Finding Aid Search Results
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Creator:
New York (State). Department of State
Abstract:
This series consists of applications and petitions for grants of land under water, often including the right to erect a wharf or pier. The series is closed for use, as the records are unreadable in their current format. Series A0272, Applications for land grants, 1642-1803, contains earlier records .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
2
Creator:
New York (State). Division of Marine Resources. Bureau of Shellfisheries
Abstract:
This series contains 20 ledgers documenting specific parcels of land that have been leased or franchised and the taxes paid on the lands underwater. Information found within the ledgers includes the date of transaction, name of parcel lessee or franchisee, and amount of taxes paid. The bureau uses the .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
3
Creator:
New Netherland. Council
Abstract:
This series consists predominantly of land patents, in Dutch, through which the director-general and council of New Netherland allowed private individuals to take possession of land in freehold, as opposed to the previous policy of only granting permission to hold land for cultivation. Also included .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
4
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
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Series:
A4025
Dates:
1875-1903
Abstract:
These volumes record actions taken on applications to purchase land under water and provide name of individual, corporation, or city applying for the grant; town and county applicant is from; location of land applied for; body of water under which the land lies; name of applicant's attorney; and actions .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
5
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Abstract:
This series consists of letters from the State Engineer and Surveyor regarding applications for land grants, usually lands under water, by individuals, businesses, or towns; scheduling and requests to publish notices of land sales; hearings notices on applications to work mines; requests for copies .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
6
Creator:
New York (Colony). Secretary
Title:
Series:
B1371
Dates:
1664
Abstract:
This series consists of the charter from Charles II, King of England, granting land to his brother James, Duke of York. The charter gave James the authority to send an armed force to compel the Dutch surrender of the New Netherland province to the English. It grants territory that now comprises most .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
7
Creator:
New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Abstract:
This series contains case files related to the state's acquisition of real property, either by purchase, appropriation, or court judgment. Files include sale contracts, final deed or court award, title and lien histories, correspondence, maps, etc. Files document acquisition of lands for purposes such .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
8
Creator:
New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Abstract:
This series consists of a duplicate index to patentees for lands located on bounty rights issued during the Revolutionary War. The list gives names of patentees in alphabetical order, with page references to their respective locations in volumes 27, 28, and 29 of "Revolutionary Manuscripts.".........
Repository:
New York State Archives
9
Creator:
New York (State). Surveyor General
Title:
Series:
A4010
Dates:
1788
Abstract:
These lots were in a tract set aside by New York State for grants to persons who lost land as a result of the New York-Vermont boundary dispute. The descriptions of lots provide lot number, boundaries, and number of acres in each lot..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
10
Creator:
New York (Colony). Secretary
Abstract:
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
Title:
Series:
B2912
Dates:
1846
Abstract:
This receipt book lists land grants issued by Gerrit Smith in 1846 to various African Americans and poor white people. Approximately 3,000 deeds were awarded. The amount of land given to each individual ranged from 40 to 60 acres. The volume, kept by Charles Ray (Smith's secretary), lists the following .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
12
Creator:
New York (State). Surveyor General
Abstract:
This series consists of abstracts of patents granted for land in New York State. Information includes patentee's name; patent date; land location; land description and acreage. Also included are some undated certifications stating that the preceding abstracts had been compared with the originals in .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
13
Creator:
New York (State). Surveyor General
Abstract:
These incomplete lists of soldiers who received land grants in return for military service during the Revolutionary War include soldier's name; file number; number of acres; and by whom delivered. There is also a list of muster masters and the amount of acreage distributed to their soldiers..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
14
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Title:
Series:
A4020
Dates:
1916-1917
Abstract:
This series contains survey descriptions and a map of a land grant for which the New York Central Railroad Company applied. The map was prepared to accompany the application for the grant of land under water of the Hudson River. The Railroad Law, Section 8, gives all corporations authority to enter .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
15
Creator:
New York (State). Office of General Services. Bureau of Land Management
Abstract:
This series consists of upland application files documenting grant, easement, lease, permit, transfer of jurisdiction, and license transactions of state lands during the years 1799-1916 and 1954-2001. Other transactions documented in this series include state surplus real property; gold, silver, mineral, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
16
Creator:
New York (State). Secretary of State
Abstract:
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
17
Creator:
New York (State). Surveyor General
Title:
Series:
A4013
Dates:
1781-1819
Abstract:
These records were generated because of a claim by John Jacob Astor to lands forfeited by Roger Morris and wife Mary Philipse. Included are abstracts of sales of land by the commissioners of forfeitures giving descriptions of lands; acreage; purchaser's names; purchase date and price paid. Also included .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
18
Creator:
New York (State). Commissioners of the Land Office
Title:
Series:
B0243
Dates:
1899-1913
Abstract:
This series consists of petitions; notices; legal memoranda, correspondence, maps, sketches; tracings; notices of application; Attorney General's opinions; transcripts of testimony; and briefs and affidavits that were submitted to the Commissioners of the Land Office. Most records deal with the applications .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
19
Creator:
New York (State). Office of General Services. Bureau of Land Management
Abstract:
This series consists of applications for grants to lands under water. Each file typically consists of an application and accompanying map. Information on the application includes applicant name; date; attorney's name; notes related to the final determination of application; date patent was ordered to .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
20
Creator:
New York (Colony). Secretary
Abstract:
Original letters patent documenting the grant of 8000 acres of land in Albany County to Philip Embury and others..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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