Research

1

Creator:

New York (State). Department of State. Division of the Land Office

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

This series consists of certificates of termination of temporary easements filed with the Division of the Land Office in the Department of State. Many of the temporary easements documented in the series had been acquired by the Department of Public Works to facilitate the construction of portions of .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

2

Creator:

New York (State). Canal Board

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

This register lists parcels of lands appropriated for use on each contract. It provides land parcel number; reputed owner; and date occupied by the State. It also includes accompanying correspondence from the Special Deputy Secretary State Engineer to the Secretary of the Canal Board..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

3

Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

The series consists of blueprint maps and descriptions of lands temporarily appropriated by New York State for use in constructing, improving, and maintaining state canals. The maps were prepared by the Office of the State Engineer and Surveyor as part of its responsibilities in surveying, mapping, .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

4

Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

Title:  

 

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

 

5

Creator:

New York (State). Office of General Services. Division of Land Utilization

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

The series consists of maps depicting grants of land under water made by the state from 1777 through the 1900s. Each map depicts the names of individuals to whom grants were made..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

6

Creator:

New York (State). Department of Public Works

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

Consisting of affidavits of annexed notices of appropriations by the State, the affidavits contain detailed descriptions of the land to be appropriated by the State for Barge Canal..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

7

Creator:

New York (State). Office of the Division Engineer (Erie Canal : Western Division)

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

These historical abstracts concern lands in the Erie Canal's western division. The series consists of transcripts or abstracts of deeds, printed legislative documents, petitions to the Canal Board, a resolution of the Canal Board, statutes, and blueprint copies of maps of lands of the western distri.........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

8

Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

This series consists of copies of survey maps of lands acquired for John Boyd Thacher Park by the State Engineer and Surveyor..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

This series consists of 64 charts and maps of the Erie Canal from Waterford to Buffalo, and of the Champlain, Oswego, and Cayuga-Seneca canals. They were seemingly prepared by the Department of Public Works to aid ships or boats in navigating canal waterways. Navigation charts are mixed with survey .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

10

Creator:

New York (State). Department of State

 

 

Title:  

 

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

 

11

Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

The series consists of blueprint maps and descriptions of lands permanently appropriated for use of state canals. The blueprints, arranged by district, are tracings of maps of land appropriations along the Erie Canal in Wayne County (District No. 3) and Monroe and Orleans counties (District No. 4). .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

12

Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

These maps were created to show changes to the narrow and crooked parts of the Erie, Oswego, and Cayuga and Seneca Canals in order to admit larger boats. They typically depict property boundaries and names of property owners; character or cultivation of the land; bodies of water; roads and streets; .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

13

Creator:

New York (State). Secretary of State

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

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

 

14

Creator:

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

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

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

 

15

Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

These files, arranged by name of municipality where lands were located, consist of maps, correspondence, memorandums, reports, resolutions, descriptions of lands, appraisers' reports of encroachments, revised land appraisals, permits, and records pertaining to "blue line" surveys. Also included is financial .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

16

Creator:

New York (State). Comptroller's Office

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

The whiteprint copies of original "blue line" maps are arranged geographically by portfolio then numerically by map number. The maps show boundaries of state-owned lands along the Erie, Champlain, Black River, Cayuga, and Seneca Canals and depict old and new canal lines; structures, streets and adjacent .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

17

Creator:

New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

This series consists of resumes summarizing transactions, recommendations, and appraisals of lands for potential purchase for new state parks. Once approved, the State Comptroller could issue bonds or warrants for payment. Records include a memorandum outlining the procedure to acquire new state park .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

18

Creator:

New York (State). Division of Canals and Waterways

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

This series contains an inventory of the approximately 1,900 "blue line" maps produced by the State Engineer and Surveyor pursuant to Chapter 199, Laws of 1910 and Chapter 51, Laws of 1917. The maps inventoried depict all state owned lands and property prior to improvements effected for the Barge Canal .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

19

Creator:

New York (State). Department of State

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

This series, known as the "blue line maps," depicts lands acquired for canal purposes up to and including the construction of the Barge Canal. The maps show inner angles of the towpaths on the old canal; state owned property prior to Barge Canal construction; property appropriated for Barge Canal projects; .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives