Custodial Asylum for Feeble-Minded Women Board of Managers visitation reports
Series Number
B2620
Summary
This series consists of copies of monthly reports made to the Governor and the State Board of Charities. Information may be either specific or general in nature. Topics include facilities conditions, plans and progress of construction and remodeling projects, purchase and installation of new equipment, significant financial items, and staffing changes.
Creator
New York State Custodial Asylum for Feeble-Minded Women
Access Restrictions
Restricted permanently in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records and the Personal Privacy Protection Law. Access permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Administrators of estates were required to give bond for the good performance of their duties, including making an inventory of the personal property of deceased, and to render and account to the court. This series consists of bonds relating to estates in New York Province and New York State.
Creator
New York State Custodial Asylum for Feeble-Minded Women
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
After 1686 the royal governor possessed final jurisdiction in probate matters. The provincial secretary or his deputy served as the governor's delegate or "surrogate" and presided over what was called the Prerogative Court. This series consists of letters that were issued by authority of the royal governor in his capacity as judge of Prerogative Court of Probates. Each letter designates an administrator and contains the name and residence of the decedent.
Creator
New York State Custodial Asylum for Feeble-Minded Women
Access Restrictions
This microfilm is not available for duplication or interlibrary loan.
List of wills and other documents delivered by the judge of the Court of Probates to the Surrogate of the City and County of New York
Series Number
J1042
Summary
This series consists of a rough chronological list of wills relating to estates in the First Senatorial District (New York and adjacent counties) that were transferred to the New York County Surrogate's Court when the Court of Probates moved to Albany in 1799. Information include name of testator, residence, and date of will. At the end of the main list are other lists of documents transferred, such as inventories, accounts of administrators, etc.
Creator
New York State Custodial Asylum for Feeble-Minded Women
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
This series consists of letters of administration of estates of New York residents who died out-of-state, or non-residents who died in the state. Most of the letters are for estates of persons who died intestate (without a will). Microfilm copy covers the period 1778-1797 only.
Creator
New York State Custodial Asylum for Feeble-Minded Women
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.