Washington County (N.Y.) County, Town, and Village Records

Arranged by type of record and therein chronologically.

Microfilmed records from the Washington County Clerk's Office include County Court civil pleadings (1782-1882); Court of Oyer and Terminer and Court of General Sessions indictments (1782-1910) and convictions (1797-1893); and insolvency papers (1813-1867).

Other microfilmed records include Town Clerk's record and minute books for the towns of Argyle (1827-1994), Cambridge (1816-1995), and Greenwich (1803-1899);

tax assessment rolls for the towns of Jackson (1837-1905) and Salem (1781-1812); Board of Trustees' meeting minutes for the Village of Greenwich (1993-1995);

and other records for the towns of Cambridge, Dresden, Jackson, Kingsbury, and Salem and the villages of Cambridge and Greenwich. Examples include road surveys, reports on stray animals, enumerations of inhabitants, burial permits, lists of military exemptions, election records, appointments and resignations, chattel mortgages, and tavern license applications.

Microfilm is available for use at the New York State Archives or through inter-library loan.

Microfilm 75 rolls; 35 mm. Local Government Records Management Improvement Fund Grant Project Microfilm.

This microfilm was produced by a grant awarded and administered by Government Records Services of the State Archives and Records Administration for the 1994-1995 grant cycle.

Use copies of rolls containing restricted records are not maintained by the Archives, and are withdrawn from public use at time of accessioning. Security copies of such rolls that may be held at the State Records Center are subject to restrictions under law.

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