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New York State Governor Registers of Appointments


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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 registers track gubernatorial appointments to various state and local offices and positions: state engineer and surveyor; attorney general; judge; commissioner (various); inspector (various); Indian agent; notary public; county coroner; and justice of the peace. Information provided varies but generally includes name; town and county of residence; date of appointment; date appointment expires; name of person appointee replaced, and reason; and name of prominent individual endorsing candidate (mayor, senator, etc.).
Creator:
Title:
Governor registers of appointments
Quantity:

26 cubic feet

Quantity:

97 volume(s)

Inclusive Dates:
1823-1970
Series Number:
A0006

Arrangement

Arranged roughly by type of volume (civil appointments, notaries, etc.), then chronological by year(s) covered by each volume. Internal arrangement of volumes varies; see volume list for details.

A0006-95: Chronological by confirmation date.

Scope and Content Note

This series is comprised of volumes maintained in the Governor's office, mostly to track gubernatorial appointments. The volumes apparently originated in several different series and were brought together at an unknown date. The series also includes a few miscellaneous volumes, such as one recording charges made against public officials (1904-1909) and one recording gubernatorial actions such as approving legislation or issuing proclamations (1857-1858).

The volumes take a variety of forms, but in general they provide information about appointees to various offices, including: commissary general; state engineer and surveyor; attorney general; judge; canal appraiser; state prison inspector; superintendent of Onondaga Salt Springs; commissioner of deeds; Indian agent or attorney; manager or trustee of a state institution; Banking Department superintendent; notary public; county coroner; loan commissioner; commissioners appointed under various laws; wreck master; harbor master; port warden; Hell Gate pilot; health officer; commissioner of emigration; police commissioner; street commissioner; and railroad inspector. Liber A (the first volume in the series) also contains names of justices of the peace appointed by the governor between 1823 and 1827 under provisions of the second state constitution, and names of justices of the peace elected in each town in November 1827.

The extent of information provided about each appointee varies. Volumes generally provide some or all of the following types of information about each appointee: name; town and county of residence; date of appointment or commission; date term or commission expires; name of person appointee replaced, and reason (e.g. resigned, deceased); indication if a reappointment; name of prominent individual endorsing candidates appointment (e.g. mayor, senator); and authorizing legislation.

Other Finding Aids

Available at Repository

Volume list for each accretion is available at the repository.

Custodial History

These volumes apparently originated in several different series and were brought together at an unknown date, either by the Governor's office or the State Library, before their transfer to the State Archives.

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

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Detailed Description

Dates Contents Box Volume Folder

Accretion: A0006-95
1925-1926 Confirmations 1 1
1929-1930 Confirmations 1 2
1933-1934 Confirmations 1 3
1935-1936 Confirmations 1 4
1937-1938 Confirmations 1 5
1939-1942 Confirmations 2 6
1943-1946 Confirmations 2 7
1947-1950 Confirmations 3 8
1951-1954 Confirmations 3 9
1955-1958 Confirmations 4 10
1963-1966 Confirmations 4 11
1967-1970 Confirmations 5 12

Accretion: A0006-78
1837-1855 Volume 1: Civil Appointments 1 1
1850-1861 Volume 2: Commissioners for Other States 1 2
1854-1861 Volume 3: Civil Appointments for the State 2 1
1853-1862 Volume 4: Civil Appointments for New York City 2 2
1858-1866 Volume 5: Notaries in County of New York 3 1
1854-1866 Volume 5: Commissioner of Deeds 3 2
1865-1870 Volume 6: Notaries in County of New York 4 1
1851-1878 Volume 6: Commissioner of Deeds 4 2
1879-1904 Volume 7: Commissioner of Deeds 5 1
1836-1844 Volume 8: Civil Appointments 6 1
1882 Volume 8A: Notaries 7 1
1883 Volume 9: Notaries Public 7 2
1884 Volume 10: Notaries Public and Miscellaneous Appointments 7 3
1885 Volume 11: Notaries/Miscellaneous Appointments 7 4
1886 Volume 12: Notaries/Miscellaneous Appointments 8 1
1887 Volume 13: Notaries/Miscellaneous Appointments 8 2
1888 Volume 14: Notaries/Miscellaneous Appointments 8 3
1889 Volume 15: Notaries/Miscellaneous Appointments 9 1
1890 Volume 16: Notaries/Miscellaneous Appointments 9 2
1891 Volume 17: Notaries/Miscellaneous Appointments 9 3
1892 Volume 18: Notaries/Miscellaneous Appointments 10 1
1893 Volume 19: Notaries/Miscellaneous Appointments 10 2
1894 Volume 20: Notaries/Miscellaneous Appointments 10 3
1895 Volume 21: Notaries/Miscellaneous Appointments 10 4
1896 Volume 22: Notaries/Miscellaneous Appointments 10 5
1897 Volume 23: Notaries/Miscellaneous Appointments 10 6
1898 Volume 24: Notaries/Miscellaneous Appointments 10 7
1899 Volume 25: Notaries/Miscellaneous Appointments 10 8
1900 Volume 26: Notaries/Miscellaneous Appointments 10 9
1901 Volume 27: Notaries/Miscellaneous Appointments 10 10
1902 Volume 28: Notaries/Miscellaneous Appointments 11 1
1903 Volume 29: Notaries/Miscellaneous Appointments 11 2
1904 Volume 30: Notaries/Miscellaneous Appointments 11 2
1905 Volume 31: Notaries/Miscellaneous Appointments 11 3
1906 Volume 32: Notaries/Miscellaneous Appointments 11 4
1907 Volume 33: Notaries 11 5
1907 Volume 34: Miscellaneous Appointments 12 1
1908 Volume 35: Notaries 12 2
1908 Volume 36: Miscellaneous Appointments 12 3
1909 Volume 37: Notaries 12 4
1910 Volume 38: Notaries 12 5
Volume 39: Index to Appointments 12 6
1901-1903 Volume 40: Index to Applicants to Governor for Letters to Other States for Appointment as Commissioner of Deeds for Other States 12 7
1904-1907 Volume 40A: Index to applicants to Governor for Letters to Other States for Appointment as Commissioner of Deeds for Other States 12 8
1857-1858 Volume 41: Miscellaneous Acts of the Governor 13 1
1850, 1850-1856 Volume 42: Abstract of Commissioners for Other States 13 2
1905-1906, 1905-1910 Volume 43: Commissioners of Deeds 14 1
1869-1877 Volume 44: Index to Ledger 14 2
1874-1877 Volume 45: Index to Ledger 14 3
1878-1891 Voume 45A: Index to Ledger 14 4
1869-1877 Volume 46: Index to Ledger 14 5
1905-1909 Volume 47: Relative to Charges Against Public Officials 14 6
1886, 1873-1892 Volume 48: Memorandum of Appointive Office and Vacancies 14 7
1857-1859 Volume 49: Nominations to the Senate 15 1
1883-1900 Volume 50: Persons Recommended for Appointment as Commissioner of Deeds for other State and Territories 15 2
1823 Volume 51: Appointments by the Governor and Senate 15 3
1824, 1825, 1826 Voume 52: Appointments by the Governor and Senate 16 1
1827 - 1833 Volume 52A: Appointments by the Governor and Senate 16 2
1840-1844 Volume 53: Appointments by the Governor and Senate 17 1
1845-1854 Volume 54: Appointments by the Governor and Senate 18 1
1855-1860 Volume 55: Appointments by the Governor and Senate 18 2
1857-1868 Volume 56: Appointments by the Governor 19 1
1865-1869 Volume 57: Appointments by the Governor and Senate 19 2
1870-1872 Volume 58: Appointments by the Governor and Senate 20 1
1873-1875 Volume 59: Appointments by the Governor and Senate 20 2
1875-1877 Volume 60: Appointments by the Governor and Senate 21 1
1877-1878 Volume 61: Appointments by the Governor and Senate 21 2
1878-1880 Volume 62: Appointments by the Governor and Senate 22 1
1881-1882 Volume 63: Appointments by the Governor and Senate 22 2
1883-1885 Volume 64: Appointments by the Governor and Senate 23 1
1885-1886 Volume 65: Appointments by the Governor and Senate 23 2
1893-1894 Volume 66: Appointments by the Governor and Senate 24 1
1894 Volume 67: Appointments by the Governor and Senate 24 2
1895 Volume 68: Appointments by the Governor and Senate 25 1
1896 Volume 69: Appointments by the Governor and Senate 25 2
1897 Volume 70: Appointments by the Governor and Senate 26 1
1898 Volume 71: Appointments by the Governor and Senate 26 2
1899 Volume 72: Appointments by the Governor and Senate 27 1
1900 Volume 73: Appointments by the Governor and Senate 27 2
1901 Volume 74: Appointments by the Governor and Senate 28 1
1902-1903 Volume 75: Appointments by the Governor and Senate 28 2
1905-1906 Volume 76: Appointments by the Governor and Senate 29 1
1906 Volume 77: Appointments by the Governor and Senate 30 1
1907 Volume 78: Appointments by the Governor and Senate 30 2
1910 Volume 79: Appointments by the Governor and Senate 31 1
1823-1829 Volume A: Civil Appointments 32 1
1830-1840 Volume B: Civil Officers Appointed by the Governor and Senate 33 1