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The state first acquired papers of George Clinton in 1853. An appropriations bill passed that year (Ch. 615) allotted $2,500 to the secretary of state to purchase George Clinton correspondence and other papers. The papers, which had been on deposit with the secretary of state, were to be purchased for permanent deposit in the State Library. An additional $500 was appropriated for "arranging, indexing, binding and lettering" of the papers. Orville L. Holley arranged the papers chronologically and bound them into 23 volumes. The state purchased additional Clinton papers in 1882. Clinton's grandson, George Washington Clinton, calendared, numbered in chronological order, and bound volumes 24-38 of the George Clinton papers. Volumes 39-48 were bound later. The records suffered extensive burn damage in the State Capitol Fire of 1911 and were subsequently disbound.

Resolution of Congress Transmitting the Proposed Federal Constitution to the New York State Legislature for Ratification, 1787. This item was removed from the series as part of the Freedom Train exhibit which traveled the state from January 1949 to February 1950 (L. 1948, Ch. 659).

New York State's First Governor George Clinton Honored, 1783. This item was removed from the series as part of the Freedom Train exhibit.

A0142-00: This accretion was received as a gift from the Fairfield Historical Society in 1996 but not accessioned until December 2000.