New York State Library Abstracts of Commissions, Attorneys' Licenses, Pardons, Reprieves, and Other Documents
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- This series consists of abstracts of colonial commissions, licenses, pardons, reprieves, and other documents compiled by Edmund B. O'Callaghan in the mid-1800s from the Secretary of State's books of commissions that were subsequently destroyed in the capitol fire of 1911. Volume also contains abstracts of commissions and other documents dated 1789. A name index is included at the end of the volume.
Title
- Abstracts of commissions, attorneys' licenses, pardons, reprieves and other documents
Quantity
- 0.2 cubic feet; 1 volume(s)
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Series Number
- B1631
Creator
Scope and Content Note
This volume contains typewritten abstracts of colonial commissions, licenses, pardons, reprieves, and other documents. It is a copy of a manuscript list or abstract compiled by Edmund B. O'Callaghan sometime in the mid-1800s. O'Callaghan made the original abstract from the Secretary of State's books of commissions that were destroyed in the capitol fire of 1911. It is possible that the typescript was produced by the New York State Library, which bound the volume, but neither the transcriber nor the date the typescript was prepared is known. Volume also contains abstracts of commissions and other documents dated 1789.
Related Material
A1854Series A1854, Record of Commissions, Dedimus Potestatem, Supersedeas, Pardons, and Other Executive Actions, contains surviving volumes of the books of commissions.
Other Finding Aids
A typewritten name index is at the end of the volume.
Administrative Information
Location of Originals
The original manuscript is presumably in O'Callaghan's papers, held by the New-York Historical Society.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.