New York State Comptroller's Office Legal Documentation Relating to Land from County Clerks
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- The bulk of this series consists of documents from county clerks' offices that note various mortgages, land records, and U.S. Deposit Funds. Most of these documents have official seals and are stamped as "received by the New York State Comptroller's Office."
Title
- Legal documentation relating to land from County Clerks
Quantity
- 0.3 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- B1187
Creator
Arrangement
Arranged by county.
Scope and Content Note
This series contains documents from county clerks' offices that note various mortgages, land records, and U.S. Deposit Funds. Most of these documents have official seals and are stamped as "received by the New York State Comptroller's Office." The information in this series pertains to the following counties: Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chenango, Dutchess, Erie, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Monroe, Montgomery, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orleans, Oswego, Queens, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Steuben, Suffolk, Sullivan, Tioga, Warren, Ulster, and Westchester. Also included in this series is a letter with nominations for appointments to the positions of coroner, judges of the Court of Common Pleas, and Justices of the Peace in Franklin County (1818), and an account of Myron Holly, Clerk of Ontario County (1815).
Custodial History
These records were transferred by the Banking Department to the New York State Library in 1940, and then later to the New York State Archives. It is likely these records originated in the Comptroller's Office, which handled functions that were assumed later by the Banking Department when it was created in 1851.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.