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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

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:
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.
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Location index to deeds and other documents recorded or filed by the Secretary of State and Office of General Services
Quantity:

0.15 cubic foot

11 microfilm reels 35 mm

Inclusive Dates:
1639-1973
Bulk Dates:
bulk 1665-1973
Series Number:
A4690

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.

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