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Displaying 27 Finding Aids
Title
- New York State Provincial Congress credentials of delegates
Series Number
- A0115
Summary
- These statements verify the election of representatives to the first and second Provincial Congress. They provide the name of the delegate(s) elected; scheduled date, location, and purpose of congress to which elected; signature of town clerk or other official; and sometimes the date signed. These records are in fragile condition due to burn damage.
Creator
- New York (State). Provincial Congress
Access Restrictions
- Records are in fragile condition due to burn damage and use is restricted. Microfilm is first use copy.
Title
- New York State Provincial Congress Minutes of the Provincial Congress, Provincial Convention, Committee of Safety, and Council of Safety
Series Number
- A1814
Summary
- The minutes concern military, political, and financial matters with which the Provincial Congress, Provincial Convention, Committee of Safety, and Council of Safety dealt during the Revolutionary War. Transcriptions of the minutes are available in series A0116, Transcriptions of the minutes of the Provincial Congress, Provincial Convention, Committee of Safety, and Council of Safety.
Creator
- New York (State). Provincial Congress
Access Restrictions
- Restricted due to burn damage. Use published version.
Title
- Partial calendar of "Assembly Papers"
Series Number
- A1828
Summary
- This series consists of a calendar covering Volumes 5 and 6 and pages 1-90 of Volume 8 of the "Assembly Papers." Entries include date of document; addressee; names of petitioners or other persons involved; summary, sometimes very detailed, of document; number of pages; and volume and page number(s) in the original "Assembly Papers." Documents calendared concern land titles and grants; expenditures; payment of debts or other compensation owed by state; construction of fortifications at New York City; and organization of the military.
Creator
- New York State Library. Manuscripts and History Section
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Unpublished typescript of "Papers of Colonel Israel Keith"
Series Number
- A0071
Summary
- This typescript, compiled by the State historian, contains a biography of Keith, highlighting his activities as aide-de-camp and deputy adjutant general to Major General William Heath, 1776-1778. Also included are extracts and transcripts of letters to and from Keith compiled by the State historian from various sources.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of History
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Provincial Congress correspondence of the Provincial Congress, Provincial Convention, Committee of Safety, and Council of Safety
Series Number
- A0118
Summary
- This series contains mostly incoming correspondence received by the Provincial Congress from other revolutionary bodies or other persons, including local committees concerning defense measures, raising troops, etc.; other Committees of Safety, such as that in Philadelphia headed by Benjamin Franklin; New York delegates to the Continental Congress; imprisoned loyalists or suspected loyalists or their families requesting relief; and Quakers who refused to provide names of men of military age. The series also includes some printed broadsides.
Creator
- New York (State). Provincial Congress
Access Restrictions
- Restricted due to burn damage. Published version is first use copy.
Title
- List of grants to Revolutionary War soldiers
Series Number
- A4008
Summary
- These incomplete lists of soldiers who received land grants in return for military service during the Revolutionary War include soldier's name; file number; number of acres; and by whom delivered. There is also a list of muster masters and the amount of acreage distributed to their soldiers.
Creator
- New York (State). Surveyor General
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Provincial Congress petitions
Series Number
- A1812
Summary
- This series consists of petitions submitted to the Provincial Congress, Committee of Safety, or Council of Safety by individuals or local committees requesting appointments of military officers or regimental surgeons; permission to travel; pardon or release of imprisoned or suspected loyalists; permission to export goods; and payment due to militia troops or for other services or goods. The volume is fragile due to burn damage.
Creator
- New York (State). Provincial Congress
Access Restrictions
- Closed to research due to severe burn damage.