New York State Department of State Copies of Official British Colonial Records A3300

New York State Department of State Copies of Official British Colonial Records

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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 the sole surviving elements of what were known as the "Holland, London and Paris Documents." These were manuscript copies of official papers procured in 1841-1844 from the archives of Holland, England, and France by John Romeyn Brodhead as agent of the state. Use is restricted due to severe burn damage. Published version is first-use copy.

Creator:

New York (State). Department of State

Title:

Copies of official British colonial records

Quantity:

0.3 cubic feet

2 folders

Inclusive Dates:

1611-1782

Series Number:

A3300

Scope and Content Note

These are all that remain of 80 volumes of the so-called "Holland, London and Paris Documents" (manuscript copies of official papers procured in 1841-1844 from the archives of Holland, England, and France by John Romeyn Brodhead as agent of the state).

Alternate Formats Available

The English papers and translations of the Dutch and French papers were published in Documents Relative to the Colonial History of the State of New-York, ed. Edmund B. O'Callaghan (Albany, 1853-61).

Location of Originals

Originals are in the National Archives (Public Record Office), Kew, Surrey, England.

Custodial History

The documents were not assigned a collection number by the State Library, but were stored in manuscript box #74, which may refer to a volume number (74 of 80?). Originals are in the National Archives (Public Record Office), Kew, Surrey, England.