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Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
Commissioners of the Land Office examined and settled claims against loyalists' lands confiscated and sold by the commissioners
of forfeitures. Most claims were based on erroneous sales of land not subject to forfeiture, or the dower rights of widows
of loyalists. These minutes locate and describe the bounds of the property in question; recite the substance of the claim;
and state the commissioners' decision and award.
Creator:
Title:
Minutes of Commissioners to Extinguish Claims Against Lands Sold by the State
Quantity:
0.2 cubic feet
Quantity:
1 volume(s)
Inclusive Dates:
1799-1831
Series Number:
B0964
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