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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:
These volumes were created by the comptroller's office to record information related to quit rents on patents granted by the
colony, including payments of arrears, quit rent sales, redemptions, and conveyances. Information is grouped by patent. Each
patent has a separate heading that gives register number; docket number; name of patentees; county; total number of acres
granted; date granted; quit rent rate per hundred acres per annum; when payment was last made; and a description of the property
location.
Creator:
Title:
Registers of quit rents, payments, commutations, sales, redemptions, and conveyances
Quantity:
3.75 cubic feet
5 volumes
Inclusive Dates:
1725-1840
Bulk Dates:
1786-1823
Series Number:
B1611
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