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1
Creator:
New York (State). Commissioners of the Land Office
Abstract:
Described as "Original Minutes" in the 1852 published catalogue of the State Library, these minutes are rough drafts which were then transcribed into Series B1870, Minutes, which remains the official record. The practice of retaining "Original Minutes" was probably discontinued in 1798. This volume .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
2
Creator:
New York (State). Commissioners of the Land Office
Title:
Series:
A0330
Dates:
1890-1901
Abstract:
Laws of 1890, Chapter 279 recognized the persisting legal interest in escheated real property of any person who could have inherited ("succeeded by devise") the property except for the fact of "his alienage (non-citizenship) or a legal incapacity to take or convey the property so escheated." The exact .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
3
Creator:
New York (State). Commissioners of the Land Office
Title:
Series:
A0850
Dates:
1891
Abstract:
This series from the Commissioners of the Land Office consist of colored maps of the Onondaga Salt Springs Reservation. The volume is divided into sections depicting: farm lots; fine salt lots; Syracuse; Salina; fifteen acre leased lots at Salina; Geddes (now Syracuse); Village of Liverpool; and Reclaimed .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
4
Creator:
New York (State). Commissioners of the Land Office
Abstract:
These land sales records were made by the Surveyor General in compliance with resolutions of the Commissioners of the Land Office. The entries provide date of sale; description of the land; price; name of purchaser; and certification by the Surveyor General of the sale of the land..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
5
Creator:
New York (State). Commissioners of the Land Office
Abstract:
The Commissioners of the Land Office were appointed to direct the disposition and granting of unappropriated state lands. This series consists of minutes documenting the approval, rejection, or direction of other actions concerning land grant applications and related land matters..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
6
Creator:
New York (State). Commissioners of the Land Office
Abstract:
The Commissioners of the Land Office were responsible for the approval, rejection, or direction of other actions concerning land grant applications and related land matters. This series consists of a register of actions taken on land grant applications and related land matters. Information includes .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
7
Creator:
New York (State). Commissioners of the Land Office
Title:
Series:
B0243
Dates:
1899-1913
Abstract:
This series consists of petitions; notices; legal memoranda, correspondence, maps, sketches; tracings; notices of application; Attorney General's opinions; transcripts of testimony; and briefs and affidavits that were submitted to the Commissioners of the Land Office. Most records deal with the applications .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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