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New York (State). Legislature. Assembly

 

 

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Revolutionary War soldiers and individuals who provided material support during the war were eligible to receive bounty lands from the state. Assembly ad hoc and later standing committees reviewed petitions for bounty lands and made recommendations upon which the Assembly acted. The reports in this .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Department of State

 

 

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This series contains photocopies of documents, the originals of which are in the records of the Colonial Office in the Public Record Office (Series C.O. 5, vol. 175). The documents include a list of record books kept by, and original wills filed with, the Secretary of the Colony of New York during the .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Secretary of State

 

 

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This original manuscript of the Balloting Book, which relates to the allotment of bounty lands in the Military Tract in central New York, is closed to research due to its fragile physical condition. Researchers should use the published version found in Series A0476, Register of Military Bounty Lands .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

4

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New York (State). Legislature. Assembly

 

 

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Assembly committees approved transactions relating to land confiscated from loyalists or suspected loyalists. Records in this series document these committees' approval of sales of confiscated land, consideration of requests to restore land to original owners, review of creditors' claims for payment, .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

5

Creator:

New York (State). Legislature. Assembly

 

 

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Despite the establishment of the State Court of Probates in 1778 and the Surrogate's Court system in 1787, citizens continued to petition the State Legislature for assistance in settling estates of deceased persons. This series contains petitions to the legislature from heirs to estates and estate executors .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Department of Social Services. Office of Communications

 

 

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This series contains copies of documents submitted by veterans claiming pensions under various State laws. The State auditor (previously auditor general) received the originals of these documents, copied and audited them, and authorized the payment of pensions..........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Comptroller's Office

 

 

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This series contains letterpress copies of replies sent by the comptroller's office in response to inquiries regarding Revolutionary War soldiers. The letters provide information derived from records that were ultimately transferred to the State Archives..........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Provincial Congress

 

 

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This series consists of petitions submitted to the Provincial Congress, Committee of Safety, or Council of Safety by individuals or local committees requesting appointments of military officers or regimental surgeons; permission to travel; pardon or release of imprisoned or suspected loyalists; permission .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Department of Audit and Control

 

 

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This series consists of a duplicate index to patentees for lands located on bounty rights issued during the Revolutionary War. The list gives names of patentees in alphabetical order, with page references to their respective locations in volumes 27, 28, and 29 of "Revolutionary Manuscripts.".........

 

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New York State Archives

 

10

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New York (State). Surveyor General

 

 

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These incomplete lists of soldiers who received land grants in return for military service during the Revolutionary War include soldier's name; file number; number of acres; and by whom delivered. There is also a list of muster masters and the amount of acreage distributed to their soldiers..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

11

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New York (State). Commissioners of Forfeitures

 

 

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These volumes contain a record of sales of land confiscated from loyalists in the Eastern and Western districts. Included are date of sale; name of purchaser; forfeiter (Eastern Division only); price; lot number and location; acreage (Eastern District only); and date of deed (Western District only). .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

12

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United States. National Archives and Records Administration

 

 

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This series consists of microfilm copies of New York-related material found in a larger collection of Revolutionary War records compiled by the United States War Department. The records pertain generally to military operations, service of individuals, and settlement of accounts for military service .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

13

Creator:

New York (State). Surveyor General

 

 

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This volume contains applications for the survey and purchase of unclaimed lots in the Military Tract or lots on estates confiscated from Loyalists during the Revolutionary War. Each application gives the date; name of purchaser; lot number and location; price; and by whom forfeited (if a forfeited .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Provincial Congress. Military Committee

 

 

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This series contains correspondence, rough minutes, resolutions, lists of officers, and accounts compiled by the Military Committee of the Provincial Congress. These records concern organizing, raising, and supplying troops; orders to military commanders; progress of the war; and accusations against .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

15

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New York (State). Provincial Congress

 

 

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The minutes concern military, political, and financial matters with which the Provincial Congress, Provincial Convention, Committee of Safety, and Council of Safety dealt during the Revolutionary War. Transcriptions of the minutes are available in series A0116, Transcriptions of the minutes of the Provincial .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Provincial Congress

 

 

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These returns provide names and commission dates of militia officers elected by local committees, as well as numbers of troops in militia regiments. Also included are lists of enlisted men, lists of prisoners, minutes of the Provincial Congress concerning election returns, records of arms and ammunition .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Division of History

 

 

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This typescript, compiled by the State historian, contains a biography of Keith, highlighting his activities as aide-de-camp and deputy adjutant general to Major General William Heath, 1776-1778. Also included are extracts and transcripts of letters to and from Keith compiled by the State historian .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Provincial Congress

 

 

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These statements verify the election of representatives to the first and second Provincial Congress. They provide the name of the delegate(s) elected; scheduled date, location, and purpose of congress to which elected; signature of town clerk or other official; and sometimes the date signed. These records .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). State Historian

 

 

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This proposed publication, prepared by the State historian, consists of transcripts of correspondence and a few related documents of Revolutionary War Colonel Peter Gansevoort, commander of the Third New York Line regiment. Included are chronological and alphabetical lists of Gansevoort documents..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

20

Creator:

New York (State). Provincial Congress

 

 

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This series contains depositions, correspondence, accounts, instructions, and minutes of committees of the Provincial Congress. Subjects include raising, paying, and supplying troops; instructions to military commanders and militia; requests for exemption from military service; desertion of soldiers; .........

 

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New York State Archives