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Creator:

New York (State). Legislature. Assembly

 

 

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These are correspondence and petitions from claimants to land purchased from or granted to Indians; reports on legal issues in Indian land claims; petitions from Indians to the State concerning permission to convey land, confirmation of land titles, sale of liquor; and persons appointed to hear grievances; .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

2

Creator:

New York (State). Department of Social Services

 

 

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This series consists of original census enumeration rolls prepared by the state agent assigned to a given Indian tribal group or reservation for the purpose of identifying those eligible to receive annuity payments from the state. As such, the series serves as the basis for validation of tribal membership .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

3

Creator:

New York (Colony). Governor

 

 

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This series contains mostly warrants of survey but includes also a few unrelated legal documents. Colonial governors ordered surveys of all lands for which settlers applied for purchase. The warrants are the governor's orders to the surveyor general to carry out the survey. They provide name of governor; .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

4

Creator:

New York (State). Secretary of State

 

 

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This volume contains the 1845 population schedules for all the Indian reservations in New York (except the reservations on Long Island). Census schedules are present for the following reservations or groups: Oneida, Onondaga, Tuscarora, Buffalo [Creek], Seneca of Cattaraugus, Cayuga of Cattaraugus, .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives