New York County Clerk's Office Division of Old Records Card Index to Court of Chancery Enrolled Decrees and Filed Papers
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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 card index provides access to documents filed or recorded in New York City by the Register and Assistant Register of
the Court of Chancery, Clerk of the Court of Chancery (1st Circuit), and Clerk of the Supreme Court in Equity (New York County).
Most of the indexed documents are enrolled or transcribed decrees. Other document types include bills, petitions, orders,
etc.
Creator:
Title:
Card index to Court of Chancery enrolled decrees and filed papers
Quantity:
Inclusive Dates:
1701-1899
Bulk Dates:
1783-1847
Series Number:
JN103
Arrangement
Alphabetical by name of complainant or petitioner.
Scope and Content Note
Card index provides access to documents filed or recorded in New York City by the Register and Assistant Register of the Court
of Chancery, Clerk of the Court of Chancery (1st Circuit), and Clerk of the Supreme Court in Equity (New York County). Most
of the indexed documents are enrolled or transcribed decrees. Other document types include bills, petitions, orders, etc.
An index card for a case document contains the names of complainant and defendant, or the name of petitioner and subject of
petition; name of court; type of document; date of filing; and reference to the series code and document code (letter-number).
Card index document codes refer to the following record series: "D CH" and "CH" - JN312 Enrolled decrees; "CL" - JN306 Transcription
of enrolled decrees into libers and JN307 Enrolled decrees; "BM" - JN315 Filed papers.
Alternate Formats Available
Microfilm was produced by the Genealogical Society of Utah in 1978. 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 "New York. Chancery Court (New York County)," with
the title "Index to Chancery Court records, 1700-1848," microfilm reel numbers 1204888-1204905.
Related Material
JN109 contains selected data from these index cards.
JN395 Partial Index to Transcribed Chancery and Vice-Chancery Decrees Filed in New York City,
JN315 Court of Chancery Filed Papers and Mortgage Foreclosure Decrees,
JN303 Index to Chancery Decrees Filed in New York City,
JN312 Court of Chancery (1st Circuit) Decrees,
JN307 Enrolled Decrees Transcribed into Libers, contain related records.
Custodial History
Card index was created by staff of the New York County Clerk's Office in the early twentieth century.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
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Detailed Description
| Contents |
Box |
Roll |
Accretion: JN103-17 |
| A - Assoc. |
1 |
|
| A. & W. Sprague - C. Beete |
1 |
| H. Evertson - R. Gomlay |
6 |
| H. McNamara - Mutual Safety Insurance |
11 |
| Mutual Safety - F. Parmelee |
12 |
| S. Parmelee - J. Remsen |
13 |
| M. Remsen - Mary Sharp |
14 |
| Mary Catherine Sharp - J. Stower |
15 |
| A. Strachan - Martin Van Beuren |
16 |
| Matthew Van Beuren - S. Whitney |
17 |
