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Displaying 548 Finding Aids
Title
- Register of land bounty rights
Series Number
- A0808
Summary
- This fragmentary volume contains information on the assignment of land bounty rights to militia "classes." It lists class, soldier's name, muster master, and regiment. It is in fragile condition due to burn damage.
Creator
- New York (State). Auditor General
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Certified search of land in Township 41 of Totten and Crossfield's Patent
Series Number
- A0820
Summary
- This series consists of documents from a certified search of all tax sales, conveyances, redemptions and cancellations. The volume contains an abstract of title of William Seward Webb and the Ne-ha-sa-ne Park Association to township 41 and part of township 40 in Totten and Crossfield's purchase, and part of township 8, Moose River Tract, Hamilton County, and related deeds and other instruments dating back to 1837. The parcels were conveyed to New York State for the Adirondack Forest Preserve.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Minutes of meetings of the Commissioners for Building a State Prison in the First or Second Senate District
Series Number
- A1294
Summary
- This record series consists of the proceedings of the Commissioners, and the report of the Commissioners to the Legislature. Included are minutes and proceedings of Commissioners George Tibbits, Stephen Allen and Samuel M. Hopkins.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Printed material, correspondence and photographs from the Canal Investigating Commission
Series Number
- A0834
Summary
- This series consists of instructions, specifications, profiles, cost estimates and accounts, correspondence, photographs, and other documents relating to proposed improvements to the Erie, Champlain, and Oswego Canals. The Canal Investigating Commission investigated work already done on enlarging and improving the aforementioned canals; examined contracts for the work and whether or not they were properly made; and determined whether the amount of money already expended on the work was properly expended and if additional money was needed to finish the work.
Creator
- New York (State). Canal Investigating Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Schedule of bids for improvement bonds for canals, highways, and parks
Series Number
- A1054
Summary
- This series of schedules of bids from the State Comptroller's Office contains the name of the bond issue and date, authorizing laws, bid number, name and address of bidders, amount of bid, deposit with bid, date the deposit was returned, and to whom the deposit was returned. The bids were removed from an account book.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Drafts of laws on assessment and collection of taxes
Series Number
- A1040
Summary
- This series contains rough drafts of laws on assessment and collection of taxes presumably made for the Revised Statutes published in 1829.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Appointment of harbor master of Port of New York
Series Number
- B1183
Summary
- This series contains nominations for the position of Harbor Master of the Port of New York. The Harbor Master was responsible for regulating and stationing all ships and vessels in the stream of the East and North rivers within the limits of the city of New York. The letters are addressed to the Governor and the Council of Appointment of the State of New York.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Vouchers for expenditures on enlargement of the Erie Canal
Series Number
- A3131
Summary
- These vouchers were submitted to a canal commissioner and accompanied by a receipt for money paid by him. Vouchers specify monies paid for appraising property; moving buildings; advertising for proposal; excavating earth; and constructing or altering locks, waste weirs, dams, and other canal structures.
Creator
- New York (State). Canal Commissioners
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Accounts of state printer
Series Number
- A1068
Summary
- These are accounts of work done by the state printer for the Legislature. The printer was appointed by the Legislature and was paid by the State Treasurer on warrant of the Comptroller. The law appointed two printers to print all laws presently in force and all which would be passed by the present session. The accounts give the printer's name; for whom printing was done; dates work done; cost of work; printer's certification of accuracy of account; and notary's certification.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Payroll for workers employed in building State Hall
Series Number
- A1295
Summary
- This series contains volumes listing job category (carpenter, laborer, stone cutter, etc.); names of individuals performing job; number of days worked for a specific period; and wages per day and amount paid to workers building the new State Hall.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Summary of appropriations requested by state government agencies
Series Number
- A0835
Summary
- These records consist of standardized forms submitted by state agencies to the Comptroller's Office related to: salaries and services; general expenses; maintenance; permanent outlays; miscellaneous purposes; portions of appropriations now in force estimated to lapse; and portions of appropriations now in force estimated to be unexpended. They detail items for expenditure, amount and remarks. The salary schedule contains employee names, position, types of duties, Civil Service grade and date of entry into State service.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Office of Mental Health Bureau of Management Services formal communications records
Series Number
- B2529
Summary
- This series consists of communication records in the form of reports, policies and procedures, and guidelines for staff of the Office of Mental Health. These documents provide guidance on operating facilities, coordinating health care, maintaining accounts, and various reporting requirements.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Mental Health
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Index to minutes
Series Number
- B0316
Summary
- This volume indexes both the Engrossed minutes of series A1077 and the Rough Minutes of series A1076. Each entry gives the name, subject, date and nature of action.
Creator
- New York (State). Commissioners of the Canal Fund
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Inventories of canal property
Series Number
- A1134
Summary
- Inventories of moveable property were submitted annually to the Comptroller (later, the Canal Auditor) by the superintendents of repairs, toll collectors, and weigh masters. The superintendents' inventories list materials, tools, and machinery on hand and include value, condition, and whether bought in previous year. Toll keepers and weigh master inventories list office furniture, books of canal laws and regulations, other books and circulars, and letters of instruction kept in the office.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of the Auditor of the Canal Department
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Payment ledger
Series Number
- B1949
Summary
- This series consists of a ledger documenting expenditures authorized by various appropriation acts of the legislature. The ledger records acts appropriating funds and lists payments made to entities such as state agencies, offices and positions.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Vouchers and bills submitted by the Andersonville Monument Dedication Commission
Series Number
- A1460
Summary
- This series contains receipted vouchers and accompanying bills and invoices for commission expenses and for dedication of the monument. The monument was for New York soldiers who perished at Andersonville prison.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Ledger of state funds
Series Number
- A1306
Summary
- This series from the Comptroller's Office consists of accounts of various state funds: the General Fund (including State Debt); Common School Fund; Literature Fund; various canal funds; Mariners' Fund; and Banking Fund (including accounts of funds in individual banks). On debit side are entries for bonds issued, on credit side for bonds cancelled. The account of the Common School Fund has columns for bonds for lands, for loans of capital, and for sales of public stock and bank stock.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Warrant and check register for various accounts
Series Number
- A1312
Summary
- This series consists of a register giving the date of check, number of warrant, account name, number of check, and bank on which it was drawn (Commercial Bank, Manhattan Company, or "Country and other" banks).
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Boat inspectors' weekly reports
Series Number
- A1138
Summary
- This series from the Office of the Auditor of the Canal Department consists weekly reports listing date of inspection; clearance number; where issued; name of boat; hailing place; name of master; destination; draft of boat (in feet of water); nature of cargo; "character of inspection" (measurement used); and notes of any errors or omissions. The report also includes date; name of inspector; and place of inspection. Series is apparently fragmentary.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of the Auditor of the Canal Department
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Audited accounts of Onondaga Commissioners
Series Number
- A0964
Summary
- Audited accounts for services by Onondaga Commissioners and for advertising their meetings and publishing the joint resolution of the Senate and the Assembly regarding titles to land in the Counties of Onondaga and Cayuga.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.