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New York (State). Department of State

 

 

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This series contains four manuscript boxes of translations of volumes one, two, three, and four by E. B. O'Callaghan. The materials were burned in the 1911 Capitol fire, but are in good condition..........

 

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New York State Archives

 

2

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New York (State). State Historian

 

 

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This series consists of an unbound transcription of documents in Volume 25 of the New York Colonial Manuscripts, Administrative Records, 1675-1676. These transcriptions were made before the 1911 New York State Capitol building fire damaged or destroyed many volumes of the Colonial Manuscripts. Original .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

3

Creator:

New York (State). Department of State

 

 

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This series consists of the sole surviving elements of what were known as the "Holland, London and Paris Documents." These were manuscript copies of official papers procured in 1841-1844 from the archives of Holland, England, and France by John Romeyn Brodhead as agent of the state. Use is restricted .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

4

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New York (Colony). Secretary

 

 

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The "Duke's Laws" are the first set of laws enacted in the colony of New York under English rule. This series consists of a manuscript copy of the "Duke's Laws" created by the office of the secretary of the Colony of New York for use as an official copy. The laws pertain to a wide variety of subjects .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

5

Creator:

New York (Colony). Secretary

 

 

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These are commonly known as "Dongan's Laws." The first chapter of the laws is the "Charter of Liberties and Privileges" which was passed by the assembly (first New York legislature) on October 17, 1683. Through these laws the English Colonial Governor, Colonel Thomas Dongan, a Catholic, extended freedom .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (Colony). Council

 

 

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This series consists of a draft version of a small amount of minutes of the legislative and executive sessions of the Council of the Colony of New York. The Council shared executive and legislative powers with the governor. Minutes include laws, orders, and resolutions concerning establishment and organization .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New Netherland. Provincial Secretary

 

 

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This series contains a vast array of legal documents in the Dutch language filed with the provincial secretary of New Netherland in conjunction with civil and criminal proceedings. Among other duties, the provincial secretary was responsible for recording and authenticating official documents for potential .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

8

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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 .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

9

Creator:

New York (State). Secretary of State

 

 

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THis series contains copies of conveyances (deeds and mortgages), and many other types of private and public documents recorded by the Secretary of the colony of New York, 1664-1783, and by the Secretary of State, 1783-1890. Series also includes applications for and copies of academy charters granted .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

10

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New Netherland. Council

 

 

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This series consists of ordinances, laws, and regulations enacted by the Council of the Colony of New York to govern and maintain order in the communities of New Netherland. The records, written in the Dutch language, address personal behavior; community standards in such areas as fire prevention, construction, .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

11

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New York (Colony). Governor

 

 

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The governor issued these warrants directing the attorney general to prepare letters patent. These patents transferred title to land from the colonial government to private owners whose application to purchase land had been approved following a survey. Each warrant contains governor's name; attorney .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

12

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New York (Colony). Secretary

 

 

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The king appointed members of the councils of New York and New Jersey to investigate and settle a land dispute between Connecticut and the Mohegan Indians. The commission's minutes include: summaries of each party's arguments and the history of the dispute; copies of land sales by Indians to settlers, .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

13

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New York (Colony). Council

 

 

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This series consists of bills passed by the General Assembly but not approved by the Council. Issues include administration of estates; taxation; trade regulations; payments to government officials and others providing service to the government; organization of the militia; relations with Indians; and .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

14

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New York (Colony). Council

 

 

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This series consists of documentation used as the basis for many council actions and decisions as recorded in the Council Minutes. It reflects the council's administration of land settlement, economic development, Indian affairs, litigation, and military affairs. Records include correspondence, reports, .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

15

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New York (State). Education Department. Division of Archives and History

 

 

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This series consists of transcripts and translations of Dutch colonial manuscripts created and/or edited by A.J.F. Van Laer..........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Surveyor General

 

 

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This is a series of surveys of unappropriated state lands or, in a few cases, land being resold. Many volumes contain surveys of land in the New Military Tract, the Totton and Crossfield Purchase, or George Scriba's patent. Volumes generally provide survey notes; name of surveyor; name and/or number .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

17

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New York (State). Education Department. Division of Archives and History

 

 

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This series contains notes, memorandums, and correspondence of the state historian regarding this purchase. Included are lists of colonial council minutes that survived the 1911 State Capitol fire, lists of similar minutes on file in the British Public Record Office (PRO), and list of photostats proposed .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

18

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New York (State). Board of Appraisers

 

 

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This manuscript volume, once used by the Secretary of State and other state officials to access land records, was superseded for all practical purposes by Mix, David E.E. "Catalogue of Maps and Surveys in the Office of the Secretary of State, State Engineer and Surveyor, and Comptroller and the State .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York State Library

 

 

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This series consists of photographic images of the Flushing Remonstrance taken before and after the New York State Capitol fire of 1911. Material includes 3 glass negatives of the Flushing Remonstrance taken before the fire; prints made from those negatives; and photographic prints of the Remonstrance, .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Department of State. Bureau of Miscellaneous Records

 

 

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Letters patent (commonly called a "patent") convey a grant of real property from a government to a person or persons. This series contains patents granted since 1664 by either the governor of the province of New York in the name of the king of England or the state of New York. Patents are arranged in .........

 

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New York State Archives