Series s2 - Case papers

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Case papers

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  • Textual record

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CA PCA RG6.6-s2

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  • 1793-1975 (Creation)

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37 m. of textual records

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The series consists of papers filed in individual cases in the Court of Chancery. Papers may include bills of complaint, petitions, responses, affidavits, notices, orders, correspondence, evidence, accounts of estates, judgments, decrees, notices of appeal Some files are voluminous while others may contain only a few papers.

Files are arranged in the following 6 chronological subseries as originally designated by the court.

Subseries1: 1793-1923
Subseries2: A&B: 1897-1914
Subseries3: C: 1914 -1928
Subseries4: D: 1928 - 1941
Subseries5: N (or E): 1940-1958
Subseries6: 1958-1975

Subseries1 is arranged by year and, within the year, alphabetically by plaintiff/ appellant/complainant with the exception of two voluminous cases which are listed at the beginning of the subseries. Subseries 2-6 are arranged by the case file number assigned by the court and are indexed in corresponding docket books.

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Restrictions on access

ADOPTION RECORDS ARE RESTRICTED. To access Chancery Court material, please speak to an archivist.

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Finding aids

File listings are available for Subseries1-5. Indexes are available for Subseries2-6. Indexes and file listings for Subseries 2-6 are located in separate binders.

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Decrees made by the Court of Chancery re individual cases are found in Series4: Register of decrees in Chancery

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