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Displaying 351 Finding Aids
Title
- Index and abstracts of military patents
Series Number
- A3123
Summary
- This volume contains abstracts of patents for bounty lands granted to Revolutionary War veterans, copies of which are in series A0447, Military Patents. Information includes: date of letters patent; name of patentee; name of township; lot number; acreage and county and town where lot was located ca. 1820. There is an alphabetical name index to patentees and alphabetical index to towns listing all military patents in each town.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Military returns, Albany County
Series Number
- A0239
Summary
- These are primarily inspection returns and muster rolls of militia units in Albany County after the Revolutionary War. Also included are: copy of orders to Captain Jacob Lansing (1781) and account of expenses (1783); and bills on account of Captain Abraham Verplank (1783).
Creator
- New York (State). Adjutant General's Office
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Superintendents of Repairs' annual reports of structures or work completed or repaired
Series Number
- A1133
Summary
- Each annual report lists the number of locks, aqueducts, and waste weirs; weigh locks, bridges, scows, and buildings; and dams, repairs of breaches, and other works or structures completed or repaired during the preceding year, with the cost of new and repair work and total cost in each category. At the head of the report are given the name of superintendent, location of section, and date.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.) project files
Series Number
- 14286
Summary
- These files document the Adirondack Park Agency's function of implementing the Adirondack Park Land Use and Development Plan through evaluation of proposed development projects. Many such projects, including the Loon Lake Estates project, had a significant environmental impact beyond their immediate area. The files contain correspondence, maps, plans, permits, hearing records, press clippings, deeds, public comments, administrative decisions and rulings, inspection reports, and litigation documents. Also included are photographs depicting sites being considered for and at various stages of development.
Creator
- Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.)
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- List of employees of the State Education Department
Series Number
- A3308
Summary
- This series contains a list of State Education Department employees in 1909.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Keeper's time book for convict labor
Series Number
- B0106
Summary
- This series consists of a time book for prisoner labor in Company No. 6 in the iron ore separator at Clinton State Prison. Listed are the names and numbers of prisoners; their absence or presence each day; and the total number of days worked by each man and by all men for each month. At the end of each month's figures is usually a statement by the keeper that the figures are correct.
Creator
- Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Roster of medical staff of New York State volunteer regiments
Series Number
- B0311
Summary
- This series consists of a roster of surgeons and assistant surgeons in New York State Volunteer regiments. Information includes name; rank; date of rank; and remarks concerning promotions; resignations and other charges in status.
Creator
- New York (State). Adjutant General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Thomas Indian School register of visitors
Series Number
- A1911
Summary
- The series consists of a one-volume manuscript roll of visitors to the Thomas Indian School over a twenty-five year period. Entries include visitor's name, address, and date of visit.
Creator
- Thomas Indian School
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Report of the enumeration of inhabitants
Series Number
- A0415
Summary
- This series is a statistical compendium of the New York State census of 1925 administered by the Secretary of State. It consists of tables of population by counties; election districts; towns, wards and blocks cities; villages; Indian Reservations, and percentage of inhabitants of counties reported as Aliens. Each table gives the number of citizens, aliens, and total population for the area enumerated.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Incoming correspondence from county treasurers
Series Number
- A1051
Summary
- This series from the Comptroller's Office consists of routine letters inquiring about laws on assessment and collections of taxes and redemption of lands sold for unpaid taxes, enclosing accounts, and other financial business between the comptroller and county treasurers.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Minutes of commissioners of highways of Town of Clarksville
Series Number
- A1043
Summary
- Highway commissioners of each town are authorized to establish road districts for the upkeep of highways by the labor of the inhabitants. This series contains minutes of the Commissioners of Highways of Clarksville, Cattaraugus County, dividing the town into eleven road districts in 1836, and the establishment of road district no. 14 in 1840.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Census of 1925, New York City Sanitary District tabulation
Series Number
- A0375
Summary
- This series consists of portfolios of typewritten tabulations "prepared by Cities Census Committee, Inc. to facilitate tabulation of the enumeration of the City of New York, 1925," under the administration of the Secretary of State. Each portfolio contains columns of figures of population arranged by election district and sanitary district for the boroughs of Queens, Bronx, and Brooklyn. The binder for Manhattan is empty; the binder for Staten Island is not included.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Market and Consumer Information Service Utica regional livestock market reports
Series Number
- A0720
Summary
- Quotes for prices paid at Burton's Livestock Auction, Vernon, New York and Welch's Livestock Auction, West Edmeston, New York, were reported by the Senior Marketing Representative for the Utica State Office Building. The prices paid are per hundredweight except for cattle replacements which are sold by the head. The reports cover market prices for steers and heifers, cattle, dairy type slaughter cattle, calves, and dairy replacements.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Agriculture and Markets. Market and Consumer Information Service
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Western Division letter books
Series Number
- B0690
Summary
- This series is comprised of letter books used by the Western Division Engineer's Office to record copies of letters sent by division, resident, and assistant engineers. The letter books cover a wide variety of topics ranging from repairs and improvements of the Western Division of the Erie Canal, contracts with workers, repairs of lift bridges, estimates, and progress reports.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Statistical summary of state census
Series Number
- A0035
Summary
- This series consists of a recapitulation of statistics of population for various age groups from each page of the original 1915 state census schedules, with summaries for each election district or city ward and totals for each political subdivision (town or ward). Counties are arranged in alphabetical order. The following counties are not represented in the series: Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond, and Westchester. The following counties are only presented in fragments: Erie (Buffalo), Monroe (Rochester), and Oneida (Utica).
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Hudson River Valley Commission correspondence and subject files
Series Number
- A1115
Summary
- The series consists of the correspondence and subject files of the Hudson River Valley Commission, which was set up by order of Governor Rockefeller in 1965 for the purpose of conducting a study of the scenic and cultural resources of the Hudson River Valley. The series includes project review logs, staff correspondence and subject files, minutes of commission meetings, transcripts of hearings, correspondence files concerning reviewed projects and those projects excluded from review, and a few publications.
Creator
- New York (State). Hudson River Valley Commission
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Assembly correspondence, petitions, and reports on defense of the frontier, Onondaga Salt Springs, and other subjects
Series Number
- A1827
Summary
- These records relate to the defense of the state's northern and western frontiers; Onondaga Salt Springs; county clerks' reports to the secretary of state regarding court activity and incorporations; secretary of state activities of interest to the State Legislature; and school supervision.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Register of hearings and receivership cases
Series Number
- B0998
Summary
- This volume documents hearings before the Attorney General (1884-1892) and receivership cases in which the Attorney General was interested or which he prosecuted (ca. 1891-1902). Entries for hearings provide the names of the respondent, petitioner, and their attorneys; the date of receipt or filing; and case disposition. Entries for receivership cases provide case title and dates of service of papers, motions, adjournments, orders, final accountings, etc.
Creator
- New York (State). Attorney General's Office
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Western Division Engineer's Office report and letter book
Series Number
- B0740
Summary
- This volume was used very briefly by the Erie Canal Western Division Engineer's Office to record copies of outgoing reports and correspondence addressed to the State Canal Board or Canal Commissioner James Jackson, Jr. Acting Division Engineer B. M. Hawks authored the reports in response to requests from the Canal Board or Commissioner Jackson for information regarding various canal projects or existing canal structures.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor. Western Division Engineer's Office
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Primary election candidate statements
Series Number
- B0026
Summary
- This series consists of itemized statements showing monies contributed to or expended by candidates running for elections or party committees, during primaries. The notarized statements include the candidate's name; city of residence or legal address; county; party affiliation; office for which the candidate is running; date; receipts; and expenditures.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.