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• Overview
• Arrangement
• Scope and Contents
• Alternate Formats
• Access Restrictions
• Custodial History
• Access Terms
• Detailed Description

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Somerset (N.Y.) Records

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Overview of the Records

Arrangement

Arranged by record type.

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of tax rolls (1861-1991) showing assessments on property, lot size, name of owner, and taxes due; town supervisor's accounting records (1905-1989, with gaps) consisting of general ledgers, journals, classification ledgers, highway account books, school account book, and fiscal records; minute books (1918-1992) recording all actions of the town board; and voter registration records (1913-1966, with gaps) providing name, address, place of employment, address, length of residence and place of birth of registering voters.

Alternate Formats Available

Microfilm is available for use at the New York State Archives or through interlibrary loan.

Microfilm 34 rolls; 16 and 35 mm. Local Government Records Management Improvement Fund Grant Project Microfilm.

Location of Originals

Originals held by local government.

Custodial History

This microfilm was produced by a grant awarded and administered by SARA's Local Government Records Bureau for the 1992 grant cycle. Grantees submitted two copies of each roll of project film: a silver copy for secure storage at the State Records Center; and a duplicate copy, containing only non-restricted records, for public use at the State Archives research room.

bUse copies of rolls containing restricted records are not maintained by the Archives, and are withdrawn from public use at time of accessioning. Security copies of such rolls are held at the State Records Center and are subject to restrictions under law.

Restricted film was so marked and use copies were weeded at time of accession; 40 rolls of master negatives (security copy) were sent to the State Records Center ( TL 95-82, 83).

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Access Terms

Detailed Description