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New York State Recorder's Court (New York) Assignments and Discharges of Insolvent Debtors


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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:
An insolvent debtor could with consent of creditors assign his property to an assignee (trustee), who sold it to pay the creditors. The assignment consists of two parts: first, a summary of the insolvent debtor's petition for relief, the notice to creditors of the pending assignment, and the judge's direction that an assignment be made; second, the debtor's assignment of his real and personal property to an assignee. Accompanying the assignment is the judge's order discharging the debtor from debts contracted prior to the date of the assignment.
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New York State Recorder's Court (New York) assignments and discharges of insolvent debtors
Quantity:

0.1 cubic feet

2 microfilm reels 35 mm

Inclusive Dates:
1830-1850
Series Number:
JN503

Arrangement

Chronological by date of assignment.

Scope and Content Note

An insolvent debtor could with consent of creditors assign his property to an assignee (trustee), who sold it to pay the creditors. The assignment consists of two parts: first, a summary of the insolvent debtor's petition for relief, the notice to creditors of the pending assignment, and the judge's direction that an assignment be made; second, the debtor's assignment of his real and personal property to an assignee. Accompanying the assignment is the judge's order discharging the debtor from debts contracted prior to the date of the assignment. All petitions were made to and discharges issued by the Recorder of the City of New York. The two volumes were later filed in the New York County Clerk's Office.

Alternate Formats Available

Microfilm 2 reels; 35 mm. Microfilmed for the New York County Clerk's Office.

Acquisition Information

These records were transferred by the New York State Unified Court System, Office of Court Administration in 2017.

Custodial History

Microfilmed for New York County Clerk's Office.

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Use of fragile microfilm may be restricted.

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