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:
Quantity:
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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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 |