Letters of administration assigned to the Public Administrator for 1885 to 1891
Description
The Public Administrator is an agency of the City of New York and each borough has its own Public Administrator. The Public Administrator of each of the five boroughs within the City of New York administers the estates of residents in their county who die without a will and no one else is eligible or willing to administer the estates. The accession consists of letters of administration, 1885-1891. Each form letter was issued by the Surrogate's Court for New York County to the Public Administrator and provides the name of the deceased, the date of the assignment, and sometimes a note on the circumstances of the estate being assigned to the Public Administrator. The letters are signed and dated on issue in the name of the Surrogate by the Clerk of the Court. There is slight variation in forms over time and during the same time period. One copy of the document was filed with the Office of the Comptroller. The documents were originally tri-folded but have been partially flattened. The accession is related to Accession 2009-130, estate vouchers of decedents. Arranged chronologically and numerically.
Extent
2 cubic feet
Dates
1885-1891
Record Groups
Source
- Unknown (Organization)
Creator
- New York County (N.Y.). Office of the Public Administrator (Organization)
- New York (State). Surrogate's Court (New York County) (Organization)
- New York (N.Y.). Office of the Comptroller (Organization)
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