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Creator:
New York (Colony). Council
 
 
Title:  
 
Series:
A0212
 
 
Dates:
1683-1775
 
 
Abstract:  
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 .........
 
Repository:  
New York State Archives
 

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Creator:
New York (Colony). Council
 
 
Title:  
 
Series:
A0176
 
 
Dates:
approximately 1668-1783
 
 
Abstract:  
This series consists of a draft version of a small amount of minutes of the legislative and executive sessions of the Council of the Colony of New York. The Council shared executive and legislative powers with the governor. Minutes include laws, orders, and resolutions concerning establishment and organization .........
 
Repository:  
New York State Archives
 

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Creator:
New York (Colony). Council.
 
 
Abstract:  
This series contains legal and administrative records, in English and Dutch, documenting the period of English control over the Delaware region by colonial governors Richard Nicholls, Francis Lovelace, and Edmund Andros. The records include correspondence, reports, petitions, accounts, survey-returns, .........
 
Repository:  
New York State Archives