Abstract: The New York County Supreme Court insolvency assignments and index dates from 1754-1908. Series 1: Insolvency assignments spans 1768-1908, with the majority dating from 1798-1886 and 1900. Series 2: Insolvency assignments index spans 1754-1863 but is not inclusive of all people listed in Series 1. The collection documents insolvent debtors, their debts, and legal actions taken against them in response to their insolvency (bankruptcy). A name inventory of the insolvent debtors...

Abstract: The collection consists of more than 11,000 estate inventories of individuals who died in New York County between 1786 and 1859. The collection was created by the Surrogate's Court, which was created by statute in 1787 and is responsible for the disposition of estate assets for each county in New York State. The collection consists primarily of concise descriptions and valuations of estate assets and debts, in the form of lists. The records, all of which are handwritten, were created by...