New York State Office of General Services Bureau of Land Management Grantee Index to State Patents

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    Overview of the Records

    Repository
    New York State Archives
    222 Madison Avenue
    Albany, NY 12230
    Summary
    This series contains a name index of people who were granted land by the state government of New York after the American Revolution.
    Title
    Grantee index to state patents
    Quantity
    0.2 cubic feet; 12 35mm microfilm roll(s)
    Inclusive Dates
    Series Number
    A4685
    Creator
    Arrangement

    Alphabetical by name of grantee.

    Scope and Content Note

    This series consists of a microfilm copy of a card index of the names of people who were granted land (grantees) by the state government of New York after the American Revolution. The series indexes patents granted by the state of New York in Record Series 12943, Letters Patent.

    The index cards include the names of grantees; date of the letters patent; book and page number of the letters patent; and location. The cards usually have a short description of the land that can include names of adjoining landowners; street names; outbuildings; acreage; bodies of water; lot numbers; tract names; current location of land; and other similar descriptive information.

    Alternate Formats Available

    12 microfilm reels : positive; 35 mm. Microfilmed at the Office of General Services in 1973 by the Genealogical Society of Utah, microfilm reels 945386-945397 (through Whelp; cards for Whelp-Z were not microfilmed). Cataloged by the GSU as part of a collection called "Patents of the State of New York, 1649-1912." GSU microfilm has been digitized by FamilySearch. Images can be viewed online at FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries (including the New York State Archives and the New York State Library).

    Series 12943, Letters Patent, is partially indexed by this series.

    Other Finding Aids

    Reel list.

    Administrative Information

    Location of Originals

    Originals held by the Office of General Services, Bureau of Land Management.

    Custodial History

    This accession resulted from work by Archives staff in October 1999 to integrate or accession estrayed or unidentified records.

    Access Restrictions

    Microfilm is not available for duplication or interlibrary loan.

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