Steuben County (N.Y.) County Clerk Pulteney Land Office Records and Selected Historical Records of Steuben County

The Pulteney Estate consisted principally of a 1,250,000 acre tract purchased by Charles Williamson from Robert Morris in 1791. The purchase money was provided by Sir William Pulteney, William Hornby, and Patrick Colquhoun, all of Great Britain. Williamson conveyed legal title to them in 1800-1801.

Records on this microfilm relate mostly to surveys, sales, and conveyances of lands in western New York owned by the Pulteney family of Great Britain. Sir William Pulteney (with others) purchased the unsold lands of the (Oliver) Phelps and (Nathaniel) Gorham syndicate in 1792. Records consist of letter books, deed books, surveys, maps and other documents relating to the Pulteney Estate in western New York. The microfilm also includes copies of a few non-Pulteney records in the Steuben County Clerk's Office and from other sources.

Microfilm is available at the New York State Archives through interlibrary loan.

Microfilm: 16 reels; 35 mm.

Phelps-Gorham business records are in the New York State Library, Manuscripts and Special Collections (SC10440).

Guide to microfilm is available.

The microfilm was produced by the Corning Museum of Glass for the Steuben County Historical Society with partial funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Positive copies of the film are available for interlibrary loan from the Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY 14830.

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