Scope and Content Note
This series consists of petitions and notices; legal memoranda, correspondence, maps, sketches and tracings; notices of application; Attorney General's opinions; transcripts of testimony; and briefs and affidavits that were submitted to the Commissioners of the Land Office pursuant to Chapter 317 of the Laws of 1894. The majority of the records deal with the applications of Philip Hoatling for grants of land under water in the Hudson River. The records provide detailed information regarding the land for which application was made; names and addresses of principal parties involved; remonstrance filed against Hoatling's claim; and options of the Attorney General regarding the claim and disposition.
In addition to Hoatling's application, there are scattered records relating to land sales in Syracuse, Yonkers and Richmond County. According to the provisions in Chapter 317 of the Laws of 1894, the Secretary of State's office should have received copies of these records as well.
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