Finding Aid Search Results
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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
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Creator:
New York (State). Division of Lands and Forests
Abstract:
This series consists of one photocopy of a tracing of a survey map and field notes made by surveyor Ebenezer Worster (or Wooster) in 1749. Map shows boundaries and names of land owners, lot numbers, and rivers. Field notes record survey delineations. The tracing was made by or for the State Conservation .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Abstract:
These maps and profiles from the Surveyor General were produced for a report to the legislature suggesting the best route for a road never built. Field notes document surveys of a proposed route between Lake Erie and the Hudson River and include brief descriptions of the land at each survey point. Maps .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Surveyor General
Abstract:
This series contains a "description of a map and field notes" of a survey of lots owned by the state "in the vicinity of the Little Basin and Lock No. 1" in the city of Albany. Location of the survey map is unknown. Records include a description of lots 1 through 12 and statement signed by the surveyor .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Surveyor General
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Returns of surveys of state land in this series include name of governor or lieutenant governor; for whom land was surveyed; county and location of land; survey data; date of survey; and name of Surveyor General..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Abstract:
This series consists of maps, plans, deeds, correspondence, field notes, survey data, descriptions of lands, statements of water power, and other related working notes apparently created to analyze the condition and ownership of lands related to state facilities. Facilities include the Schuyler Mansion; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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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
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Creator:
Steuben (N.Y. : County). County Clerk
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Series:
A1108
Dates:
1788-1909
Abstract:
Records on this microfilm relate mostly to surveys, sales, and conveyances of lands in western New York owned by the Pulteney family of Great Britain. Sir William Pulteney (with others) purchased the unsold lands of the (Oliver) Phelps and (Nathaniel) Gorham syndicate in 1792. Records consist of letter .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Abstract:
This series from the Comptroller's Office consists of correspondence, certificates, affidavits, copies of maps of land grants, surveys of patents and a list of persons forced to quit their farms for failure to pay quit rents. Most records are certificates and affidavits attesting to the amount of taxes .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (Colony). Governor
Abstract:
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
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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
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Creator:
New York (State). State Commission on Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabled. Executive Bureau
Abstract:
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
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Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Abstract:
This series contains the miscellaneous filed papers of the New York State Surveyor General and the State Engineer and Surveyor. The series documents the role of the Surveyor General and State Engineer and Surveyor in establishing the boundaries of public and private lands, and in planning the development .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
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Series:
B2544
Dates:
1901
Abstract:
These series consists of survey data from a 1901 report on the Barge Canal from the Hudson River to the Great Lakes by Edward Bond, the State Engineer and Surveyor, and a color map of the proposed alternatives of Cohoes and vicinity to accompany the report. The map was compiled from the surveys of the .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Newark Developmental Center (N.Y.)
Abstract:
This series documents construction, development, and improvements to the grounds, buildings, and infrastructure of the center's facilities. Record types include survey books of campus buildings, grounds, and streets; contracts; remodeling documentation; specifications; and equipment, parts, and material .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Long Island State Park Commission
Abstract:
This series consists of individual case files documenting the acquisition and appropriation of land by New York State and the Long Island State Park Commission for the creation of the Caleb Smith State Park Preserve..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
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Series:
A3248
Dates:
1851-1881
Abstract:
This series consists of surveys and appraisals of state-owned salt lands in preparation for the sale of those lands in the town of Geddes and the city of Syracuse. For each tract or lot information includes survey description providing metes and bounds and total acreage; appraised value of land and .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Department of State
Title:
Series:
A3325
Dates:
1984
Abstract:
This series consists of maps sent to the Secretary of State to complete the application of the Attorney General of the U.S. for cession of jurisdiction to the U.S. from the State of New York of the Federal Correctional Facility at Otisville, New York. The maps represent a property survey showing two .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Surveyor General
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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
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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
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