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Washington County (N.Y.) County, Town, and Village 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

Creator:
Title:
Washington County county, town, and village records
Quantity:

1.6 cubic feet

75 microfilm rolls

Inclusive Dates:
1781-1995
Series Number:
A4636

Arrangement

Arranged by type of record and therein chronologically.

Scope and Content Note

Microfilmed records from the Washington County Clerk's Office include County Court civil pleadings (1782-1882); Court of Oyer and Terminer and Court of General Sessions indictments (1782-1910) and convictions (1797-1893); and insolvency papers (1813-1867).

Other microfilmed records include Town Clerk's record and minute books for the towns of Argyle (1827-1994), Cambridge (1816-1995), and Greenwich (1803-1899);

tax assessment rolls for the towns of Jackson (1837-1905) and Salem (1781-1812); Board of Trustees' meeting minutes for the Village of Greenwich (1993-1995);

and other records for the towns of Cambridge, Dresden, Jackson, Kingsbury, and Salem and the villages of Cambridge and Greenwich. Examples include road surveys, reports on stray animals, enumerations of inhabitants, burial permits, lists of military exemptions, election records, appointments and resignations, chattel mortgages, and tavern license applications.

Alternate Formats Available

Microfilm is available for use at the New York State Archives or through inter-library loan.

Microfilm 75 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 awarded and administered by Government Records Services of the State Archives and Records Administration for the 1994-1995 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Use copies of rolls containing restricted records are not maintained by the Archives, and are withdrawn from public use at time of accessioning.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: A4636-98
1827 April 3-1962 October 3 Town of Argyle-Town Board Minutes 1
1962 October 6-1994 July 13 Town of Argyle-Town Board Minutes 2
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Dates Contents Folder Roll
1816-1994 Town of Cambridge Board Minutes and Budgets 1 3
1987-1994 Town of Cambridge Planning Board Minutes 2 3
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Dates Contents Folder Roll
1993 July 12-1995 July 10 Village of Greenwich Village Board Minutes 1 4
1982-1995 Village of Greenwich Laws and Ordinances 2 4
1813-1818 Washington County Insolvents 5
1818-1820 Washington County Insolvents 6
1820-1824 Washington County Insolvents 7
1824-1826 Washington County Insolvents 8
1826-1829 Washington County Insolvents 9
1829-1830 Washington County Insolvents 10
1830-1847 Washington County Insolvents 11
1847-1857 Washington County Insolvents 12
1857-1867 Washington County Insolvents 13
1818, 1825, 1827 Washington County Insolvents 14
1859-1867 Town of Salem Register of Electors 15
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Dates Contents Folder Roll
1868-1957 Town of Salem Register of Electors 1 16
1839-1892 Town of Salem Poll List of Electors 2 16
1867-1872 Town of Salem Poll List of Annual Town Meetings 3 16
1877-1878 Town of Salem Election Canvass Books 4 16
1851-1864 Town of Salem Enrollment of Persons Liable to Military Duty 5 16
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Dates Contents Folder Roll
1805-1825 Town of Salem Road Districts 1 17
1863-1929 Town of Salem Overseers of the Poor 2 17
1875-1958 Town of Dresden School District 8 Minutes 18
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Dates Contents Folder Roll
1781-1812 Town of Salem Assessment Rolls 1 19
1836-1908 Town of Salem School Tax Poll Lists 2 19
1904-1917 Town of Salem School Attendance Register 3 19
1992 October 14-1993 December 19 Town of Salem Town Board Minutes 4 19
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Dates Contents Folder Roll
1826-1834 Town of Jackson Commissioners of Highway Reports 1 20
undated Town of Jackson Blueprint of a Bridge 2 20
1827-1907 Town of Jackson Official Oaths of Office 3 20
1850-1876 Town of Jackson Chattel Mortgages 4 20
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Dates Contents Folder Roll
1839-1846 Town of Jackson Report of Stray Animals 1 21
1827-1852 Town of Jackson Tavern License Applications 2 21
1827-1910 Town of Jackson Election Records 3 21
1812-1887 Town of Jackson School District Records 4 21
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Dates Contents Folder Roll
1888-1941 Town of Jackson School District Records 1 22
1834-1904 Town of Jackson Supervisors' Reports 2 22
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Dates Contents Folder Roll
1904 Town of Jackson Supervisors' Reports 1 23
1827-1908 Town of Jackson Official Bonds 2 23
1837-1905 Town of Jackson Tax Lists and Records 3 23
1851-1862 Town of Jackson Military Exemptions 4 23
1922 Town of Jackson Historian's Military Records 5 23
1874-1906 Town of Jackson Appointments and Resignations 6 23
1898-1907 Town of Jackson Undertakings 7 23
1887-1895 Town of Jackson Board of Health Reports 8 23
1873-1898 Town of Jackson Fence Viewers' Reports 9 23
1885-1904 Town of Jackson Overseers of the Poor Reports 10 23
1897 March 25-1898 January 11 Town of Jackson Burial Permits 11 23
1803-1899 Town of Greenwich Minutes and Elections 24
undated Town of Greenwich Town Survey of Roads 25
1782-1805 Washington County Indictments 26
1805-1815 Washington County Indictments 27
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Dates Contents Folder Roll
1952-1995 Village of Cambridge Annual Budgets 1 28
1939-1994 Village of Cambridge Village Laws and Ordinances 2 28
1898-1906 Enumeration of Inhabitants 29
1816-1826 Washington County Indictments 30
1827-1854 Washington County Indictments 31
1854-1865 Washington County Indictments 32
1866-1877 Washington County Indictments 33
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Dates Contents Folder Roll
undated Washington County Indictments 1 34
1797-1829 Oyer and Terminer 2 34
1829-1843 Oyer and Terminer 35
1844-1893 Oyer and Terminer 36
1782-1787 Washington County Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions 37
1788-1795 Washington County Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions 38
1795-1797 Washington County Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions 39
1797-1799 Washington County Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions 40
1799-1801 Washington County Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions 41
1802-1803 Washington County Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions 42
1803-1805 Washington County Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions 43
1805-1806 Washington County Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions 44
1806-1807 Washington County Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions 45
1807 Washington County Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions 46
1808 Washington County Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions 47
1808-1809 Washington County Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions 48
1809-1810 Washington County Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions 49
1810-1811 Washington County Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions 50
1811-1812 Washington County Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions 51
1812-1813 Washington County Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions 52
1813-1814 Washington County Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions 53
1814-1815 Washington County Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions 54
1815 Washington County Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions 55
1815-1816 Washington County Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions 56
1816 Washington County Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions 57
1816 Washington County Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions 58
1816-1817 Washington County Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions 59
1817 Washington County Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions 60
1817 Washington County Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions 61
1817-1818 Washington County Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions 62
1818 Washington County Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions 63
1818-1819 Washington County Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions 64
1819 Washington County Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions 65
1819-1820 Washington County Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions 66
1820-1821 Washington County Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions 67
1821-1822 Washington County Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions 68
1822-1823 Washington County Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions 69
1823-1824 Washington County Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions 70
1824-1825 Washington County Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions 71
1825-1826 Washington County Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions 72
1826-1827 Washington County Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions 73
1827-1828 Washington County Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions 74
1828-1829 Washington County Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions 75