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Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Title:
Series:
A0831
Dates:
1797, 1799-1836
Abstract:
The warrants for payment in this series generally include: payee's name; office held or reason for payment; sum to be paid; date; name of treasurer and comptroller; and a certificate of the payee's account, signed by the President of the Senate, Speaker of the Assembly, or Comptroller..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
2
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
These records, from the Comptroller's Office consist of warrants to pay salary of the Attorney General..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
3
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
The Office of Comptroller was established to settle accounts of the state and to keep records of all state funds, accounts, and expenses. This series contains listings of payments of state funds, indicating to whom paid; reason for payment; amount; and totals..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
4
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
This series consists of copies of warrants issued by the Ulster County Treasurer, commanding the sheriff to levy arrears of taxes on lands and chattels of collectors of taxes in the various precincts of the county, and to imprison them unless the taxes were paid. Each warrant gives the sum of taxes .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
5
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
This series consists of warrants issued by the Comptroller's Office for the payment of mandated State expenses. Later warrants request loans to equip and provide for the State Militia..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
6
Creator:
New York (Colony). Governor
Abstract:
This series consists of warrants issued by the governor authorizing the treasury to pay specified sums to persons who provided goods or services to New York. The warrants are for routine expenditures such as salaries for government officials and employees, travel expenses, or reimbursement for money .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
Abstract:
This series consists of extradition case files for criminals in New York State for whom extradition has been requested by other states. Case files typically include original typed copy of extradition case control card; correspondence to extradition secretary from district attorneys; New York governor's .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
8
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Title:
Series:
A0873
Dates:
1796-1803
Abstract:
A proposed State Prison at Albany was authorized to be built under Chapter 30 of the Laws of 1796. A Board of Commissioners was appointed, which was authorized to purchase a lot not exceeding four acres, and a number of the records concern the controversy over the purchase of that land. It was also .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
9
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Title:
Series:
A1253
Dates:
1861-1863
Abstract:
This series consists of military board resolutions, correspondence, memorandums, payment totals for the militia, bounty payment tables, vouchers, and warrants pertaining to the raising, equipping, and paying of New York State's Militia during the Civil War. Records deal mainly with payment of bounties .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
10
Creator:
New York (Colony). Governor
Abstract:
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 .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
11
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Title:
Series:
B1718
Dates:
1807
Abstract:
Abandoned children of slaves were to be supported at the state's expense by the local overseers of the poor. This series consists of a warrant to pay the Overseers of the Poor of the Town of Mamaroneck for the support and maintenance of children born of slaves and abandoned by their respective masters, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
12
Creator:
New York (Colony). Governor
Title:
Series:
A1885
Dates:
1721-1776
Abstract:
This series contains mostly warrants of survey but includes also a few unrelated legal documents. Colonial governors ordered surveys of all lands for which settlers applied for purchase. The warrants are the governor's orders to the surveyor general to carry out the survey. They provide name of governor; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
13
Creator:
New York (State). Secretary of State
Abstract:
The series consists of applications for grants of unappropriated land by letters patent from New York Colony and State. Along with the applications are related reports, surveys, maps, warrants for surveying lands and drafting of letters patent, objections to title, and letters..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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