Minutes of the Court of Chancery, 1721-1790.

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Minutes of the Court of Chancery, 1721-1790.

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This series is the record of day to day proceedings in the Court of Chancery for terms dating 1721-1774 and 1785-1790. Abstracts of cases, orders, decrees (decisions or judgments), opinions, and other court business are entered under their case titles. Causes at issue include primarily the settlement and management of estates as well as cases involving guardianship, bankruptcy, trusts, the mentally ill, and fraud.

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S.C. Statute 1721(7)163 reorganized the Court of Chancery and created the office of register. From the description of Minutes of the Court of Chancery, 1721-1790. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122471586 The Court of Chancery was a court of equitable jurisdiction, dealing in matters of fairness to which the common and statutory law did not apply. Most chancery cases concerned the settlement and management of estates. The court also heard cases involving guardian...