Record of funds and cases transferred to the Court of Chancery, 1823.

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Record of funds and cases transferred to the Court of Chancery, 1823.

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This series consists of records that document the transfer of cases and funds from the Court of Probates to the Court of Chancery. The three items included in this series are the receipt of Gerrit W. Lansing (last judge of the Court of Probates) for funds and records transferred, Lansing's accounts with the Court of Probates, and a listing of cases transferred. The first item contains the date the funds and records were received by the Court of Chancery, the amount of money received, and acknowledgment of the transfer of cases. The second item, Lansing's accounts, is set up in a double entry accounting format with debits on the left side of the page and credits on the right. Each entry on the debit side includes the date of the transaction, a statement as to whom or for what purpose the money was disbursed, the amount of money disbursed, the amount of money in the account from which the money was withdrawn, and the amount of any balance paid to the Court of Chancery.

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New York State Archives

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New York State Court of Chancery

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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...

New York (State). Court of Probates.

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Chapter 70 of the Laws of 1822 abolished the Court of Probates and transferred all its pending appeals, suits, judgments and decrees to the Court of Chancery. From the description of Record of funds and cases transferred to the Court of Chancery, 1823. (New York State Archives). WorldCat record id: 83965904 ...