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Steuben County (N.Y.) County Clerk Pulteney Land Office Records and Selected Historical Records of Steuben County


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Records on this microfilm relate mostly to surveys, sales, and conveyances of lands in western New York owned by the Pulteney family of Great Britain. Sir William Pulteney (with others) purchased the unsold lands of the (Oliver) Phelps and (Nathaniel) Gorham syndicate in 1792. Records consist of letter books, deed books, surveys, maps and other documents relating to the Pulteney Estate in western New York.
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Pulteney Land Office records and selected historical records of Steuben County
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16 35mm microfilm roll(s)

Inclusive Dates:
1788-1909
Series Number:
A1108

Administrative History

The Pulteney Estate consisted principally of a 1,250,000 acre tract purchased by Charles Williamson from Robert Morris in 1791. The purchase money was provided by Sir William Pulteney, William Hornby, and Patrick Colquhoun, all of Great Britain. Williamson conveyed legal title to them in 1800-1801.

Scope and Content Note

Records on this microfilm relate mostly to surveys, sales, and conveyances of lands in western New York owned by the Pulteney family of Great Britain. Sir William Pulteney (with others) purchased the unsold lands of the (Oliver) Phelps and (Nathaniel) Gorham syndicate in 1792. Records consist of letter books, deed books, surveys, maps and other documents relating to the Pulteney Estate in western New York. The microfilm also includes copies of a few non-Pulteney records in the Steuben County Clerk's Office and from other sources.

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Microfilm is available at the New York State Archives through interlibrary loan.

Microfilm: 16 reels; 35 mm.

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Phelps-Gorham business records are in the New York State Library, Manuscripts and Special Collections (SC10440).

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Originals held by local government.

Custodial History

The microfilm was produced by the Corning Museum of Glass for the Steuben County Historical Society with partial funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Positive copies of the film are available for interlibrary loan from the Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY 14830.

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Accretion: A1108-08
1810-1853 Pulteney Estate Deed Book # 1 1-311-A
1836-1847 Pulteney Estate Deed Book # 2 1-311-B
1848-1861 Pulteney Estate Deed Book # 3 1-311-C
1808-1815 Letter Book No. 4 2-313-A
1819-1824 Letter Book No. 7 2-313-B
1861-1881 Pulteney-Johnstone Estate Deed Book No. 4 3-314-A
1882-1909 Pulteney-Johnstone Estate Deed Book No. 5 3-314-B
1816 January 1-1819 December 31 Accounts of the Pulteney Estates in the United States of America for four years 3-314-C
1802-1815 Pulteney Estates; Register Of Conveyances, Abstracts of Deeds executed for Lands 320-A-4
1797-1815 Abstract of Agency Collections (various) 320-B-4
1859-1862 Letter Book 323-A-5
1862-1895 Letter Book 323-B-5
1793-1814 Accounts of Land Sales by Charles Williamson in Steuben County 323-C-5
1861-1862 Abstract of Lands and Debts, Steuben Department 323-D-5
1804-1837 Hornby Estate Sales Book (Abstract of Contracts and Deeds for Lands in Steuben & Allegany Counties) 323-E-5
1800-1819 Abstracts from Contracts of Sale, Showing the Lots sold in the Several Townships in the First Range 326-A-6
1800-1820 Abstracts from Contracts of Sale, Showing the Lots sold in the Several Townships in the Second Range. (Book for Third Range Missing) 326-B-6
1804-1818 Abstracts from Contracts of Sale, Showing the Lots sold in the Several Townships in the Fourth Range 326-C-6
1805-1818 Abstracts from Contracts of Sale, Showing the Lots sold in the Several Townships in the Fifth Range 326-D-6
1805-1818 Abstracts from Contracts of Sale, Showing the Lots sold in the Several Townships in the Sixth Range 326-E-6
1803-1818 Abstracts from Contracts of Sale, Showing the Lots sold in the Several Townships in the Seventh Range 326-F-6
1867-1902 Johnstone Estate, Abstract of Deeds and Contracts 326-G-6
1902-1909 Johnstone Estate, Abstract of Deeds and Contracts 326-H-6
ca.1860 Miscellany Book 326-I-6
1792-1793 Survey of Townships in Phelps & Gorham Purchase which were sold to Robert Morris 331-A-7
1819 April An Allotment of Township Number 3 in the Third Range of Townships in the County of Steuben 331-B-7
1821 A Survey of Several Lots, In the North-West corner of Township No. 4 in Range 3 of Townships in the County of Steuben 331-C-7
ca.1820 Field Book and Survey of Lots in the South Division of Township No. 5 in Range 3 (Wheeler & Urbana) 331-D-7
1803 Surveys and Field Notes for Township No. 6 in the 3rd Range of Steuben County (Prattsburg) 331-E-7
1856 Field Book & Maps of Lots for Township No. 2 Range No. 3 (Addison & Rathbone) 331-F-7
1802 January 1-1805 March 31 Book B of Sales, Per Contract, Executed at the Land Offices at Geneva and Bath 331-G-7
1793 Alexander Slott's Field Notes 333-A-8
ca.1850 Field Book for Town of Caton 333-B-8
1851 Survey and Subdivision of Lots in Township No. 1, Range 1 (Caton) 333-C-8
1851 Surveys & Field Notes of Township No. 1, Range 1, Caton 333-D-8
Ca. 1851 Fied Book for Township No. 4 in the 1st Range (Part of Bradford & Orange) 333-E-8
1852 Surveys & Field Notes of Township No. 4, Range 1, Bradford & Orange 333-F-8
1859 Surveys & Field Notes of Township No. 4 in the 1st Range. (Orange & Schuyler County, formerly Steuben County) 333-G-8
ca.1865 Field Book for Caton (I-1), Hornby (I-3), Orange (I-4), and Troupsburg (V-1) 333-H-8
No Date Field Book of a Survey made on the Head Waters of Tuscarora Creek, Township No. 1 and No. 2 in the Fourth Range in the County of Steuben 333-K-8
1810 September-October 1-5th R. Christopher Hurlbut's Subdivisions (Surveys & Field Notes in Town of Troupsburg) 333-L-8
1860-1880 Field Book of Township No. 2 Range No. 4 (Rathbone, Woodhull & Cameron), and Township No. 5 Range No. 5 (Avoca, Howard, Cohocton, Wayland, Fremont & Dansville) 333-M-8
1856 Survey of Township No. 2 Range No. 4 (Cameron, Rathbone & Woodhull) 333-N-8
1855 Resurvey of Township of Jasper being Township No. 2 in the 5th Range 333-O-8
1855 Survey and Field Notes of Township No. 2 Range 6 - Greenwood 333-P-8
ca. 1858 Field Book in Township No. 3 in the 4th Range. (Cameron) 333-Q-8
1857 Survey of Lots in Township No. 3 Range No. 4, Gore (Canisteo) 333-R-8
1857 Survey & Field Notes for West Division of Township No. 4 of Range No. 5 (Howard) 333-S-8
1857 Survey & Field Notes of the East Division of Township No. 4 of Range No. 5 (Howard & Avoca) 333-T-8
1853 Field Book For Lands in Township No. 4 in Range No. 6 West and North Gores (Hornellsville & Fremont) 333-U-8
1826 Surveys in the 5th Township and 4th Range (Wheeler & Avoca) 333-V-8
1924 Clarence Willis, Comp. Pulteney Land Title... 4th Edition 9
1858 Field Notes & Surveys in Township no. 5 Range No. 4 (Wheeler & Avoca) 343-B-9
1859 Field Notes and Surveys in Township No. 5 in Range No. 6 (South Dansville & Fremont) 343-C-9
1858 December-1859 January Field Notes and Surveys made in Township No. 6, Range No. 4 (Cohocton & Prattsburg) 343-D-9
1858 Survey & Field Notes of Township No. 6 Range No. 5 (Cohocton & Wayland) 343-E-9
1819 Survey of Lots & Allotment of the S.W. Quarter of Township No. 1 in the 4th Range of Townships in the County of Steuben (Woodhull) 343-F-9
1819 Survey of Lots & Allotment of the S.E. Quarter of Township No. 1 in the 4th Range in the County of Steuben 343-G-9
1820 Survey of lots & Allotment of the N.E. Quarter of Township No. 1 in the 4th Range of Townships in the County of Steuben 343-H-9
circa 1820 Survey of Lots in Township No. 2 in the 4th Range, East Section (Rathbone) 343-I-9
1855 Resurvey of Township No. 2 Range No. 6, Steuben Town of Greenwood 343-J-9
1819 Survey of Lots & Allotment of Township No. 3 in the 4th Range of Townships in the County of Steuben 343-K-9
1819 Survey of Lots & Allotment of the Gore West of Township No. 3 in the 4th Range of Townships in the County of Steuben (West of Cameron & East Part of Canisteo) 343-L-9
circa 1820 Survey of Lots in Part of Township No. 4 in the 4th Range between Turnpike & River (NorthWest Part of Bath, Southern Part of Avoca) 343-M-9
1821 A Survey of Several Lots in the North East corner of Township No. 4 in the 4th Range of Townships in the County of Steuben 343-N-9
1822 A Survey of Several Lots in the N.E. Quarter of Township No. 4 in the 4th Range (SouthWest of Cohocton River, Vicinity of Kanona, Town of Bath) 343-O-9
1820 Survey of Lots and Allotment of the SouthWest part of Township No. 4 in the 5th Range of Townships in the county of Steuben (Howard & The Canisteo "Panhandle") 343-P-9
1856 August-September Survey of Lots in Township No. 1 Range No. 3 (Tuscarora) 343-Q-9
1856 Canfields Survey of Township No. 1 of Range No. 4 (Woodhull) 343-R-9
1855 Survey of Lots in Township No. 1, Range No. 4 (Troupsburg) 10-347-A
1857 February-March Survey of Lots in Township No. 3 in Range No. 1 (Hornby) 10-347-B
1856 Survey of Lots in Township No. 3 in Range No. 4 (Cameron) 10-347-C
1820 Survey of Lots in Township No. 4 in Ranges 5 & 6 (Bath & Howard) 10-347-D
1860 Field Notes for N.W. Section of Township No. 4 in the 5th Range (Howard & Fremont) 10-347-E
1868 Field Notes in S.W. Division of Township No. 4 in the 4th Range (Howard) 10-347-F
1856 Survey of the Division of Lot No. 40, 41, 42, 43, 53, 54, & 55 in the N.W. part of Township No. 4 in the 5th Range of Townships in the County of Steuben (Howard & Fremont) 10-347-G
1800s Boundaries of Lots Deeded in Cohocton, Avoca, Howard, Wayland, Fremont & Dansville (V-5) 10-347-H
1852 Surveys made of Lots in Township No. 6 in the 5th Range (Wayland) 10-347-I
1810 January 26 Inventory of Abstract of Land Contracts and Mortgages in the personal estate left by the Late Sir William Pulteney, & the Late Countess of Bath 10-503-D
1818 September-October Survey of Township No. 1 in the 1st Range (Caton) 10-380-A
1818 September-October Survey of Township No. 1 in the First Range (Caton) 11-380-A
1785 March 16-1797 January 25 Field Book of Township No. 2 in the 2nd Range (Erwin) 11-380-B
1792-1793 May Survey of Township Boundary Lines in Eastern Steuben & Western Schuyler Counties 11-380-C
1809 October Field Book of a Survey made on the West Half of the Township No. 4 in the 2nd Range of Towns (Town of Bath) 11-380-D
circa 1805 A Field Book of a Survey Situate in Township No. 6 in the 2nd Range of Townships in the County of Steuben (Town of Pulteney) 11-380-E
1809 December Field Book and Survey made on a Tract of Land lying in Township No. 4 in the 2nd Range of Towns (East Side of Bradford & South of Mud Creek) 11-380-F
1792 Field Notes of Township No. 6 in the 2nd Range and Part of Crooked Lake (Pulteney & Jerusalem) 11-380-G
1796 Survey of the West Half of Township No. 4 in the 2nd Range (Bath & Urbana) 11-380-H
1794 Field Notes and Survey of Lots for Township No. 1 in the 3rd Range in Genesee County (Tuscarora) 11-380-I
1811 November Survey made in Township No. 3 in the 3rd Range of Townships in the County of Steuben (Town of Thurston) 11-380-J
Undated A Survey made in Township No. 4 in the Third Range of Towns in the Town of Bath (Bath) 11-380-K
1798 July-September Survey of Lots and Division of the North Half of Township No. 5 in the Third Range in the County of Steuben (Wheeler & Urbana) 11-380-L
Undated Field Notes of Township No. 6 in 2nd Range Half Town, & the West Half of Township No. 5 in 3rd Range (Pulteney, Avoca & Wheeler) 11-380-M
1796 August Survey of Lots and Division of Township No. 6 in the 3rd Range of Steuben County (Prattsburg) 11-380-N
circa 1810 Field Book of a Tract of Land lying South of Loon Lake in Township No. 5 in the 5th Range of Steuben County (Wayland & Fremont) 11-380-O
1808 Survey of Lots in West Section of Township No. 6 in the 5th Range (Wayland) 11-380-P
1809 July 22 Field Book of Survey of Lots in part of the SouthEast part of Township No. 6 in the 5th Range of Towns in the County of Steuben (Present Town of Cohocton) 11-380-Q
1822 December A Field Book of a Survey of the Outlines of Township No. 3 in the 5th Range & Gore East and Township No. 4 in the 6th Range & Gore North 11-380-R
1817 April -May Survey of Several Lots in the South Half of Township No. 5 in the 3rd Range of Townships in the County of Steuben (Wheeler & Urbana) 11-380-S
1826 Surveys of Lots in the Township No. 6 in the 3rd Range (Town of Prattsburg) 11-380-T
Undated Survey of Lots in Township No. 1 in Range 3 (Tuscarora) 11-380-U
1793 Field Notes by James Armstrong for Survey of Lots in Troupsburg (V-1), Jasper (V-2), Greenwood (VI-2), West Union (VI-1) 11-380-V
Undated Survey of Subdivision of Lots No. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 & 9. of Mile squares in Township No. 6 in the 2nd Range in the County of Steuben (Pulteney) 11-380-W
1827 June Survey and Subdivision of Lots in the Township No. 5 in the 3rd Range (Town of Wheeler & Urbana) 11-380-X
Undated Survey and Subdivision of Great Lot No. 30 in Township No. 5 in the 3rd Range (Town of Wheeler) 11-380-Y
1850s Boundaries of Lots in Township No. 3 Range 5 (Urbana) 11-380-Z
1796 June-July A Survey of Lots and Division of Part of Township No. 4 in the 4th Range in the County of Steuben (NorthWest part of Bath) 11-380-AA
1793 A Field Book Containing the Notes of the West Half of Townships No. 4. No. 5 & 6 in the 5th Range (Howard, Fremont, Dansville, and Wayland) 12-382-A
1793 Field Notes of the West Half of the Township No. 5 & 6 in the 6th Range. (Dansville, North Dansville) 12-382-B
No Date A Survey of Lots in Part of Township No. 4 in the 4th Range of Townships in the County of Steuben. (Bath & Avoca) 12-382-C
ca.1820 A Survey of Several pieces of Land in the Gore East of Township No. 5 in the 4th Range, Also Several pieces of Land in the Township No. 5 in the 5th Range. (Avoca) 12-382-D
1819 May Resurvey of certain Lots in Township No. 3 in the 4th Range (Cameron) 12-382-E
ca. 1815 Survey made in the N.E. Corner of Township No. 3 in the 4th Range of Townships in Steuben County 12-382-F
1855 December-1856 Field Book for Township No. 1 in the 4th Range. (Woodhull) 12-382-G
1796 A Survey and Division of Township No. 5 in the 4th Range in the County of Steuben (Wheeler, Avoca) 12-382-H
circa 1810 Field Notes taken for the Survey of Lots and Subdivision of the 2nd Town in the 4th Range. (Rathbone & Woodhull) 12-382-I
1795 Survey of New Providence of Township No. 4 in the 4th Range (Eastside of Cohocton River in West part of Bath) 12-382-J
1812 James Reads Surveys in Township No. 4 Range 4 12-382-K
1809 Field Book of the South Division of Township No. 4 in the 4th Range (Western Part of Bath, South of the Lake-Erie Turnpike Road) 12-382-L
Undated Field Book of Township No. 1 in the 5th Range of Steuben County (Troupsburg) 12-382-M
1796 Survey and Field Notes of Township No. 1 Range 5 (Troupsburg) 12-382-N
1815 Survey of West Line of Township No. 1 in the 5th Range (West Union, Troupsburg) 12-382-O
ca. 1810 List of the Numbers and Quantities of Land in each Lot in Township No. 1 in the 5th Range, that are finished Surveying (Troupsburg) 12-382-P
1868 Field Notes for Lots in Township No. 2 Range 5 (Jasper) 12-382-Q
Undated Remarks on Survey of Boundary Line on North side of Township No. 3 in the 5th Range (Canisteo, Howard) 12-382-R
1806 May A Field Book of a Subdivision of 5000 Acres of Land Situate in Township No. 4 in the 5th Range of Townships in the County of Steuben (Howard) 12-382-S
Undated Survey of Lots in Gore East of Township No. 5 in the 5th Range, 12 Mile-creek Land (Avoca) 12-382-T
circa 1810 A Field Book of a Survey made in the South West part of Township No. 5 in the 5th Range of Townships of Steuben County (Avoca, Howard, Fremont) 12-382-U
1805 Survey of Lots in Township No. 6 in the 5th Range (Cohocton) 12-382-V
ca. 1810 A Survey made in the S.E. Quarter of Township No. 6 in the 5th Range of Townships in the County of Steuben. (Cohocton) 12-382-W
1808 A Survey & Division of a Tract of Land in the N.W. part of Township No. 4 in the 5th Range of Townships of Steuben County. (Howard) 12-382-X
1795-1798 Survey of Lots in North & South Division of Township No. 5 in the 5th Range. (Avoca, Cohocton, Wayland, Dansville) 12-382-Y
1813 Survey Book for Township No. 5 in the 5th Range and Township No. 5 in the 6th Range. (Wayland & Dansville) 12-382-Z
1827 Survey of Several Lots in the West Part of Township No. 4 in the 5th Range. (Fremont) 12-382-AA
1820 Survey of the Gore West of Township No. 4 in the 6th Range. (Hornesville) 12-382-BB
1809 A Survey of a Tract of Land Situate in the N.E. Quarter of Township No. 4 in the 5th Range of Steuben County. (Avoca, Howard) 12-382-CC
1795 Survey of Land in Gore East of Township No. 5 in the 5th Range. (Avoca, Cohocton) 12-382-DD
Undated Survey of Lots and Field Book of Township No. 2 in the 5th Range (Jasper) 12-382-EE
Undated Field notes of a Survey and Division of Part of Township No. 4 in the 5th Range of Townships of Steuben County (Howard) 12-382-FF
Undated Survey of Lots in North West Corner Quarter of Township no. 4 Range 5 (Fremont & Howard) 12-382-GG
ca. 1820 Survey of Lots in Township No. 1 in the 6th Range. (Greenwood) 12-382-HH
1850s Memorandum of Deeds for Parts of Lots in Township No. 4 in the 6th Range, Also Notes on Lot Boundaries. (Hornellsville) 12-382-II
Undated Subdivision of Great Lot No. 5 in Township No. 4 in the 6th Range. (Hornellsville) 12-382-JJ
1859 Survey of Lots in West Gore in Township No. 4, Range 6. (Hornellsville) 12-382-KK
Undated Return of Survey of Boundaries in Township No. 6 in the 6th Range. (Wayland & Dansville) 12-382-LL
1818 July Survey of Tract of 1200 acres in the North West Corner of Township No. 1 in the 6th Range in Steuben County. (West Union) 12-382-MM
1809 July Survey of A.V. Petulls (?) of Township No. 2 in the 6th Range of Townships in Steuben County. (Greenwood) 12-382-NN
Undated Field Notes taken at the Survey and Division of the East Half of the 3rd Township in the 6th Range. (Hartsville) 12-382-OO
1814 Field Notes and Map of Gore, North of Township No. 4 in the 6th Range in Steuben County 12-382-PP
1815 April 3 A Map & Survey of a Tract of Land Situate in Township No. 5 in the 6th Range in the County of Steuben, being the South Part of the Town of Dansville. 12-382-QQ
1793-1859 Register of Surveys made on the Property of Charles Williamson Esquire Chiefly Situate in Ontario and Steuben Counties 13-430-A
ca. 1815-1824 Register of Deeds No. 2 13-430-B
ca. 1822-1848 Deeds - Johnstone Estate 13-430-C
1820-1828 Revolutionary War Pension Application Papers in 3 Folders 13-430-D
1820-1867 Miscellaneous Documents from Steuben County Clerk's Office 14-431-A
1850 Plank Road Papers 14-431-B
1800-1801 Papers relating to the Transfer of Genesee Lands to Sir William Pulteney, and others 14-431-C
1798-1852 Copy of Deeds from Charles Williamson to Sir William Pulteney (Folder 1) 14-431-D
1798-1852 Copy of Deeds from Charles Williamson to Sir William Pulteney (Folder 2) 14-431-E
1798-1852 Copy of Deeds from Charles Williamson to Sir William Pulteney (Folder 3) 14-431-F
1796-1854 Documents Relating to the Title of the Pulteney Estate 14-431-G
1801-1827 Statement of Cumulated Accounts 14-431-H
1794-1829 Miscellaneous Correspondence of Williamson, Troup, and others 14-431-I
1805-1831 Turnpike Papers 14-431-J
1817 Letters from Dugald Cameron 14-431-K
1822-1824 Bartles Mill Property Documents (Tuthill vs. Bartles) 14-431-L
1823-1828 Aldrich & Thurston Purchases Documents concerning Township No. 3 in the 3rd Range 14-431-M
1794-1813 Miscellaneous Surveys, Reports, etc. (From Pulteney Land Office Papers) 14-431-N
1824-1851 Broadsides 14-431-O
1859 C.A. Canfield's Resurvey of Contractors for Land in Townships No. 3 & 6 in the 3rd Range (Thurston & Prattsburg), Township No. 6 in the 4th Range (Prattsburg and Cohocton) and Townships No. 4 & 5 in the 6th Range (Dansville & Hornellsville) 14-431-P
1818 Documents relating to Lawsuit of Robert Troup vs. Samuel S. Haight 14-431-Q
1818 Documents relating to Lawsuit of Robert Troup vs. Samuel S. Haight, 2nd Folder (Troup vs. Haight Testimony in Case) 14-431-R
1853 January Field Book for Pulteney Estate in Township No. 5 in the 7th Range (Burns) 14-431-S
1854 Field Book for Township No. 3 in the 7th Range (Alfred) 14-431-T
1853 Field Book for Township No. 4 in the 7th Range (Town of Almond) 14-431-U
1854 Field Book for Township No. 2 in the 5th Range (Jasper) 14-431-V
1855 Field Book for Township No. 1 in the 4th Range (Woodhull) and Township No. 2 in the 4th Range (Cameron & Woodhull) 14-431-W
1850-1857 John H. Brown's Evaluations of Lands in Steuben & Allegany Counties 14-431-X
1852 Field Book for Township No. 2 in the 7th Range (Andover) 14-431-Y
1788-1809 Osgood Collection - Charles Williamson-Pulteney Estate Papers 15-475
1792-1801 Charles Williamson Day Book & Journal 16-476-A
1811-1890 Osgood Collection - Pulteney & Hornby Estates Papers 16-476-B
1792-1801 Charles Williamson Ledger 16-476-C
1800-1810 Pulteney Estate Ledger 16-476-D