NRS-13538 | Case papers [Curator of Intestate Estates]

Full description

These papers relate to those persons who died intestate and comprise the following: amounts of money owed by the deceased; amounts of money paid from the estate to the individual creditors; petitions from the Curator of Intestate Estates to the Supreme Court relating to the administration of the deceased's estate; orders to collect; affidavits of death; circulars from shareholders (if applicable); newspaper cuttings and in some cases personal correspondence.

Miscellaneous papers have been incorporated separately in the main series. These papers comprise unidentified case papers for the year in question, applications for leave by the Curator's agents, papers relating to the appointment of agents, amounts of petty cash and unidentified personal correspondence.

The case papers have been listed individually for the years 1821 to 1860 inclusive; the listing is available in Museums of History's Western Sydney reading room.

(6/3481-910, 10/27478-28006, 6/26823-26824 & 6/26843-26845). 965 boxes.

Note:
This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.