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Displaying 16 Finding Aids
Title
- Exhibit map of Taggarts Paper Company land claim
Series Number
- A0488
Summary
- This "Map of the Taggarts Paper Co Land on Township 2 Brown's Tract Herkimer County N.Y." was used as an exhibit in the Court of Claims case, the Taggarts Paper Company Claim No. 10335. The map is an annotated copy of a topographic map and shows natural features of land and water, as well as trails, roads, lumber camps, and lot and range numbers. The meaning of the annotations or the significance of the sequestered land blocks depicted is unknown.
Creator
- New York (State). Court of Claims
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Herkimer County (N.Y.) case files of civil actions and special proceedings in Supreme Court and County Court
Series Number
- A4634
Creator
- Herkimer (N.Y. : County)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego Board of Cooperative Educational Services school district record and minute books and other historical documents
Series Number
- A4487
Creator
- Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego Board of Cooperative Educational Services (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Field books of Verplanck Colvin for the Adirondack Survey
Series Number
- B1406
Summary
- This series consists of field books created by Verplanck Colvin during his survey of the Adirondack region. The volumes are made up predominantly of survey notes and sketches. Many also contain additional notes, topographical sketches, and letters. Indexes, legends, and conversion tables are also frequently found. Series includes a distinct subset known as the "T" volumes that consist of surveys conducted using a theodolite survey instrument.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation. Bureau of Real Property
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Accounts of town assessors and commissioners of taxes
Series Number
- A0976
Summary
- This series from the Comptroller's Office consists of accounts submitted by the assessors from eleven counties to Commissioners of Taxes. Information includes assessors name; number of days spent assessing lands, preparing lists of assessments, hearing appeals, equalizing the assessments, and preparing the final rolls. Also included are affidavits stating that the work was "actually and diligently" performed; transmittal letters; certifications of elected assessors and collectors of taxes, and abstracts of assessors' accounts.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Abstracts of sales of lands for unpaid quit rents, road and marsh taxes, and U.S. Direct Tax
Series Number
- B1621
Summary
- The United States government levied a direct property tax in 1798, for which the state administered delinquent accounts. The tax-sale of 1808 was conducted for instances of nonpayment of the U.S. direct tax. This series consists of brief typewritten abstracts of information concerning unpaid quit rents, road and marsh taxes, and direct taxes.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Adirondack Park land use planning county maps
Series Number
- A3318
Summary
- The series consists of maps produced by the Adirondack Park Agency for the Adirondack Park Land Use and Development Plan of 1973. The maps consist of a printed base map of each county (sometimes done in sections) prepared by the Office of Planning Services, with an attached plastic film overlay in colors representing the various land use classifications. Additionally, wilderness areas and "primitive areas" are represented.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Usage Restrictions
- Use under supervision or with assistance of archivist due to fragile condition of the plastic film overlays.
Title
- Verplanck Colvin maps of the Adirondack wilderness
Series Number
- B1405
Summary
- Verplanck Colvin and his field assistants created this series using the field notes they compiled during their survey of the Adirondack wilderness of New York. The majority of the maps are topographical or cadastral maps and typically show elements of the natural and built environment (such as lakes, rivers, ponds, mountains, roads, and railroads) as well as names of property owners, lot numbers, and pertinent landmarks used in land surveying.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation. Bureau of Real Property
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Tax assessors' atlases
Series Number
- B0961
Summary
- This series contains tax assessors atlases of counties, boroughs, cities, and towns. The bulk of the records are assessors atlases of counties and towns in Kings and Richmond counties. They were apparently prepared to determine land ownership for the purpose of tax assessment. Also included are 38 published atlases of counties, boroughs, cities, and towns, most of which were annotated with lot numbers and names of owners, for the purpose of tax assessment.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Herkimer County legislative minutes
Series Number
- A4755
Creator
- Herkimer (N.Y. : County)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Adirondack and Catskill Forest Preserves land purchase journal
Series Number
- B1889
Summary
- This series consists of one volume which documents purchases of privately owned land by New York State for inclusion in the Adirondack and Catskill Forest Preserves. Information for each purchase includes date of deed, certificate number, grantor, description and location of land, acres, consideration (amount paid), and date of payment.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Inventory of agricultural real property sales
Series Number
- 18631
Summary
- This series consists of data sheets and reference county maps generated to provide data for developing a proposed new system of establishing use values for agricultural lands, particularly farms located within established agricultural districts and therefore eligible for real property benefits. While data was generated for all sales of farms in New York State during the years 1983-1985, this series only includes data for 23 counties. Moreover, sales to non-farmers are excluded.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Equalization and Assessment. Land Valuation Unit
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Documents relating to acquisition of land from William Seward Webb and the Ne-Ha-Sa-Ne Park Association
Series Number
- A0470
Summary
- Land belonging to William Seward Webb and the Ne-Ha-Sa-Ne Park Association was damaged after a dam across Beaver River formed a reservoir, which flooded. Reimbursement was granted. Shortly thereafter, the Commissioners of the Board of Fisheries, Game and Forest purchased the land. This series consists of bonds, deeds, land contracts, Certificates of Search, and Abstracts of Title recording the purchase of the damaged land in the town of Wilmurt, Herkimer County for the Adirondack Park.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Copies of maps of location and construction of the state's canal system showing enlarged Erie Canal
Series Number
- B1510
Summary
- This series consists of a fragmentary volume of color copy tracings, derived from State Engineer and Surveyor Map and Plan Books of the Location and Construction of the State's Canal System, depicting the enlarged Erie Canal extending from western Montgomery County to eastern Oneida County. Information in the tracings may differ from that in the original paper maps.
Creator
- New York (State). Executive Department
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Moss Lake Indian lands negotiation files
Series Number
- A0726
Summary
- This series consists of memorandums, correspondence, maps, copies of deeds, newspaper clippings, publications, reports and cassette tapes generated as a consequence of an occupation of state-owned land at Moss Lake (Herkimer County) by a dissident group of Mohawk Indians who rejected the 1797 treaty by which the state acquired title. The Mohawks established a community they called Ganienkeh on the occupied land. Subsequent negotiation, supervised by the Secretary of State, led to the withdrawal of the Indians from Moss Lake and the move of Ganienkeh to two parcels of land in Clinton County.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State. Division of Legal Affairs
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- County fire protection district map files
Series Number
- A4218
Summary
- This series consists of 34 annotated county maps showing boundaries of fire districts and fire protection districts, as well as related correspondence. These maps were used by the commission to assist in the development and revision of laws relating to volunteer firemen and to fire prevention and protection in municipalities and the state. Records also include lists by county indicating fire districts for each town and their establishment date, as well as correspondence with county fire coordinators, requesting action on the boundary maps and providing instructions.
Creator
- New York (State). Temporary State Commission on Fire Laws
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.