Finding Aid Search Results
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Creator:
New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1846
Title:
Series:
A1826
Dates:
1777-1800
Abstract:
Records include petitions from New Yorkers requesting help in defending their land rights; minutes and resolutions of local and congressional committees concerning proposed solutions; correspondence of government officials and local committees regarding use of armed forces to protect New York's land .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
2
Creator:
New York and New Jersey Joint Boundary Commission
Abstract:
This volume contains minutes of meetings of the commission that took place between May 29, 1888 and December 16, 1889. Minutes contain the text of reports presented to the commission, text of contracts, summaries of proposals read, and motions approved. Meeting business pertains to the location and .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
3
Creator:
New York (State). Department of State
Title:
Series:
A1891
Dates:
1664-1773
Abstract:
This series consists of copies of documents supporting New York's territorial claims against those of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and the area that became Vermont. Included are briefs and supporting documents, including minutes of the Provincial Council; correspondence of New York, New Hampshire, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
4
Creator:
New York (State). Surveyor General
Title:
Series:
A4010
Dates:
1788
Abstract:
These lots were in a tract set aside by New York State for grants to persons who lost land as a result of the New York-Vermont boundary dispute. The descriptions of lots provide lot number, boundaries, and number of acres in each lot..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
5
Creator:
New York (State). Secretary of State
Abstract:
This series maps the official boundary line between the states of Connecticut and New York. Maps begin at the northwest corner of Connecticut and end through Long Island Sound at the western boundary of Rhode Island. They depict the boundary line and the area on both sides for several hundred feet. .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
6
Creator:
New York and New Jersey Joint Boundary Commission
Abstract:
The New York and New Jersey Joint Boundary Commission sought to determine "the true location of the monuments which mark the several boundaries of the State". Volumes in the series contain field notes on the boundary survey (1882), descriptions of boundary monuments, and text of the 1883 settlement..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
7
Creator:
New York (State). Executive Department
Title:
Series:
A4023
Dates:
[ca. 1900]
Abstract:
These volumes contain waterpaint drawings of individual boundary monuments and the surrounding landscape marking New York's borders with Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Connecticut. They were produced in conjunction with the State Engineer and Surveyor's triennial examination of previously established .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
8
Creator:
New York (State). Division of Science and State Museum
Title:
Series:
A4690
Dates:
1639-1973
Abstract:
Series A0453, Record of Deeds; Series A0464, Original Deeds and Title Papers; Series 12945, Miscellaneous Deeds and Title Papers; Series A0451, Original Releases to the State; Series A0480, Indexes and Translations of Dutch Patents; Series A0050, Deeds of Cession and Assorted Documents of Record; and .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
9
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Abstract:
This series consists of memoranda of agreements, drafts of legislative bills, tracings, and photographs of New York State and county boundary lines. The agreements provide exact location for boundary lines, the date of agreement and, in some cases, seals of offices involved with the agreement. The proposed .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
10
Creator:
New York (State). Board of Appraisers
Abstract:
The volume contains approximately 60 documents mostly related to deeds ceding land and/or jurisdiction of property to New York State or the federal government, largely for military and protective purposes..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
11
Creator:
New York and Massachusetts Boundary Commission
Abstract:
This series consists of a legal document concerning resolution of territorial disputes regarding colonial charters and the Massachusetts line east of the Hudson River. Massachusetts claimed unlimited inland provisions according to the Massachusetts Bay Colony Charters of 1620 (Plymouth Charter) and .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
12
Creator:
New York (State). Secretary of State
Abstract:
This series consists of maps compiled by the Office of the Secretary of State in its capacity as the general recording office for the government of New York State. The maps depict boundaries between New York and other states such as New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Also included is a plan and profile relating .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
13
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Abstract:
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
14
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Abstract:
This series consists of maps, descriptions, reports, correspondence, and petitions relating to the examination and documentation of various state and town boundary lines. Included are documents relating to boundary lines between the state of New York and the states of Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
15
Creator:
New York (State). Governor (1777-1795 : Clinton)
Abstract:
This series reflects George Clinton's political, business, and personal life particularly during the Revolutionary War and early statehood period. Subjects include management of military troops; military engagements, fortifications, and maneuvers; handling of loyalists, spies, traitors, deserters, and .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
16
Creator:
New York (State). Department of Law. Litigation Bureau
Title:
Series:
19352
Dates:
circa 1980-2006, 2009-2010, 2013
Abstract:
This series consists of landmark case files from the Department of Law. Files must meet at least one of these criteria: the files document cases that resulted in landmark decisions, rulings, or orders and therefore provide evidence of precedents; pertain to notorious figures or organizations that are .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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