Records documenting claims and titles to Onondaga County lands
Series Number
A0140
Summary
Series contains minutes, land lists of claimants and patentees compiled by the commissioners as they investigated and settled land claims and disputes regarding land in the Military Tract in Onondaga County. Minutes provide commissioners present at meeting, location of disputed land, claimants and witnesses names, evidence presented and decision on award of land. Lists of claimant and patentees include town; name; military rank, positon and sometimes regiment; and acreage.
Creator
New York (State). Commissioners for Settling the Titles to Land in the County of Onondaga