Bear bounty affidavits A1222

Bear bounty affidavits

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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 signed affidavits forwarded to the State Comptroller from Greene County officials certifying that the person named killed a bear(s) and is entitled to a ten-dollar bounty. The records contain the name of the Town Supervisor, Justice of the Peace, name of the Town and County, name of person collecting bounty, residence, location where bear was killed, date, amount of bounty, date of affidavit, date when bounty was paid, and the signature of the County Treasurer.

Creator:

New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Title:

Bear bounty affidavits

Quantity:

0.5 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:

1892-1894

Series Number:

A1222

Arrangement

Unarranged.

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of affidavits signed by town supervisors and justices of the peace and forwarded to the State Comptroller certifying that the person named in the affidavit did, in fact, kill a bear or bears and is entitled to his bounty of ten dollars. The records were generated pursuant to Section 52, 53, 54, and 55 of Chapter 488 of the Laws of 1892 (the Game Law) which provided for a bounty to be paid by the County Treasurer to any person killing a bear, grown wolf, pup wolf, or panther. The records contain the name of the Town Supervisor, Justice of the Peace, name of the Town and County, name of person collecting bounty, residence, location where bear was killed, date, amount of bounty, date of affidavit, date when bounty was paid, and the signature of the County Treasurer. The affidavits concern only those bears killed in Greene County.