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New York State Office of General Services Bureau of Land Management Grantee Index to Colonial Patents


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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 contains a name index of people who were granted land by the colonial government of New York prior to the American Revolution.
Creator:
Title:
Grantee index to colonial patents
Quantity:

0.1 cubic feet

4 microfilm reels 35 mm

Inclusive Dates:
1638-1775
Series Number:
A4684

Arrangement

Alphabetical by name of grantee.

Alternate Formats Available

4 microfilm reels : positive; 35 mm. Microfilmed at the Office of General Services in 1973 by the Genealogical Society of Utah, microfilm reels 947842-947845. Cataloged by the GSU as part of a collection called "Patents of the State of New York, 1649-1912." GSU microfilm has been digitized by FamilySearch. Images can be viewed online at FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries (including the New York State Archives and the New York State Library).

Related Material

Series 12943, Letters Patent, is partially indexed by this series.

Other Finding Aids

Available at Repository

Reel list.

Location of Originals

Originals held by the Office of General Services, Bureau of Land Management.

Custodial History

This accession resulted from work by Archives staff in October 1999 to integrate or accession estrayed or unidentified records.

Access Restrictions

Microfilm is not available for duplication or interlibrary loan.

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