New York State Education Department Division of Archives and History File Relating to the Purchase of Photostatic Copies of New…

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Overview of the Records

Repository
New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
This series contains notes, memorandums, and correspondence of the state historian regarding this purchase. Included are lists of colonial council minutes that survived the 1911 State Capitol fire, lists of similar minutes on file in the British Public Record Office (PRO), and list of photostats proposed to be ordered from the PRO. Also included are memorandums proposing the acquisition of photostats and a letter concerning French archival sources relating to New York State.
Title
File relating to the purchase of photostatic copies of New York Colonial Council Minutes from the British Public Record Office
Quantity
0.1 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
13914
Creator
Scope and Content Note

This series contains notes, memoranda, and correspondence of the state historian regarding this purchase. Included are lists of colonial council minutes that survived the 1911 State Capitol fire, lists of similar minutes on file in the British Public Record Office (PRO), and list of photostats proposed to be ordered from the PRO. Also included are memoranda proposing the acquisition of photostats and a letter concerning French archival sources relating to New York State. Photostats of Council minutes for 1686-1726 eventually were obtained by the state historian.

Series A1455, Photostats of Colonial Council Minutes, contains the actual records purchased.

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