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Displaying 153 Finding Aids
Title
- Executive orders for commutations, pardons, restorations, and respites
Series Number
- B0049
Summary
- This series consists of executive orders for pardons, commutations, restorations of citizenship or respites. Each order includes the date, convict's name, crime, place where tried, sentence, place of incarceration, and the governor's signature. Commutations also include the commutation terms. Respites also contain date where tried, execution date, and dates of respite. There are no name indexes.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Maps accompanying the report of the Secretary of State of the enumeration of the inhabitants
Series Number
- B2307
Summary
- This series consists of maps created as an index to wards and election districts of the cities enumerated in the New York State census of 1915. The maps index series A0275, State population census schedules, 1915.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Respites and commutations
Series Number
- B0048
Summary
- This series consists of respites and commutations. The governor has the authority to grant pardons and respites. The respites concern stays of execution for individuals sentenced to death; commutations are reductions of sentences. Respites and commutations normally include the name of the convicted felon, crime, date, court, original sentence, commutation and place of incarceration.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- List of corporations filing annual reports
Series Number
- A1861
Summary
- This series lists corporations that filed annual reports with the office of the Secretary of State. Arranged alphabetically by county, the lists includes name of the court and the corporation that filed a report.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Records of original land grants and land under water
Series Number
- A0558
Summary
- This series consists of applications and petitions for grants of land under water, often including the right to erect a wharf or pier. The series is closed for use, as the records are unreadable in their current format. Series A0272, Applications for land grants, 1642-1803, contains earlier records that document the same function.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- Series is closed for use, as records are unreadable in current format.
Title
- Minutes of the Council of Appointment
Series Number
- A1845
Summary
- This series consists of minute books compiled by the Council of Appointment. The Council selected individuals to fill non-elective offices. The minute books record the date and place of each council meeting, the names of the members present, and appointments made by the council. Volumes contain civil and/or military appointments. Each volume has its own index arranged by county and then type of office.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Executive orders for commissions to public offices
Series Number
- A1851
Summary
- This series consists of thirty-five bound volumes and six folders of executive orders issuing commissions for a variety of non-elective offices. The orders are directed to the Secretary of State and ask that commissions be attested and sent to the individuals appointed by the governor.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Indian deed for lands in Schaghticoke
Series Number
- A3302
Summary
- This series consists of the deed is for lands in Schaghticoke, which was in Albany County in 1707, but is now in Rensselaer County, New York.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Whiteprint copies of maps of lands permanently appropriated by the state for canal purposes
Series Number
- B0252
Summary
- This series, known as the "blue line maps," depicts lands acquired for canal purposes up to and including the construction of the Barge Canal. The maps show inner angles of the towpaths on the old canal; state owned property prior to Barge Canal construction; property appropriated for Barge Canal projects; various structures, roads, streets, and other landmarks; and the names of owners of private property adjacent to the canal.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- Restricted: Some portfolios unusable because of physical condition. Use under supervision or with assistance of archivist due to poor condition.
Title
- Proposed New York State Constitution of 1915
Series Number
- A3301
Summary
- This series consists of the original manuscript volume, bound and on vellum, containing the proposed New York State Constitution of 1915.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Record of commissions by the Governor and the Senate
Series Number
- A1852
Summary
- The secretary of state's office was responsible for records in these commissions which appointed the secretary as the clerk to the Council of Appointment. This series consists of bound volumes of copies of commissions of office, the original of which was sent to the appointee. The volumes record commissions pertaining to a variety of offices.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Administrative files of the Council of Appointment
Series Number
- A1847
Summary
- These files contain petitions for appointments, proceedings of courts martial, military commissions, lists of appointed county officials, letters of recommendation, and a small quantity of financial records. The records are in fragile condition due to burn damage.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- Restricted due to severe burn damage.
Title
- Register of commissions sent to county clerks
Series Number
- A1853
Summary
- This series records what commissions have been transferred to the appropriate county clerk's office. Each entry records the date the commission was sent, how sent, commission type, number, and occasionally the last names of appointees. The volumes are arranged alphabetically by county.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Executive restorations of citizenship rights
Series Number
- B0046
Summary
- This series consists of printed copies of restorations to citizenship issued by the governor to convicted felons. Information includes the court where the felon was convicted, the date, felon's name, crime, sentence, place and date of incarceration, and the names of the governor, secretary of state and/or deputy secretary of state.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Copies of official British colonial records
Series Number
- A3300
Summary
- This series consists of the sole surviving elements of what were known as the "Holland, London and Paris Documents." These were manuscript copies of official papers procured in 1841-1844 from the archives of Holland, England, and France by John Romeyn Brodhead as agent of the state. Use is restricted due to severe burn damage. Published version is first-use copy.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- Restricted due to severe burn damage. Published version is first-use copy.
Title
- Records of supersedeas
Series Number
- B0047
Summary
- This series records the discharge of appointed civil officials named by the governor and the Council of Appointment. Information includes discharged official's name, position, appointment date, discharge date, governor authorizing the discharge and the name of the secretary of state or his deputy. Types of officials include surrogates, clerks of the courts, justices, commissioners of excise, commissioners of deeds, district attorneys and commissioner of deeds in other states.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Memoranda of bills delivered to Secretary of State
Series Number
- A0621
Summary
- This series consists of registers of bills delivered at the Office of the Secretary of State, State of New York Executive Chamber, as well as various documents filed by the Secretary of State's office, later Department of State.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Index to statements of election returns by boards of county canvassers
Series Number
- B0084
Summary
- This series consists of a name index to volume two of series B0019, Statement of Election Returns by Boards of County Canvassers.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Records from the Comptroller's New York City office
Series Number
- A0386
Summary
- The series contains four volumes and one bank passbook documenting accounts managed by the State Comptroller's New York City office.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Registers of Kings County Clerk of naturalizations
Series Number
- B0079
Summary
- This series consists of volumes containing the names of persons naturalized in Kings County. Information includes full names and residences of naturalized citizens and date of naturalization.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.