Records relating to the purchase of firearms A1235

Records relating to the purchase of firearms

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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 from the Comptroller's Office consists of correspondence, receipts, depositions and an agreement relating to the purchase of firearms in Europe by the New York State government for the equipping of the State's volunteer militia. The series consists of mostly correspondence about the purchase between State officials and representatives of Schuyler, Hartley and Graham.

Creator:

New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Title:

Records relating to the purchase of firearms

Quantity:

0.2 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:

1861

Series Number:

A1235

Arrangement

Chronological.

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of correspondence, receipts, depositions and an agreement relating to the purchase of firearms in Europe by the New York State government. The records are the result of a Legislative act authorizing the State government (through the Secretary of State, Comptroller and a Commission of its Board Officers) to purchase through Schuyler, Hartley and Graham, New York City, 24,000 stands of arms in order to equip the State's volunteer militia.

The series consists mostly of correspondence about the purchase between State officials and representatives of Schuyler, Hartley and Graham.