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New York State Governor Journals of Governors' Actions and Decisions


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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 provide a chronological record tracking actions taken and decisions made by the previous hit governor next hit. Pursuant to Laws of 1858, Chapter 64, the previous hit governor next hit was required to record in these volumes all applications made to him for appointments, pardons, commutations of sentences, or other gubernatorial actions, and to keep on file the original documentation relating to each application.
Title:
Journals of governors next hit' actions and decisions
Quantity:

58 cubic feet

58 volumes

Inclusive Dates:
1859-1916
Series Number:
A0607

Arrangement

Chronological by date of action or decision.

Scope and Content Note

These volumes provide a chronological record tracking actions taken and decisions made by the previous hit governor next hit. The records were kept pursuant to Laws of 1858, Chapter 64, which required the previous hit governor next hit to record in books all applications made to him for appointments, pardons, commutations of sentences, or other gubernatorial actions, and to keep on file the original documentation relating to each application. Each volume covers one calendar year and begins with a statement indicating that the previous hit governor next hit was sworn in to office (when applicable), followed by a transcription of the previous hit governor's next hit annual message to the legislature.

The volumes then list other actions and decisions of the previous hit governor next hit as they occurred, including: appointments and nominations of civil, judicial, and military officers; names of applicants for appointments, pardons, communtations of sentences, or restoration of citizenship rights; resignations accepted by the previous hit governor next hit; messages (transcribed or abstracted) to the Senate or Assembly, often sent as transmittal messages accompanying reports to the legislature (reports not included in these volumes); grants or refusals of extradition requests ("requisitions") from previous hit governors next hit of other states; titles or introductory numbers of legislative bills received, signed, or vetoed, often accompanied (for vetoes) by transcriptions of the previous hit governor's next hit veto message to the legislature; and expenditures approved.

Entries in volumes covering 1859-1906 are handwritten. Beginning in 1907, entries are typewritten.

Related Material

A0599 Extradition Requisition and Mandate Registers and Blotters

A0608 Blotters of Governors' Actions and Decisions and

A0622 Ledgers of Governors' Actions and Decisions, contain related records which are often referenced in relation to requisitions and mandates.

Other Finding Aids

Available at Repository

Series A0625, Index to Notary Appointments and Ledger of Applications for Office, partially indexes this series.

Volume list is available at the repository.

Custodial History

Volume 45 was reintegrated with this series after previously having been misfiled as Volume 1 (mislabeled as Volume 3) of series A0625 (old collection #625).

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Detailed Description

Dates Contents Box

Accretion: A0607-78
1859 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 1
1860 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 2
1861 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 3
1862 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 4
1863 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 5
1864 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 6
1865 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 7
1866 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 8
1867 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 9
1868 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 10
1869 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 11
1870 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 12
1871 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 13
1872 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 14
1873 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 15
1874 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 16
1875 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 17
1876 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 18
1877 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 19
1878 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 20
1879 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 21
1880 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 22
1881 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 23
1882 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 24
1883 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 25
1884 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 26
1885 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 27
1886 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 28
1887 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 29
1888 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 30
1889 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 31
1890 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 32
1891 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 33
1892 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 34
1893 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 34
1894 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 35
1895 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 35
1896 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 36
1897 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 36
1898 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 37
1899 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 37
1900 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 38
1901 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 38
1902 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 39
1903 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 39
1904 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 40
1905 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 41
1906 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 41
1907 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 42
1908 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 42
1909 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 43
1910 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 43
1911 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 44
1912 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 44
1913 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 45
1914 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 45
1915 previous hit Governor's next hit Actions and Decisions 46
1916 previous hit Governor's Actions and Decisions 46