Register's and clerks' reports of delinquent guardians, committees and receivers J3076

Register's and clerks' reports of delinquent guardians, committees and receivers

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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 reports listing court-appointed guardians, committees, and receivers who failed to file inventories and accounts with the court three months after the filing deadline. Entries include the title of the cause or matter (including the name(s) of the infant, idiot, lunatic, or habitual drunkard); the name of the delinquent; whether s/he is a guardian, committee, or receiver; and appointment date. Included are only reports filed by the Register and Clerks of the 3rd, 4th, and 5th circuits.

Creator:

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

Title:

Quantity:

0.5 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:

1830-1846

Series Number:

J3076

Arrangement

Chronological by date of filing.

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of reports listing court-appointed guardians, committees, and receivers who had failed to file their inventories and accounts with the court three months after the filing deadline. The reports were filed with the court at each session pursuant to court rule 155.

Reports are identified as to date of filing and whether they were drafted by the Register or a Clerk of a Chancery Circuit. Each entry in a report contains the title of the cause or matter (including the name(s) of the infant, idiot, lunatic, or habitual drunkard), the name of the delinquent, whether the delinquent is a guardian, committee, or receiver, and his date of appointment. This series is incomplete. It contains only reports filed by the Register and Clerks of the 3rd, 4th, and 5th circuits.