New York State Department of State Commissions by the Governor for Notaries Public, Recess Appointments
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- This series consists of commissions for notaries public appointed by the governor during legislative recesses. Information includes appointee name, residence by town, commission date, expiration date of term in office, county of appointment, and the names of the acting governor, deputy secretary of state and governor's secretary. Some volumes contain copies of the commissions with typed lists of all the appointments made on any particular day, arranged in alphabetical order by county.
Title
- Commissions by the Governor for notaries public, recess appointments
Quantity
- 10.5 cubic feet; 20 volumes
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- B0013
Creator
Arrangement
Chronological.
Scope and Content Note
This series consists of twenty bound volumes of copies of commissions for notaries public appointed by the governor during legislative recesses. The commissions provide the name(s) of the appointee(s), residence by town, date of commission, expiration date of term in office, for what county the notary public was appointed, and the names of the acting governor, deputy secretary of state and governor's secretary. Some of the later volumes in the series contain copies of the commissions with typed lists of all the appointments made on any particular day, arranged in alphabetical order by county.
Other Finding Aids
Volume list.
Access Restrictions
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