Research

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Creator:

New York (State). Surveyor General

 

 

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Supervisors of towns bounded by the patents dividing line requested a survey be done to establish town boundaries. This series consists of a report containing survey course, marks and measurements; surveyors' certifications of accuracy; letters from town supervisors agreeing with the location of the .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

2

Creator:

New York (State). State Commission on Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabled. Executive Bureau

 

 

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These proceedings, resolutions, maps, surveyors' reports, and legislative acts filed with the Department of State document the alteration or establishment of town boundaries relating to establishment of new towns; annexation of parts of towns to other towns; and settlement of boundary disputes between .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

3

Creator:

New York (Colony). Secretary

 

 

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The king appointed members of the councils of New York and New Jersey to investigate and settle a land dispute between Connecticut and the Mohegan Indians. The commission's minutes include: summaries of each party's arguments and the history of the dispute; copies of land sales by Indians to settlers, .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This series consists of memoranda of agreements, drafts of legislative bills, tracings, and photographs of New York State and county boundary lines. The agreements provide exact location for boundary lines, the date of agreement and, in some cases, seals of offices involved with the agreement. The proposed .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (Colony). Secretary

 

 

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Commissioners from New York, New Jersey, and Nova Scotia held hearings to settle a Rhode Island-Massachusetts boundary dispute. Records of the commission's proceedings include: summaries of each party's argument; questions and testimony of surveyors, residents of the disputed areas, and other witnesses; .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives