New York State Comptroller's Office Outgoing Correspondence Replying to Inquiries About Records of Soldiers of the…
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- This series contains letterpress copies of replies sent by the comptroller's office in response to inquiries regarding Revolutionary War soldiers. The letters provide information derived from records that were ultimately transferred to the State Archives.
Title
- Outgoing correspondence replying to inquiries about records of soldiers of the Revolutionary War
Quantity
- 0.6 cubic feet; 3 volume(s)
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- A1363
Creator
Arrangement
This series is arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
This series contains letterpress copies of replies sent by the comptroller's office in response to inquiries regarding Revolutionary War soldiers. The letters provide information derived from records that were ultimately transferred to the State Archives. Some of the comptroller's records used to derive information regarding military service were subsequently damaged or destroyed in the New York State Capitol fire of 1911. Therefore, in certain cases these letters provide military service data, the original source of which no longer exists.
Related Material
A0200Series A0200, Revolutionary War Accounts and Claims and
A0870Series A0870, Copies of Accounts Audited by the Auditor General for Bills Presented to the State, contain original documents used as sources of military service data provided by the comptroller's office in these replies.
Other Finding Aids
Name indexes, volume lists, regimental lists, and some samples of records from the original, complete record series can be found in Roberts, James A. and Frederic G. Mather, eds.
The index to series A1363contains 3322 entries. Each entry includes the grantee's name and provides a pointer to the location within the record series.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this series.