Research

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Creator:

New York (State). Secretary of State

 

 

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This series contains letterpress copies of outgoing correspondence created by the Secretary of State's deputies in the course of managing the state's publicly-owned lands. Correspondence relates to issuing of letters patent; recording and filing of land title documents; and responding to public inquiries .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

2

Creator:

New York (State). Commissioners of the Land Office

 

 

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Described as "Original Minutes" in the 1852 published catalogue of the State Library, these minutes are rough drafts which were then transcribed into Series B1870, Minutes, which remains the official record. The practice of retaining "Original Minutes" was probably discontinued in 1798. This volume .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

3

Creator:

New York (State). Board of Appraisers

 

 

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This series contains geographical indexes to lands conveyed by the State of New York by letters patent. Information includes: lot number; acreage; name of patentee; date of patent; and volume and page number reference to the patent in series 12943, Letters Patent..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

4

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

 

5

Creator:

New York (State). Department of State

 

 

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This geographical register of lots and parts of lots in the Military Tract includes: name of township; lot number; acreage; subdivision; patentee name; patent date; and volume and page references to series 12943. Letters Patent. Also included is a copy of series A0476. The Balloting Book, and Other .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

6

Creator:

New York (State). Secretary of State

 

 

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The letter books consist of handwritten and typewritten copies of outgoing correspondence sent by the New York Secretary of State. The letters deal with various subjects, including the publication and dissemination of state laws; applications for land grants; resolutions of the Commissioners of the .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

7

Creator:

New York (State). Secretary of State

 

 

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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

 

8

Creator:

New York (State). Department of State

 

 

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This volume contains abstracts of patents for bounty lands granted to Revolutionary War veterans, copies of which are in series A0447, Military Patents. Information includes: date of letters patent; name of patentee; name of township; lot number; acreage and county and town where lot was located ca. .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

9

Creator:

New York (State). Office of General Services. Bureau of Land Management

 

 

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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