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Displaying 28 Finding Aids
Title
- Register of Canal Fund land sold by the Surveyor General
Series Number
- A0903
Summary
- These land sales records were made by the Surveyor General in compliance with resolutions of the Commissioners of the Land Office. The entries provide date of sale; description of the land; price; name of purchaser; and certification by the Surveyor General of the sale of the land.
Creator
- New York (State). Commissioners of the Land Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Lists of sales of and accounts of payments for confiscated lands
Series Number
- A4032
Summary
- These volumes contain a record of sales of land confiscated from loyalists in the Eastern and Western districts. Included are date of sale; name of purchaser; forfeiter (Eastern Division only); price; lot number and location; acreage (Eastern District only); and date of deed (Western District only). The series also includes accounts for Western District lands, which list purchaser's and forfeiter's names; lands purchased; date and amount of sale; and amounts and means of payments made by the purchaser.
Creator
- New York (State). Commissioners of Forfeitures
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Expenditures made for improvement and repair of the Middle Division of the Erie Canal
Series Number
- B0716
Summary
- This series consists of records of expenditures made for improvement and repairs of the Middle Division of the Erie Canal.
Creator
- New York (State). Canal Commissioners
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Accounts, notes on damages, and survey computations for enlargement of the Erie Canal
Series Number
- B0724
Summary
- This series consists of records related to the enlargement of the Erie Canal and includes summaries of valve gates and fixtures; notes related to land damage; certified accounts settled; and computations for several sections of the Erie Canal.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Engineers' field books pertaining to the construction of the State's canal system
Series Number
- B0730
Summary
- This series consists mainly of field books compiled in the field while surveying, constructing, or maintaining the State's canal system. Topics addressed include land ownership and property valuations; property monuments; topography; proposed layouts; bridge inspections; highway locations; daily progress; property deeds; and town and state boundary line surveys. In addition to notes and measurements, many of the field books contain inventories; reports and observations; sketches of various areas and building measurements; property valuations; and deed descriptions.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Register of expenditures for Surveyor General and State Engineer and Surveyor's Offices
Series Number
- B0261
Summary
- This series consists of expenditures of Surveyor General and State Engineer and Surveyor's Offices kept for the state's internal auditing needs. Expenses include newspaper advertisements of public land sales, printing and binding for other than advertising, surveying and appraising of land; employment of clerks and amount of certificate of payment and postage.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Land appraisal, survey, and transaction records
Series Number
- A0244
Summary
- This series compiled by the State Engineer and Surveyor documents the appraisal, surveying, purchase, and sale of lands within the state. Records include land tract sales, land appraisals, surveys and descriptions of tracts, reports (such as land boundaries and state canals); correspondence (including about oyster lands), field notes and maps, leases and court records. Many records deal with boundary lines between New York State and the neighboring states and between various towns within the state.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Survey maps relating to the "1854 Survey" in the Western Division
Series Number
- B1212
Summary
- These maps were created to show changes to the narrow and crooked parts of the Erie, Oswego, and Cayuga and Seneca Canals in order to admit larger boats. They typically depict property boundaries and names of property owners; character or cultivation of the land; bodies of water; roads and streets; railroads; prominent buildings and private dwellings, often showing owners' names; and boundaries of state-owned land.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- Restricted due to fragile condition: use only with assistance of State Archives staff.
Title
- Geographical registers of comptroller's tax deeds
Series Number
- A1071
Summary
- These registers from the Comptroller's Office provides geographic access to conveyances of non-resident lands sold for unpaid taxes. Information includes town name or ward number; lot number; tax year; description of parcel conveyed; acreage; payment date; payor; tax paid; total taxes; interest due; cost of sale; sale price; portion of parcel sold; acres sold; purchaser; date of redemption or conveyance; redeemer or grantee and redemption amount. There were no tax sales for non-Forest Preserve counties after 1893.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Journal of surveyor general's accounts
Series Number
- A1463
Summary
- This series contains accounts of the State of New York with Simeon De Witt, Surveyor General. Debits are on the left hand folio and credits on the right. Most of the expenses recorded are for surveys of tracts of unappropriated lands and for newspaper advertisements of land sales.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Holland Land Company deed books
Series Number
- B0280
Summary
- The Holland Land Company was an association of Dutch banks and other investors speculating in American land during the late 1700s. This series consists of records of deeds held by persons who purchased land from the Company. Information includes deed number; to whom land deeded; date of deed; diagram of land deeded; boundary measurements; and acreage. Most volumes contain an alphabetical name index; these also give deed number, township, range, lot, and acreage.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Survey maps and plans for projected canal alterations
Series Number
- A0800
Summary
- The maps in this series appear to have been created by the Office of Surveyor General in compliance with legislation of 1827 requiring a complete map and field notes. Most of the maps depict specific sections of the Erie Canal and show locks; bridges; railroad bridges across canals; locations of canal alterations and improvements; aqueducts; and reservoirs and feeders. The series also includes maps relating to the Chemung, Chenango, Sodus, Oneida Lake, Champlain, and Cayuga and Seneca canals.
Creator
- New York (State). Canal Commissioners
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- State Engineer and Surveyor land survey maps
Series Number
- 12405
Summary
- This series consists primarily of Lake George survey maps assessing water levels and gauge readings. Also included are three other maps pertaining to land boundaries and ownership that were also filed in the Office of the State Engineer and Surveyor: lots in Macomb's Purchase and Arthursborough Patent, as well as a road patent in Hoffman Township.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Description of lands appropriated for Genesee Valley Canal
Series Number
- B0664
Summary
- This volume contains transcriptions of a few land transactions and proceedings dealing with lands appropriated to the Western Division for the Genesee Valley Canal. A table of contents to the volume is located on the first page. Types of entries include releases of lands, awards for damages, and indentures.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Applications for land grants
Series Number
- A0272
Summary
- The series consists of applications for grants of unappropriated land by letters patent from New York Colony and State. Along with the applications are related reports, surveys, maps, warrants for surveying lands and drafting of letters patent, objections to title, and letters.
Creator
- New York (State). Secretary of State
Access Restrictions
- A0272-19: Map is fragile and should be handled under the supervision of an archivist.
Title
- Records of surveys and maps of state lands
Series Number
- A4016
Summary
- This series contains the miscellaneous filed papers of the New York State Surveyor General and the State Engineer and Surveyor. The series documents the role of the Surveyor General and State Engineer and Surveyor in establishing the boundaries of public and private lands, and in planning the development of the State's transportation system. A number of volumes contain documents relating to the sale of Loyalist lands by the Commissioners of Forfeitures during and after the Revolutionary War.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this series.
Title
- Surveyor General's reports on petitions to the State Legislature
Series Number
- A1820
Summary
- These reports concern value of land; land claims and title disputes; errors in previous surveys; requests for unappropriated state land; surveys and sales of state land; grants of land to persons in the problematic military tracts; and requests for title to unappropriated lands settled and improved. Also included are survey maps; minutes and resolutions of the Commissioners of the Land Office; reports from the surveyor general; and affidavits supporting petitions.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly
Access Restrictions
- Access to original records is restricted due to burn damage sustained in the 1911 New York State Capitol building fire.
Title
- Maps of pierhead and bulkhead lines in state waterways
Series Number
- A4033
Summary
- This series consists of maps, mostly of the Hudson River and New York Harbor and connecting rivers and bays, drawn by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to ensure the waterways remain navigable. Maps show: pier headlines; bulkhead lines; location of platforms, retaining walls, streets, bridges, buildings, and docks; and depth of the water at various points. Also included are maps showing state waterways, including a 1786 map of the New York-Pennsylvania border.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Miscellaneous field notes relating to Holland Land Company holdings and adjoining tracts
Series Number
- B0254
Summary
- The volumes in this series contain field notes of land belonging to the Holland Land Company and the Ogden Land Company, as well as field notes pertaining to the Connecticut Tract and Andrew Craigie's holdings. Most of the land surveyed is in Genesee, Erie, and Orleans counties.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Certified final accounts for canal construction projects
Series Number
- B0347
Summary
- This series contains certified final accounts for the construction and repair of various canals in the Western Division of New York State's canal system. Also included are signed affidavits attesting to the work completed.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.