0087 Miscellaneous files, contain related records.
Other Finding Aids
Available at Repository
Alphabetical index by last name of complainant or petitioner in each volume.
Custodial History
The Court of Appeals placed these records on deposit at the Historical Documents Collection, Queens College, from 1973-1982.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
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Detailed Description
Dates |
Contents |
Volume |
Roll |
Accretion: J0049-82 |
1830 January - February |
Register's Minutes of Decrees |
1 |
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1830 March - November |
Register's Minutes of Decrees |
2 |
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1830 November - 1831 July |
Register's Minutes of Decrees |
3 |
|
1831 July - 1832 March |
Register's Minutes of Decrees |
4 |
|
1832 February - September |
Register's Minutes of Decrees |
5 |
|
1832 October - 1833 July |
Register's Minutes of Decrees |
6 |
|
1833 September - 1834 July |
Register's Minutes of Decrees |
7 |
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1834 August - 1835 May |
Register's Minutes of Decrees |
8 |
|
1835 May - 1836 July |
Register's Minutes of Decrees |
9 |
|
1836 July - 1837 June |
Register's Minutes of Decrees |
10 |
|
1837 May - 1838 January |
Register's Minutes of Decrees |
11 |
|
1838 January - August |
Register's Minutes of Decrees |
12 |
|
1838 August - 1839 February |
Register's Minutes of Decrees |
13 |
|
1839 March - September |
Register's Minutes of Decrees |
14 |
|
1839 October - 1840 February |
Register's Minutes of Decrees |
15 |
|
1840 March - 1841 November |
Register's Minutes of Decrees |
16 |
|
1841 January - July |
Register's Minutes of Decrees |
17 |
|
1841 July - 1842 January |
Register's Minutes of Decrees |
18 |
|
1842 January - March |
Register's Minutes of Decrees |
19 |
|
1842 June - 1843 January |
Register's Minutes of Decrees |
20 |
|
1843 January - May |
Register's Minutes of Decrees |
21 |
|
1843 May - October |
Register's Minutes of Decrees |
22 |
|
1843 November - 1844 October |
Register's Minutes of Decrees |
23 |
|
1844 June - 1845 January |
Register's Minutes of Decrees |
24 |
|
1845 February - August |
Register's Minutes of Decrees |
25 |
|
1845-1846 |
Register's Minutes of Decrees |
26 |
|
1946-1947 |
Register's Minutes of Decrees |
27 |
|
1947 April - July |
Register's Minutes of Decrees |
28 |
|
1830 |
Register’s Minutes of Decrees, Volume 1, pg. 1-454 |
1 |
1830-1831 |
Register’s Minutes of Decrees, Volume 1, pg. 455 - Volume 3, pg. 160 |
2 |
1830-1832 |
Register’s Minutes of Decrees, Volume 3, pg. 161 - Volume 4, pg. 433 |
3 |
1831-1833 |
Register’s Minutes of Decrees, Volume 4, pg. 434 - Volume 6, pg. 212 |
4 |
1833-1834 |
Register’s Minutes of Decrees, Volume 6, pg. 213 - Volume 7 |
5 |
1834-1836 |
Register’s Minutes of Decrees, Volume 8 - Volume 9, pg. 212 |
6 |
1835-1837 |
Register’s Minutes of Decrees, Volume 9, pg. 213 - Volume 10, pg. 338 |
7 |
1836-1838 |
Register’s Minutes of Decrees, Volume 10, pg. 339 - Volume 11 |
8 |
1838-1839 |
Register’s Minutes of Decrees, Volume 12 - Volume 13, pg. 333 |
9 |
1838-1840 |
Register’s Minutes of Decrees, Volume 13, pg. 334 - Volume 15, pg. 273 |
10 |
1839-1841 |
Register’s Minutes of Decrees, Volume 15 pg. 274 - Volume 16 |
11 |
1841-1842 |
Register’s Minutes of Decrees, Volume 17 - Volume 18 |
12 |
1842-1843 |
Register’s Minutes of Decrees, Volume 19 - Volume 20 |
13 |
1843 |
Register’s Minutes of Decrees, Volume 21 - Volume 22 |
14 |
1843-1845 |
Register’s Minutes of Decrees, Volume 23 - Volume 24 |
15 |
1845-1846 |
Register’s Minutes of Decrees, Volume 25 - Volume 26 |
16 |
1846-1847 |
Register’s Minutes of Decrees, Volume 27 - Volume 28 |
17 |