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New York State Office of General Services Bureau of Land Management Index to Maps


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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 indexes maps found in Series A0453, Record of Deeds; A0464, Original Deeds and Title Papers; 12945, Miscellaneous Deeds and Title Papers; A0451, Original Releases to the State; and A0461, Town Boundary Establishment and Alteration Reports. The series also indexes maps in several groups of records held by the Office of General Services, Division of Land Utilization: applications for land grants, applications for grants of lands under water, land appropriations, abandoned canal lands, and a Lake George shoreline survey.
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Title:
Index to maps
Quantity:

0.15 cubic foot

7 microfilm reels 35 mm

Inclusive Dates:
approximately 1725-1973
Bulk Dates:
1790-1973
Series Number:
A4695

Arrangement

Alphabetical by location or owner name.

Scope and Content Note

Maps found in Series A0453, Record of Deeds; A0464, Original Deeds and Title Papers; 12945, Miscellaneous Deeds and Title Papers; A0451, Original Releases to the State; and A0461, Town Boundary Establishment and Alteration Reports are indexed by this series. This series also indexes maps in several groups of records held by the Office of General Services, Division of Land Utilization. These include applications for land grants, applications for grants of lands under water, land appropriations, abandoned canal lands, and a Lake George shoreline survey.

Alternate Formats Available

Microfilmed in 1973 at the Office of General Services by the Genealogical Society of Utah, microfilm reels 947089-947095. Cataloged by the GSU as "Card Index to Maps of Land under Water."

Related Material

A0453 Record of Deeds

A0464 Original Deeds and Title Papers

12945 Miscellaneous Deeds and Title Papers

A0451 Original Releases to the State and

A0461 Town Boundary Establishment and Alteration Reports contain maps indexed by this series.

Other Finding Aids

Available at Repository

An index to maps is published in Mix, David E.E., "Catalogue of Maps and Surveys..." (Albany, 1859; repr. Syracuse, 1981).

An index to maps is published in Jewett, Freeborn G., comp., "Catalogue of Records of the Office of Secretary of State..." (Albany, 1898).

A roll list is available at the repository.

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 inter-library loan.

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