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Red Hook (N.Y.) Town Records


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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:
Microfilm includes election records containing election results, election inspector returns, statement of canvass, and election result reports from the town, city, village, or district clerk, or from the county board of elections. Two volumes from the commissioner of highways, a predecessor to the office of superintendents of highways, contain highway alterations; Justice Court docket of small claims cases; school district boundaries; stray animal violations; and information pertaining to highway maintenance and town district oversight. Tax rolls used by the school district as record of payment for school taxes are listed by district number.
Creator:
Title:
Red Hook town records
Quantity:

0.1 cubic feet

6 microfilm rolls

Inclusive Dates:
1813-1956
Series Number:
A4630

Arrangement

Arranged by type of record.

Scope and Content Note

Microfilm includes records created by various departments of the Town of Red Hook. Election records (1813-1904) include election results, election inspector returns, statement of canvass, and election result reports from the town, city, village, or district clerk, or from the County Board of Elections.

Two volumes from the Commissioner of Highways (1849-1906), a predecessor to the Office of Superintendents of Highways, contain highway alterations (1867-1875); Justice Court docket of small claims cases (1849-1852); school district boundaries (1876-1878); and stray animal violations (1871-1884). Information pertaining to highway maintenance and town district oversight is also included.

Tax rolls (warrant copy) used by the school district as record of payment for school taxes are listed by district number (1932-1956).

Alternate Formats Available

Microfilm 6 rolls: 35 mm. Local Government Records Management Improvement Fund Grant Project Microfilm.

Location of Originals

Originals held by local government.

Custodial History

This microfilm was produced by a grant project awarded and adminstered by Government Records Services of SARA for the 1997-1998 grant cycle.

Use copies of rolls containing restricted records are not maintained by the Archives, and are withdrawn from public use at time of accessioning. Security copies of such rolls that may be held at the State Records Center are subject to restrictions under law.

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Detailed Description

Dates Contents Roll

Accretion: A4630-98
1813-1882 Election Records 1813 through 1882 Volume I 1
1984-1904 Election Records 1894 through 1904 Volume II 2
Commissioner of Highways 3
1932-1937 School Tax Rolls 1932 School District #3 through 1937 School District #7 4
1938-1940 School Tax Rolls 1938 School District #1 through 1940 Multiple School Districts Listed 5
1941-1956 School Tax Rolls 1941 School District #3 through 1956 School District #3 6