Court records, 1791-1923, 1810-1850 (bulk)

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Court records, 1791-1923, 1810-1850 (bulk)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155505644

Legal papers from Chancery Court, Supreme Court, Court of Common Pleas, and Justices' Court regarding payment of debts, dower rights, roads, property damages, land and estate matters, business disputes, guardianships, breach of marriage, water rights, cases of habitual drunkeness, criminal trials, and other suits; family names occuring frequently including Bogardus, Bronk, Claw, Conine, Hallenbeck, Houghtaling, Judson, Reed, Silvester, Vandenburgh, Van Dyck, and Van Slyck.

16 cubic ft.

Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6878306

Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

Related Entities

There are 4 Entities related to this resource.

Greene County (N.Y.). Court of Common Pleas.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6vb3291 (corporateBody)

Greene County (N.Y.).

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6kd6r12 (corporateBody)

New York State, Supreme court

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6qr8mr8 (corporateBody)

Czolgosz fatally wounded President William McKinley at the Pan- American Exposition, 6 Sept. 1901. From the description of The People of the State of New York vs. Leon Czolgosz : transcript, 1901 Sept. 23-26. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 33113709 Mr. Shaeffer, trader, lived in the village of Manlius, in the county Onondaga, New York. He was in debt (2,882 pounds or $7,205) to Leonard Ganswoort and Philip S[chuyler?] Van Rensselaer. From the descr...

New York State Court of Chancery

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60k679w (corporateBody)

Chapter 12 of the Laws of 1788 gave the Court of Chancery the responsibility for overseeing the well being and property of persons deemed idiots or lunatics and infant trustees (persons under the age of 21 whose person and estate are under the care of a trustee of guardian). This responsibility was extended to habitual drunkards by Chapter 109 of the Laws of 1821. The power of the Chancellor to appoint a committee or receiver for an idiot or lunatic is derived from English precedent. His power t...