New York State Surveyor General Returns of Surveys of State Land
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Overview of the Records
New York State Archives
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Albany, NY 12230
1 cubic foot
4 volumes
Scope and Content Note
This series contains returns of surveys carried out pursuant to warrants from the governor's office providing: name of governor or lieutenant governor; for whom land was surveyed; county and location of land; survey data; date of survey; and name of Surveyor General (volumes 2 and 3). Volume 1 covers 1750-1773; volume 2 covers 1764-1765; and volume 3 covers 1774-1787.
Related Material
A1886 Returns of Surveys, contains earlier returns maintained by the colonial governor of New York.
Other Finding Aids
Available at Repository
Index to volume 1, 1750-1773.
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