Administrative correspondence files A4100

Administrative correspondence files

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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:

This series consists mainly of incoming correspondence directed or forwarded to the Inspector General's Office. The files are routine in nature and deal with such topics as the construction and repair of state armories, inspection of troops at depots and recruiting stations and review of various claims. These records are only a small part of this office's correspondence files; there are many gaps.

Creator:

New York (State). Inspector General's Office

Title:

Administrative correspondence files

Quantity:

0.5 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:

1859-1875

Bulk Dates:

(bulk 1859-1862)

Series Number:

A4100

Arrangement

Chronological by year, then alphabetical by first letter of last name.

Scope and Content Note

This series consists mainly of incoming correspondence directed or forwarded to the Inspector General's Office.

The files are routine in nature and deal with such topics as the construction and repair of state armories, inspection of troops at depots and recruiting stations and review of various claims. The files also contain a number of replies to a circular issued by the Inspector General's Office in 1867 requesting county clerks and newspaper editors to submit the names and addresses of all general officers appointed from a specific county during the Civil War. The correspondence dating from 1875 consists of acknowledgments for receipt of general and special orders issued by the Adjutant-General's Office. These records are only a small part of this office's correspondence files; there are many gaps. The location of the remaining files is unknown.

Related Material

Series A4133, Letter book, and A4103, Copies of Correspondence Forwarded from the Governor's Office, contain additional Inspector General's correspondence.