New York State Secretary of State Military Patents
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- This series consists of records of land grants by letters patent for military service. Grants were made to individuals holding land bounty rights originally issued to commissioned officers and private soldiers who served in New York Continental regiments during the Revolutionary War. Series also includes records of land grants to demobilize British officers and private soldiers who had served in America during the Seven Years' War.
Title
- Military patents
Quantity
- 4 cubic feet; 8 volume(s); 5 35mm microfilm roll(s)
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- A0447
Creator
Other Finding Aids
The index to series A0447 contains 2170 entries. Each entry includes the grantee's name and provides a pointer to the location within the record series.
Access Terms
Geographic Name(s)
- New York (Colony)--Politics and government
- New York (State)--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- New York (State)
- New York (Colony)