New York State Office of General Services Location Index to Deeds and Other Miscellaneous Documents Recorded or Filed by the Secretary of State and Office of General Services
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Overview of the Records
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
0.15 cubic foot
11 microfilm reels 35 mm
Arrangement
Geographical by county, then by city or town; or by location or tract name.
Scope and Content Note
Series A0453, Record of Deeds; Series A0464, Original Deeds and Title Papers; Series 12945, Miscellaneous Deeds and Title Papers; Series A0451, Original Releases to the State; Series A0480, Indexes and Translations of Dutch Patents; Series A0050, Deeds of Cession and Assorted Documents of Record; and Series A1882, Dutch Land Deeds, are indexed by this series. Land appropriation files held by the Office of General Services are also indexed by this series.
Alternate Formats Available
Microfilmed in 1973 at the Office of General Services by the Genealogical Society of Utah, microfilmed reels 947107 item 3-947113, 947639-947107 item 2. Cataloged by the GSU as part of a collection called "Deeds, 1659-1846." 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
A0453 Record of Deeds
A0464 Original Deeds and Title Papers
12945 Miscellaneous Deeds and Title Papers
A0451 Original Releases to the State
A0480 Indexes and Translations of Dutch Patents
A0050 Deeds of Cession and Assorted Documents of Record and
A1882 Dutch Land Deeds, are all indexed by this series.
Other Finding Aids
Available at Repository
Series A4698, Location index to card index drawers for patents and deeds, indexes location descriptors found in this series.
A reel list is available at the repository.
Location of Originals
Originals held by the Office of General Services.
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 inter-library loan or duplication.