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 statements and tables of income (mainly rents), from taxes on the real estate of the late William
Beard whose lands were to be acquired by the Barge Canal Terminal Commission for its terminal in New York Harbor. Also included
are working papers submitted by the Comptroller's office to the Attorney General in litigation over the estate. They include
data on the operation of the old Erie Basin, which had apparently been leased to Beard as agent of the state.
Creator:
Title:
William Beard estate papers
Quantity:
0.5 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates:
1918
Series Number:
A1200
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