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Hempstead (N.Y.) Records

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Overview of the Records

Arrangement

Arranged by type of record.

Scope and Content Note

Microfilmed records from the Town of Hempstead include record and minute books of the town clerk (1644-1901 with gaps), including proceedings of town meetings, and notices of stray cattle, election returns, emancipated slaves, etc.; highway maps (1830-1958); survey maps (1797-1958); and maps of waterways (1891-1963).

Alternate Formats Available

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

Microfilm 9 reels; 35 mm. Local Government Records Management Improvement Fund Grant Project Microfilm.

Other Finding Aids

Available at Repository

Item list of highway, land, and waterways maps is available at the repository.

Location of Originals

Originals held by local government.

Custodial History

This microfilm was produced by a grant awarded and administered by Government Records Services of the State Archives and Records Administration for the 1996-1997 grant cycle.

Use copies of rolls containing restricted records are not maintained by the Archives, and are withdrawn from public use at time of accessioning.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

Access Restrictions

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

Access Terms