New York State Adjutant General's Office Correspondence and Petitions
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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 consists of mostly routine and administrative correspondence, memoranda, petitions, orders, and transmittal letters.
There are also a significant number of items of noteworthy historical interest.While most of the records were from military
personnel, there is a significant amount of from private citizens; federal and state officials; adjutant generals from other
states; New York State legislators; and representatives of military manufacturing firms.
Creator:
Title:
Adjutant General's Office correspondence and petitions
Quantity:
Inclusive Dates:
1821-1896
Series Number:
B0462
Arrangement
Chronological by year and therein numerical by a number assigned by the Adjutant-General's Office. This is essentially a chronological
arrangement by date of receipt.
Scope and Content Note
The series consists of correspondence, memoranda, petitions, orders, and letters of transmittal. Most of the records were
generated by New York State military personnel but there is a significant amount of material from private citizens, federal
officials, adjutant generals from other states, New York State legislators, representatives of firms manufacturing military
arms, equipment, and accoutrements and various state officials. Much of the material is of a routine, administrative nature
but there is a significant number of items of noteworthy historical interest. Subjects include the New York City draft riots,
payment of bounties, courts martial, regimental strengths, reports concerning past activities of regiments, promotions, and
transfers.
The bulk of the series represents an enormous increase in activity from 1861-1866. Files for that period typically consist
of correspondence, memoranda, telegrams, certifications, newspaper clippings, petitions, special and general orders, and letters
of transmittal. Most of the records were generated by state military personnel both in state and from the field, and mirror
the contents of the series overall. Internal evidence suggests that a small portion of the records was added to the series
after the Civil War from the files of Silas W. Burt, who was Secretary of the State Auditing Board, and also served in several
military and civil service posts.
Subjects of historical interest include the New York draft riots and other disturbances; payment of bounties; records of courts
martial; regimental strength and muster rolls, with demographic detail; reports of unit activitity, including regimental histories,
promotions, and transfers; and private correspondence between officers, some of a political nature.
Correspondents during the Civil War period include Governor Reuben Fenton; Silas W. Burt, Secretary of the State Auditing
Board and later Assistant Inspector General of New York City; Thomas Hillhouse, Adjutant General (1862-1863); Lockwood Doty,
Chief of the Bureau of Military Records; G.S. Batcheller, Inspector General; William Irvine, Adjutant General (1863-1866);
Issac VanDerPool, Commissary of Military Stores; James Meredith Read, Adjutant General (1861-1862); and John Neville, Superintendent
of the New York State Soldiers' Depot.
Alternate Formats Available
Items Online
High resolution images of selected original documents in this series are available in State Archives Digital Collections.
New York State Archives Digital Collections
Adjutant General's Office correspondence and petitions, 1821-1896
Related Material
13722 Register of Letters Received, serves as a name index to that portion of the records covering 1862-1866.
A3282 Miscellaneous Appeals and Inspection Returns, contains similar appeals to the Adjutant General (1829-1830).
A4130 Duplicate Correspondence Directed to and Received from Military Offices contains additional correspondence of the Adjutant
General.
A4145 Letter Books of Outgoing Correspondence contains additional correspondence of the Adjutant General.
Other Finding Aids
Available at Repository
A container list covering all boxes through 101 is available at the repository.
For material from April 1861 through May 1862, a rough alphabetical list is available which shows box and folder numbers for
select correspondence author or subject terms.
A folder list is available for materials concurrent with, but not recorded in, Series 13722, Register of Letters Received.
This includes boxes 33, 55, 56, 75, 90, and 100. An internal study of this incongruity is available.
Available at Repository
For the period from January 1861 through April 1862, and alphabetical index to correspondents with brief content abstracts
is available at the repository.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Access Terms
Personal Name(s):
Burt, S. W. (Silas Wright), 1830-1912.
Vanderpoel, Isaac, 1821-1868
Hillhouse, Thomas, 1816-1897
Morgan, Edwin D. (Edwin Denison), 1811-1883
Read, John Meredith, 1837-1896.
Fenton, Reuben E. (Reuben Eaton), 1819-1885
Morgan, George W.
Batcheller, G.S.
Doty, Lockwood L. (Lockwood Lyon), 1827-1873
Corporate Name(s):
Geographic Name(s):
Subject(s):
Genre(s):
Function(s):
Detailed Description
Dates |
Contents |
Box |
Folder |
Accretion: B0462-84 |
1862 January 9-25 |
Miscellaneous; Not Numbered |
33 |
1 |
1862 January 20-22 |
Miscellaneous; Not Numbered |
33 |
2 |
1862 January 16-19 |
Miscellaneous; Not Numbered |
33 |
3 |
1862 February 24-May 16 |
Miscellaneous; Not Numbered |
33 |
4 |
1862 January-February |
Newspaper Clippings: Traitor Allegations against Adam E. King |
33 |
5 |
1861 April-August |
A: 1-52 |
33 |
6 |
1861 August-September |
A: 53-80 |
33 |
7 |
1861 September-October |
A: 81-129 |
33 |
8 |
1861 October-December |
A: 130-169 |
33 |
9 |
1861 December-1862 February |
A: 170-199 |
33 |
10 |
1862 February-May |
A: 200-217 |
33 |
11 |
1861 April-July |
B: 1-99 |
33 |
12 |
1861 July-August |
B: 100-199 |
33 |
13 |
1861 August-September |
B: 200-249 |
33 |
14 |
1861 September-October |
B: 250-310 |
33 |
15 |
1861 October |
B: 311-359 |
34 |
1 |
1861 October-November |
B: 360-399 |
34 |
2 |
1861 November |
B: 400-449 |
34 |
3 |
1861 November-December |
B: 450-498 |
34 |
4 |
1861 December |
B: 500-539 |
34 |
5 |
1861 December-1862 January |
B: 540-577 |
34 |
6 |
1862 January-February |
B: 579-599 |
34 |
7 |
1862 February-March |
B: 600-612 |
34 |
8 |
1862 March |
B: 613-625 |
34 |
9 |
1862 March-April |
B: 626-665 |
34 |
10 |
1861 April-July |
C: 2-99 |
34 |
11 |
1861 July-September |
C: 100-199 |
34 |
12 |
1861 September-October |
C: 200-249 |
34 |
13 |
1861 October-November |
C: 250-299 |
34 |
14 |
1861 November-December |
C: 300-349 |
34 |
15 |
1861 December-February |
C: 350-392 |
34 |
16 |
1862 February-May |
C: 393-428 |
34 |
17 |
1861 April-August |
D: 1-99 |
34 |
18 |
1861 July-September |
D: 100-149 |
34 |
19 |
1861 September-October |
D: 150-199 |
34 |
20 |
1861 October-December |
D: 200-268 |
34 |
21 |
1861 December-1862 January |
D: 269-295 |
35 |
1 |
1862 January-May |
D: 296-331 |
35 |
2 |
1861 April-December |
E: 2-60 |
35 |
3 |
1862 January-April |
E: 61-82 |
35 |
4 |
1861 May-September |
F: 1-76 |
35 |
5 |
1861 September-November |
F: 77-128 |
35 |
6 |
1861 November-1862 May |
F: 130-199 |
35 |
7 |
1861 April-September |
G: 1-77 |
35 |
8 |
1861 September-November |
G: 78-133 |
35 |
9 |
1861 November-1862 January |
G: 134-178 |
35 |
10 |
1862 February-April |
G: 180-202 |
35 |
11 |
1861 April-June |
H: 1-82 |
35 |
12 |
1861 June-September |
H: 83-160 |
35 |
13 |
1861 September-October |
H: 161-216 |
35 |
14 |
1861 October-November |
H: 219-262 |
35 |
15 |
1861 November-December |
H: 263-330 |
35 |
16 |
1861 December-1862 March |
H: 331-374 |
35 |
17 |
1862 March-April |
H: 376-405 |
35 |
18 |
1861 April-1862 May |
I: 1-34 |
35 |
19 |
1861 April-September |
J: 1-79 |
35 |
20 |
1861 September-1862 April |
J: 80-119 |
35 |
21 |
1861 April-August |
K: 1-45 |
36 |
1 |
1861 August-October |
K: 46-70 |
36 |
2 |
1861 September-November |
K: 71-117 |
36 |
3 |
1861 November-1862 January |
K: 118-161 |
36 |
4 |
1862 January-April |
K: 163-198 |
36 |
5 |
1861 April-May |
L: 1-31 |
36 |
6 |
1861 May-August |
L: 32-53 |
36 |
7 |
1861 August-September |
L: 54-111 |
36 |
8 |
1861 September-October |
L: 112-131 |
36 |
9 |
1861 October |
L: 132-165 |
36 |
10 |
1861 October-November |
L: 166-192 |
36 |
11 |
1861 November-December |
L: 193-211 |
36 |
12 |
1861 December-1862 January |
L: 212-234 |
36 |
13 |
1862 January-March |
L: 235-260 |
36 |
14 |
1862 March-April |
L: 261-276 |
36 |
15 |
1861 April-May |
M: 1-35 |
36 |
16 |
1861 May-June |
M: 36-96 |
36 |
17 |
1861 June-August |
M: 97-153 |
36 |
18 |
1861 August-September |
M: 155-198 |
36 |
19 |
1861 September-October |
M: 201-259 |
36 |
20 |
1861 October-November |
M: 262-292 |
36 |
21 |
1861 November |
M: 293-334 |
36 |
22 |
1861 November-December |
M: 335-376 |
36 |
23 |
1861 December |
M: 377-399 |
36 |
24 |
1861 December-1862 January |
M: 400-448 |
37 |
1 |
1862 January-February |
M: 449-467 |
37 |
2 |
1862 February-March |
M: 468-492 |
37 |
3 |
1862 March-April |
M: 494-506 |
37 |
4 |
1861 April-1862 April |
N: 1-59 |
37 |
5 |
1861 May-1862 March |
O: 1-35 |
37 |
6 |
1861 April-July |
P: 1-33 |
37 |
7 |
1861 July-September |
P: 34-99 |
37 |
8 |
1861 September-October |
P: 100-177 |
37 |
9 |
1861 October-December |
P: 178-240 |
37 |
10 |
1861 December |
P: 241-279 |
37 |
11 |
1862 January-April |
P: 280-326 |
37 |
12 |
1861 May-December |
Q: 1-32 |
37 |
13 |
1861 April-May |
R: 1-28 |
37 |
14 |
1861 May-August |
R: 29-120 |
37 |
15 |
1861 August-September |
R: 121-174 |
37 |
16 |
1861 September-October |
R: 175-229 |
37 |
17 |
1861 October-November |
R: 230-262 |
37 |
18 |
1861 November-December |
R: 263-300 |
37 |
19 |
1861 December-1862 February |
R: 301-335 |
37 |
20 |
1862 February |
R: 336-341 |
37 |
21 |
1862 February-April |
R: 342-368 |
37 |
22 |
1861 April-May |
S: 1-59 |
38 |
1 |
1861 May-July |
S: 60-106 |
38 |
2 |
1861 July-August |
S: 107-152 |
38 |
3 |
1861 August-September |
S: 153-201 |
38 |
4 |
1861 September-October |
S: 202-279 |
38 |
5 |
1861 October-November |
S: 281-344 |
38 |
6 |
1861 November |
S: 345-379 |
38 |
7 |
1861 November-December |
S: 380-430 |
38 |
8 |
1861 December-1862 January |
S: 431-489 |
38 |
9 |
1862 January-March |
S: 490-523 |
38 |
10 |
1862 March-June |
S: 524-561 |
38 |
11 |
1861 April-July |
T: 1-50 |
38 |
12 |
1861 June-October |
T: 51-120 |
38 |
13 |
1861 October-November |
T: 121-160 |
38 |
14 |
1861 November-1862 January |
T: 161-195 |
38 |
15 |
1862 January-May |
T: 196-236 |
38 |
16 |
1861 April-May |
V: 1-50 |
38 |
17 |
1861 May-June |
V: 51-120 |
38 |
18 |
1861 June-August |
V: 121-180 |
38 |
19 |
1861 August-September |
V: 181-220 |
38 |
20 |
1861 September |
V: 221-250 |
38 |
21 |
1861 September-October |
V: 251-270 and Miscellaneous Numbered Items from 1861 |
39 |
1 |
1861 October |
V: 271-290 |
39 |
2 |
1861 October-November |
V: 291-310 |
39 |
3 |
1861 November-December |
V: 311-330 |
39 |
4 |
1861 December-1862 February |
V: 331-350 |
39 |
5 |
1862 February-April |
V: 351-379 |
39 |
6 |
1861 April-May |
W: 1-40 |
39 |
7 |
1861 May-June |
W: 71-100 |
39 |
9 |
1861 June |
W: 101-140 |
39 |
10 |
1861 June-July |
W: 141-159 |
39 |
11 |
1861 July-August |
W: 160-200 |
39 |
12 |
1861 August-September |
W: 201-230 |
39 |
13 |
1861 September |
W: 231-260 |
39 |
14 |
1861 September-October |
W: 261-289 |
39 |
15 |
1861 October-November |
W: 290-320 |
39 |
16 |
1861 October-November |
W: 321-350 |
39 |
17 |
1861 November |
W: 351-401 |
39 |
18 |
1861 December |
W: 402-420 and Miscellaneous Unumbered Items from 1861 |
39 |
19 |
1861 December |
W: 421-450 |
39 |
20 |
1861 December-1862 February |
W: 451-470 |
39 |
21 |
1862 February-March |
W: 471-490 |
39 |
22 |
1862 March-April |
W: 491-512 |
39 |
23 |
1861 April-May |
Y: 1-30 |
39 |
24 |
1861 May-June |
Y: 31-60 |
39 |
25 |
1861 June-August |
Y: 61-90 |
39 |
26 |
1861 August-October |
Y: 91-120 |
39 |
27 |
1861 October |
Y: 121-145 and Miscellaneous Unumbered Items from 1861 |
39 |
28 |
1862 May |
1-29 (Start of Long Consecutive Sequences Indexed by Series 13722) |
39 |
29 |
|
Oversized: Removed from Box 2, Folder 1 |
119 |