Research

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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..........

 

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New York State Archives

 

2

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..........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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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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New York (State). Department of Transportation

 

 

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This series consists of lands under water survey project records, which resulted from surveys conducted on behalf of applicants for lands under water transactions. The records also include some documentation of transfer of jurisdiction to other state agencies. Documented projects were located in the .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Department of Transportation

 

 

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This series of 5 x 8 inch cards indexes Series B2643, Lands under water survey project records. The index cards provide the name of applicant, survey location, county, tube number, and 222 series number. Some index cards also include project date. The cards also provide an "H" series number, which is .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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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). Surveyor General

 

 

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This series consists of ten field books documenting surveys for proposed state roads. Two of the field books contain data on a state road from Lake Erie to the Hudson River that was proposed and surveyed, but never built. It is unknown whether the other field books refer to any roads that were actually .........

 

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 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). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This series compiled by the State Engineer and Surveyor documents the appraisal, surveying, purchase, and sale of lands within the state. Records include land tract sales, land appraisals, surveys and descriptions of tracts, reports (such as land boundaries and state canals); correspondence (including .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

10

Creator:

New York (State). Secretary of State

 

 

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These volumes include surveys of land in the State's New Military Tract granted to veterans for service during the Revolution. They generally provide date of the survey; surveyors' names; name of patent and/or a narrative description of the land surveyed; narrative description; acreage of each lot; .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

United States. Works Progress Administration (N.Y.)

 

 

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This series consists of surveys and apparently unpublished studies conducted under W.P.A. sponsorship. These studies are on many subjects, but tend to focus on real estate values, land use, and population in communities in New York. Examples include police arrest survey; social and economic survey of .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives