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New York State Department of State Bureau of Miscellaneous Records Name Index to Executive Pardons, Respites, Commutations, Restorations of Citizenship and Certificates of Good Conduct


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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 serves as a name index to executive pardons, respites, commutations, restorations of citizenship, and certificates of good conduct in series 13253. It likely indexes other record series created by the Department of State that document executive clemency actions, as well. Information includes name, type of clemency granted, date clemency granted, and file number. Crime, date of conviction and county where convicted are sometimes included.
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Name index to executive pardons, respites, commutations, restorations of citizenship and certificates of good conduct
Quantity:

4 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:
1799-1987
Series Number:
B1201

Scope and Content Note

This series serves as a name index to the executive pardons, respites, commutations, restorations of citizenship, and certificates of good conduct found in series 13253. It likely indexes other record series created by the Department of State that document executive clemency actions, as well (see Related Material note). Each index entry provides the following information: name, type of clemency granted, date clemency granted, file number, crime (not always completed), date of conviction (not always completed), and county where convicted (not always completed).

Related Material

The following series, generated by the Dept. of State, contain related materials pertaining to executive clemency: 13253, Executive pardons, respites, commutations, restorations of citizenship, and certificates

B0042, Executive pardons

B0046, Executive restorations of citizenship rights

B0048, Respites and commutations

and B0049, Executive orders for commutations, pardons, restorations, and respites.

Custodial History

In 1998, to maintain original order, the small amount of cards originally accessioned and filed separately as B1201-93 were refiled with the bulk of the series.

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

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