New York (County) Hall of Records selected insolvent debtors cases
Scope and Content Note
Collection consists of microfilm and bound photocopies of all insolvent debtors cases, now deposited in the Hall of Records, New York City, in which Jews or Jewish-sounding names appear, arranged alphabetically.
Included are public notices, lists of debts and assets of each debtor, and the disposition of each case. The entire collection has been indexed by last name.
Dates
- Creation: ca. 1787-1861
Access Restrictions
The collection is open to all researchers, except items that may be restricted due to their fragility, or privacy. Do note, however, that this collection is only available via microfilm.
Use Restrictions
No permission is required to quote, reproduce or otherwise publish manuscript materials found in this collection, as long as the usage is scholarly, educational, and non-commercial. For inquiries about other usage, please contact the Director of Collections and Engagement at mmeyers@ajhs.org.
For reference questions, please email: inquiries@cjh.org
Extent
9 Volumes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection consists of microfilm and bound photocopies of all insolvent debtors cases, now deposited in the Hall of Records, New York City, in which Jews or Jewish-sounding names appear, arranged alphabetically.
Included are public notices, lists of debts and assets of each debtor, and the disposition of each case. The entire collection has been indexed by last name.
- Title
- Guide to the New York (County) Hall of Records selected insolvent debtors cases, c. 1787-1861 I-153
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by marc2ead_ajhs.xsl
- Date
- © 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 20130809: Added link to database
- March 2021: EHyman-post-ASpace migration cleanup
Repository Details
Part of the American Jewish Historical Society Repository
