Research

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Creator:

New York (State). Commissioners of the Land Office

 

 

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Described as "Original Minutes" in the 1852 published catalogue of the State Library, these minutes are rough drafts which were then transcribed into Series B1870, Minutes, which remains the official record. The practice of retaining "Original Minutes" was probably discontinued in 1798. This volume .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

2

Creator:

New York (Colony). Governor

 

 

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The governor issued these warrants directing the attorney general to prepare letters patent. These patents transferred title to land from the colonial government to private owners whose application to purchase land had been approved following a survey. Each warrant contains governor's name; attorney .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

3

Creator:

New York (Colony). Governor

 

 

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Surveys in this series contain description of land; purchaser's name; location of land; and return date. The warrant of survey, giving government authorization for the survey to be done, is sometimes included also. Philip Welles did most of the surveys; a few were done by Robert Fullerton..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

4

Creator:

New York (Colony). Secretary

 

 

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This series consists of severely burned fragments of original drafts of letters patent issued by the governor of the province of New York in the name of the king of England. Prior to the New York State Capitol fire of 1911, the series most likely included six volumes of original drafts, arranged in .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives