New York State Governor Edwin D. Morgan Registers and Index to Incoming Correspondence A0623

New York State Governor Edwin D. Morgan Registers and Index to Incoming Correspondence

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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:

This series consists of two registers of incoming correspondence and an index to the registers. Most of the correspondence was addressed to the governor. The letters were either answered by the governor or referred to other agencies of officials for response. The registers provide the following for each letter received: date; from whom received; to whom addressed (usually the governor); to be answered by (governor, comptroller, initials of an individual); date answered; and phrase indicating topic of the letters.

Creator:

New York (State). Governor (1859-1862 : Morgan)

Title:

Governor Edwin D. Morgan registers and index to incoming correspondence

Quantity:

1 cubic foot

3 volumes

Inclusive Dates:

1861-1862

Series Number:

A0623

Arrangement

Registers: chronological by date correspondence received.

Index: alphabetical by first letter of correspondent's last name, then chronological by date correspondence received.

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of two registers of incoming correspondence and an index to the registers. Most of the correspondence was addressed to the governor. The letters were either answered by the governor or referred to other officials for response. The registers, with the running title "Diary of Letters Received at the Executive Department" at the top of the pages, provide the following for each letter received: date; from whom received; to whom addressed (usually the governor); to be answered by (e.g. governor, comptroller, initials of an individual); date answered; and phrase indicating topic of the letters, often so brief as to give little indication of the actual contents of the letter.

Topics of letters received vary widely. Many concern supplies or appointment of officers for Civil War regiments. Others concern requests for pardons for convicted criminals, applications for appointment to civil offices, invitations to meetings, and other, generally routine matters.

The index covers both registers. For each letter of the alphabet, all of the correspondence in Volume 1 (register 1) is indexed first, followed by the correspondence in Volume 2 (register 2). The index provides the following information for each item of correspondence: page; name; date; disposition (to whom referred); and remarks (a three- or four-word phrase indicating the topic of the letter).