New York State Legislature Petitions
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Overview of the Records
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
20 cubic feet
Scope and Content Note
These petitions submitted by localities, citizens, organizations, and businesses, request legislative action on topics such as women's suffrage; liquor licensing and prohibition; division of counties; banking practices; and manufacturing duties. Access to records is restricted due to extensive burn damage.
Related Material
A0160 Petitions, and
A0161 Petitions and Other Records, contain additional legislative petitions from the 1840s and 1850s.
Processing Information
Preservation of this series is incomplete. Treated documents expanded into new boxes labeled 1-75. Remaining documents (11 manuscript boxes and 2 Paige boxes) remain untreated. Restoration of original order is pending preservation completion.
Access Restrictions
Records are extensively burned and fragile. Due to their extreme fragility and the lack of access tools, the records are closed.