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New York State Adjutant General's Office Militia Enrollment Statistical Returns Filed by County Boards of Supervisors


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Overview of the Records

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New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
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Albany, NY 12230

Summary:
This series consists of printed forms submitted by the clerks of county boards of supervisors to the Adjutant General's Office detailing the number of men liable to perform military duty. County assessment rolls were used to produce the returns which contain the following information: name of town or number of ward; number of persons enrolled belonging to fire companies; number of persons liable to perform military duty not belonging to military or fire companies; total number enrolled; and remarks.
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Militia enrollment statistical returns filed by county boards of supervisors
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0.1 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:
1858
Series Number:
A4109

Arrangement

Alphabetic by name of county.

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of printed forms submitted by the clerks of county boards of supervisors to the Adjutant General's Office detailing the number of men liable to perform military duty. The returns were compiled pursuant to the State Militia Law of 1854. County assessment rolls were used to produce the returns which contain the following information: name of town or number of ward; number of persons enrolled belonging to fire companies; number of persons liable to perform military duty not belonging to military or fire companies; total number enrolled; and remarks. Each return is signed and dated by the clerk of the board.

Related Material

A4119 Enrollment Lists of the 14th District, New York State

A4155 Registers Recording Enrollment of Persons Liable to Military Duty (Buffalo 1st Ward and Tonawanda) and

A4156 Statistical Register Pertaining to the 1864 Enrollment of Men Liable to Duty in National Guard, all contain further military enrollment information.

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