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Creator:

New York (State). Department of State

 

 

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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..........

 

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New York State Archives

 

2

Creator:

New York (State). Department of State

 

 

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This Series consists of index cards recording appointments of county officials throughout the state. The cards contain information on the name of office, officer's name and address (city only) and date of appointment. The cards are arranged alphabetically by counties and therein by name of county office .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

3

Creator:

New York (State). Department of State

 

 

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This series consists of senate resolutions confirming governors' appointments for notaries public. Information includes the date, counties for which notaries were appointed, length of term, expiration date of term, and the signatures of the president and clerk of the senate. Attached to the resolutions .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

4

Creator:

New York (State). Department of State

 

 

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This series records the discharge of appointed civil officials named by the governor and the Council of Appointment. Information includes discharged official's name, position, appointment date, discharge date, governor authorizing the discharge and the name of the secretary of state or his deputy. Types .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

5

Creator:

New York (State). Secretary of State

 

 

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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

 

6

Creator:

New York (State). Department of State

 

 

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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

 

7

Creator:

New York (State). Department of State

 

 

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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

 

8

Creator:

New York (State). Department of State

 

 

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This series consists of copies of commissions of notaries public; originals are held by county or municipal clerks. Records include a copy of the commission and a list of all the notaries public appointed by day. Carbon copies of the commissions are arranged alphabetically by county and then name. The .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

9

Creator:

New York (State). Department of State

 

 

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This series consists of commissions for notaries public appointed by the governor during legislative recesses. Information includes appointee name, residence by town, commission date, expiration date of term in office, county of appointment, and the names of the acting governor, deputy secretary of .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

10

Creator:

New York (State). Department of State

 

 

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This series consists of copies of commissions to bank notaries appointed by the Governor. Information includes name of appointee, city of residence, appointment date, term expiration, county of operation and the names of the acting governor, deputy secretary of state, and private secretary..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

11

Creator:

New York (State). Comptroller's Office

 

 

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This series contains copies of certificates of appointment, submitted by the county clerk to the State Comptroller. Each form gives name of notary public, term of office, signature of governor's private secretary, and sworn affidavit. Forms are present only for Rensselaer County, and even these are .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

12

Creator:

New York (State). Department of State

 

 

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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

 

13

Creator:

New York (State). Department of State

 

 

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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

 

14

Creator:

New York (State). Department of State

 

 

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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

 

15

Creator:

New York (State). Department of State

 

 

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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

 

16

Creator:

New York (State). Department of State

 

 

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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

 

17

Creator:

New York (State). Department of State

 

 

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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

 

18

Creator:

New York (State). Department of State

 

 

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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

 

19

Creator:

New York (State). Department of State

 

 

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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

 

20

Creator:

New York (State). Department of State

 

 

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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