Research

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Creator:

New York (State). Department of State

 

 

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The published version of the Balloting Book contains documents and lists relating to the allotment of bounty lands in the Military Tract in central New York and includes. names of soldiers by regiment with location and acreage of grant and date of patent. Also provided are lists of officers and soldiers .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Legislature. Assembly

 

 

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Revolutionary War soldiers and individuals who provided material support during the war were eligible to receive bounty lands from the state. Assembly ad hoc and later standing committees reviewed petitions for bounty lands and made recommendations upon which the Assembly acted. The reports in this .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Department of State

 

 

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This geographical register of lots and parts of lots in the Military Tract includes: name of township; lot number; acreage; subdivision; patentee name; patent date; and volume and page references to series 12943. Letters Patent. Also included is a copy of series A0476. The Balloting Book, and Other .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Secretary of State

 

 

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This original manuscript of the Balloting Book, which relates to the allotment of bounty lands in the Military Tract in central New York, is closed to research due to its fragile physical condition. Researchers should use the published version found in Series A0476, Register of Military Bounty Lands .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

5

Creator:

New York (State). Paymaster General's Office

 

 

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This volume lists bounty claims of New York State soldiers who served during the Civil War. The volume appears to be a register of bounty claims which for the most part had not yet been paid, and only includes claims of men who served in the 106th through 156th volunteer infantry regiments. Each entry .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

6

Creator:

New York (State). Legislature. Assembly

 

 

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These transcripts were prepared by the Clerk of the Assembly between 1819 and 1823 for reference by the State Legislature. They document petitions of and compensation awarded to individuals for Revolutionary War service or for losses resulting from the war. Most records are reports to the Assembly by .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Secretary of State

 

 

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This series consists of records of land grants by letters patent for military service. Grants were made to individuals holding land bounty rights originally issued to commissioned officers and private soldiers who served in New York Continental regiments during the Revolutionary War. Series also includes .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

8

Creator:

New York (State). Legislature. Assembly

 

 

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These reports summarize petition arguments and provide State Comptroller's opinions regarding payments claimed or due. Series also contains original petitions, supporting affidavits, and legislation for the assessment and collection of taxes and for the payment of claims. Topics of note include land .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

9

Creator:

New York (State). Bureau of Military Statistics

 

 

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This series consists of various types of printed forms, reports, incoming correspondence, lists of men who were mustered into the service of the United States government, and an assortment of printed material submitted by local officials to the Bureau of Military Statistics between 1863 and 1868. The .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

10

Creator:

New York (State). Bureau of Military Statistics

 

 

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This series consists of printed material collected by the Bureau of Military Statistics dealing with a variety of topics, including procedures to collect bounty payments, soldiers' relief funds, presidential politics, the duties of inspectors of elections, materials relating to the State of New Jersey .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

11

Creator:

New York (State). Department of Health

 

 

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This series consists of bound volumes describing types of claims filed by Civil War veterans and actions taken by both the federal and state government. The claims pertain mainly to overdue pension and bounty monies but are also for commutations of rations and back pay. Each register provides claimant's .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

12

Creator:

New York (State). Paymaster General's Office

 

 

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Three oversized volumes record bounty payments disbursed by the Paymaster General's Office between 1863 and 1866 as authorized by legislation of 1863. Soldiers were paid different bounties according to the length of time they had served in regiments..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

13

Creator:

New York (State). Paymaster General's Office

 

 

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These two letter press volumes contain copies of outgoing correspondence produced by the Paymaster General's Office between April 25, 1865 and September 25, 1865. Much of the correspondence is illegible, but the volumes as a whole deal with the payment of bounty money and other claims filed with the .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

14

Creator:

New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

 

 

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This volume records the names of War of 1812 veterans (H-Z only) from New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Vermont, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia who received federal .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

15

Creator:

New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

 

 

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This volume records names of United States Colored Troops who filed claims against the United States for back pay and bounties for services during the Civil War. Each entry provides the following information: claim number; name; rank; company; regiment; date of enlistment; date discharged; and date .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

16

Creator:

New York (State). Paymaster General's Office

 

 

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Chapter 29 of the Laws of 1865 authorized payment of bounties; the regulations and procedures governing their distribution were set forth in General Order No. 6, issued by the Adjutant-General's Office on March 1, 1865. This series provides information regarding bounty payments disbursed accordingly .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

17

Creator:

New York (State). Paymaster General's Office

 

 

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This volume documents applications for state bounty monies. Each entry in the register provides date application was received; name; company; regiment; bounty claimed; and remarks. The remarks usually consist of brief statements concerning date of enlistment, desertions, dates of previous bounty payments, .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Paymaster General's Office

 

 

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This volume records the names of men who filed bounty claims. Each entry provides name, rank, company, and regiment. No information is provided on the date the claim was filed, amount claimed, or if the claim was awarded. There are no dates contained within the volume but it was probably compiled sometime .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

19

Creator:

New York (State). Military Board

 

 

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This series consists of proceedings recording the Military Board's decisions to authorize payment of claims to individuals for expenses incurred while raising troops during the Civil War. Information may include date and meeting place, name of claimant, claim number, and amount authorized to be paid. .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

20

Creator:

New York (State). Secretary of State

 

 

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This series consists of the original engrossed (or final) letters patent and military patents, which were transcribed pursuant to Chapter 13 of the Laws of 1786. That law states that these volumes were "by various accidents so injured that a frequent Recourse to them may render them illegible." The .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives