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New York (State). Department of State

 

 

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This series consists of registers of bills delivered at the Office of the Secretary of State, State of New York Executive Chamber, as well as various documents filed by the Secretary of State's office, later Department of State..........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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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

 

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University of the State of New York. Board of Regents

 

 

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This series consists of the two election certificates of Andrew S. Draper as the first Commissioner of Education. The Unification Act of 1904 creating the State Education Department, and f the Education Law of 1909 specified that the Commissioner be elected by the legislature until 1910; subsequently .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Board of Appraisers

 

 

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This inventory was made under the direction of John Van Ness Yates, Secretary of State. Inventory lists records in custody of the Secretary of State, giving information about records arrangement, quantities, and date spans. The original title of the volume was "Annalium Thesaurus" ("Treasury of the .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

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This manuscript volume, once used by the Secretary of State and other state officials to access land records, was superseded for all practical purposes by Mix, David E.E. "Catalogue of Maps and Surveys in the Office of the Secretary of State, State Engineer and Surveyor, and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

 

 

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This series contains bills passed by the colonial legislature and signed into law. Each engrossed bill contains the text of the bill, signatures of the Assembly speaker and Governor, dates of passed and signed, bill number, a short title, date bill was sent to the Council, and notes by the Council secretary .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (Colony). Secretary

 

 

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This series contains the provincial secretary's file copy of the New York City Charter; the original charter is located in New York City. Known as the Montgomerie Charter, the charter granted land and governmental authority to the city, organized the city government, and appointed city officials..........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (Colony). Secretary

 

 

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Commissioners from New York, New Jersey, and Nova Scotia held hearings to settle a Rhode Island-Massachusetts boundary dispute. Records of the commission's proceedings include: summaries of each party's argument; questions and testimony of surveyors, residents of the disputed areas, and other witnesses; .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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

 

 

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This series consists primarily of resolutions by county legislative bodies and responses to questionnaires filed with the Department of State relating to village incorporation and changes to the boundaries of incorporated villages. Related maps documenting village boundaries and boundary alterations .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Department of Public Instruction. Office of the Superintendent

 

 

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This series consists mostly of correspondence and brief reports received from local school officials relating to educational matters of local concern. Topics include the election and authority of local school officials, apportionment of state funds, conduct of teachers' institutes, assessment of and .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Governor (1921-1922 : Miller)

 

 

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Legislation of 1921 established a Board of Estimate and Control and directed it to conduct a survey of all state departments, offices, and institutions to determine where waste and duplication of effort existed. The Board was then to recommend improvements to each agency or recommend to the legislature .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Provincial Congress

 

 

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This series contains mostly incoming correspondence received by the Provincial Congress from other revolutionary bodies or other persons, including local committees concerning defense measures, raising troops, etc.; other Committees of Safety, such as that in Philadelphia headed by Benjamin Franklin; .........

 

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New York State Archives