This series contains geographical indexes to lands conveyed by the State of New York by letters patent. Information includes: lot number; acreage; name of patentee; date of patent; and volume and page number reference to the patent in series 12943, Letters Patent.
Creator
New York (State). Board of Appraisers
Access Restrictions
A3121-15: Microfilm is not available for duplication or interlibrary loan.
Secretary of State lists of land sold for arrears of quit rents
Series Number
A0481
Summary
This volume lists lands (patents) sold for arrears of quit rents in sales of 1815 and 1822. It was apparently submitted to the secretary of state by the comptroller, who was authorized to conduct tax sales.
Creator
New York (State). Board of Appraisers
Access Restrictions
Microfilm is not available for duplication or inter-library loan.
This manuscript volume, once used by the Secretary of State and other state officials to access land records, was superseded for all practical purposes by Mix, David E.E. "Catalogue of Maps and Surveys in the Office of the Secretary of State, State Engineer and Surveyor, and Comptroller and the State Library" (Albany: 1859).
Creator
New York (State). Board of Appraisers
Access Restrictions
Microfilm is not available for duplication or inter-library loan.
Inventory of records and files in the Office of the Secretary of State
Series Number
A4683
Summary
This inventory was made under the direction of John Van Ness Yates, Secretary of State. Inventory lists records in custody of the Secretary of State, giving information about records arrangement, quantities, and date spans. The original title of the volume was "Annalium Thesaurus" ("Treasury of the Annals").
Creator
New York (State). Board of Appraisers
Access Restrictions
Microfilm is not available for duplication or inter-library loan.
The volume contains approximately 60 documents mostly related to deeds ceding land and/or jurisdiction of property to New York State or the federal government, largely for military and protective purposes.
Creator
New York (State). Board of Appraisers
Access Restrictions
Restricted due to fragile condition. Use under supervision of an archivist.