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Displaying 6 Finding Aids
Title
- Boundary line maps
Series Number
- B1867
Summary
- This series consists of maps compiled by the Office of the Secretary of State in its capacity as the general recording office for the government of New York State. The maps depict boundaries between New York and other states such as New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Also included is a plan and profile relating to the Spuyten Duyvil Parkway which lays out the streets, avenues, roads, parkways, public parks, squares and places in the twelfth, twenty-third and twenty-fourth wards of the City of New York".
Creator
- New York (State). Secretary of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Town and state boundary documentation files
Series Number
- A3322
Summary
- This series consists of maps, descriptions, reports, correspondence, and petitions relating to the examination and documentation of various state and town boundary lines. Included are documents relating to boundary lines between the state of New York and the states of Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Jersey. These records reflect the functions of the office of State Engineer and Surveyor, which was responsible for establishing and maintaining accurate boundaries of state owned land.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Department of Law Litigation Bureau landmark case files
Series Number
- 19352
Summary
- This series consists of landmark case files from the Department of Law. Files must meet at least one of these criteria: the files document cases that resulted in landmark decisions, rulings, or orders and therefore provide evidence of precedents; pertain to notorious figures or organizations that are likely to be the subject of ongoing research; involve prominent individuals who will likely be the subject of future research; define a shift or are illustrative of a major department policy or initiative.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Law. Litigation Bureau
Access Restrictions
- Designated records may contain information that is exempt from disclosure pursuant to state or federal statute or common law. Requests for access to designated records are reviewed by staff of the State Archives and the Office of the Attorney General (Department of Law). In certain circumstances, designated records or portions of records may be withheld.
Title
- Records
Series Number
- A0782
Summary
- The New York and New Jersey Joint Boundary Commission sought to determine "the true location of the monuments which mark the several boundaries of the State". Volumes in the series contain field notes on the boundary survey (1882), descriptions of boundary monuments, and text of the 1883 settlement.
Creator
- New York and New Jersey Joint Boundary Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Engineer and Surveyor drawings of state boundary monuments
Series Number
- A4023
Summary
- These volumes contain waterpaint drawings of individual boundary monuments and the surrounding landscape marking New York's borders with Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Connecticut. They were produced in conjunction with the State Engineer and Surveyor's triennial examination of previously established boundary markers in 1900. The State Engineer was directed by law to restore or replace damaged or missing markers and to set new ones, if lacking, where the state boundary was intersected by highways or town or county boundaries.
Creator
- New York (State). Executive Department
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Minute book
Series Number
- A0040
Summary
- This volume contains minutes of meetings of the commission that took place between May 29, 1888 and December 16, 1889. Minutes contain the text of reports presented to the commission, text of contracts, summaries of proposals read, and motions approved. Meeting business pertains to the location and construction of boundary monuments; negotiation of contracts; location of shorelines and boundary lines dividing lands under water; ownership of islands lying between the two states; and procurement and payment of services.
Creator
- New York and New Jersey Joint Boundary Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.