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Creator:
New York (State). Department of State
Abstract:
This series records what commissions have been transferred to the appropriate county clerk's office. Each entry records the date the commission was sent, how sent, commission type, number, and occasionally the last names of appointees. The volumes are arranged alphabetically by county..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
2
Creator:
New York (State). Department of State
Abstract:
This series consists of minute books compiled by the Council of Appointment. The Council selected individuals to fill non-elective offices. The minute books record the date and place of each council meeting, the names of the members present, and appointments made by the council. Volumes contain civil .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Department of State
Abstract:
This series appears to be an index to one of the earlier volumes in State Archives series A1852, Record of commissions by the Governor and the Senate, 1823-1927, that does not have an index..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
4
Creator:
New York (State). Department of State
Abstract:
The secretary of state's office was responsible for records in these commissions which appointed the secretary as the clerk to the Council of Appointment. This series consists of bound volumes of copies of commissions of office, the original of which was sent to the appointee. The volumes record commissions .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
5
Creator:
New York (State). Department of State
Abstract:
This series consists of official copies of Senate resolutions confirming the governor's nomination of candidates for appointive office. The resolutions contain the appointee's name, residence, office, date of resolution, and the signatures of the president and clerk of the senate..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
6
Creator:
New York (State). Department of State
Title:
Series:
B0018
Dates:
1778-2007
Abstract:
This series consists of oaths of offices of both elected and appointive officials and provide the name of the official to be sworn in; a copy of the text of the oath; date; title of office; and the signatures of the official sworn in, the Secretary of the State and/or the public official authorized .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Secretary of State
Abstract:
This volume lists appointments of civil and military officers of the State of New York. It was prepared as an index to the first volume of the minutes of the Council of Appointment, which was destroyed in the Capitol fire of 1911. It provides the page number in the destroyed volume where the full citation .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Department of State
Abstract:
These files contain petitions for appointments, proceedings of courts martial, military commissions, lists of appointed county officials, letters of recommendation, and a small quantity of financial records. The records are in fragile condition due to burn damage..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Department of State
Title:
Series:
A1848
Dates:
1784-1932
Abstract:
This series consists of bound volumes listing appointments of state elected officials, including judges but excluding members of the Legislature.The appointment abstracts provide the name of the office, appointee's name, date of appointment and occasionally term of office..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
10
Creator:
New York (State). Department of State
Abstract:
This series consists of notices of appointment of lesser state officials. Most concern appointments to departments of state government. Some local and county level appointments are included. Notices usually include the name of the appointee; residence; office of appointment; effective date; notice date .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
11
Creator:
New York (State). Department of State
Title:
Series:
B0006
Dates:
1850-1962
Abstract:
This series consists of copies of printed certificates of appointments issued by the Governor for out of state commissions. Certificates usually include appointee name; residence; appointment and filing dates; and name of the governor, secretary of state or his deputy. Some later volumes include the .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
12
Creator:
New York (State). Department of State
Title:
Series:
B0007
Dates:
1850-1908
Abstract:
This series consists of abstracts probably provided by the Secretary of State's office accounting for the expiration date of the terms of office of commissioners of deeds in other states, territories and foreign countries. Volume 1 lists the appointee's name; residence; commission date and the previous .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
13
Creator:
New York (State). Department of State
Title:
Series:
B0008
Dates:
1850-1930
Abstract:
This series consists of notices of appointments, correspondence and written oaths submitted to the Secretary of State by the Commissioner of Deeds. The oaths contain the name of the appointee, office to which the person was appointed, location and date..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
14
Creator:
New York (State). Secretary of State
Title:
Series:
A1854
Dates:
1769-1827
Abstract:
The series consists of commissions and discharges issued for all appointive positions as well as pardons issued by the governor. The series was generated by the colonial governor, and after the organization of the state, the council of appointment. The bulk of the series records commissions and appointments; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
15
Creator:
New York (State). Department of State
Abstract:
This series consists of bound volumes which record governors' appointments of notaries public. The registers provide the notary public's name, date of commission, expiration of term, and in whose place the individual was appointed. New York City appointments are covered in separate volumes..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
16
Creator:
New York (State). Department of State
Abstract:
This series consists of thirty-five bound volumes and six folders of executive orders issuing commissions for a variety of non-elective offices. The orders are directed to the Secretary of State and ask that commissions be attested and sent to the individuals appointed by the governor..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
17
Creator:
New York State Library
Title:
Series:
B1631
Dates:
1677-1771
Abstract:
This series consists of abstracts of colonial commissions, licenses, pardons, reprieves, and other documents compiled by Edmund B. O'Callaghan in the mid-1800s from the Secretary of State's books of commissions that were subsequently destroyed in the capitol fire of 1911. Volume also contains abstracts .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
18
Creator:
New York (State). Department of State
Abstract:
The bulk of this series consists of resignations and removals of elected and appointed public officers that were filed in the Secretary of State's office pursuant to Chapter 126 of the Laws of 1850, which stipulated that written resignations were to be submitted and signed by the incumbent. Also included .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
19
Creator:
New York (State). Department of State. Bureau of Miscellaneous Records
Abstract:
These series consists of files documenting removals and resignations of state and local government office holders..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
20
Creator:
New York (State). Department of State. Bureau of Miscellaneous Records
Title:
Series:
13249
Dates:
1984-2010, 2018-2020
Abstract:
The bulk of this series consists of letters sent to the New York State Secretary of State from local government officials and state legislators announcing resignations, deaths, or removals from office. Some of the letters are submitted from the officials themselves, whereas others simply announce that .........
Repository:
New York State Archives