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Title

New York State Banking Department financial records

Series Number

A0700

Summary

The series includes a wide variety of records relating to bank administration, operations, and accounting. The records document the state's activist supervision of banks under the Safety Fund Act, passed in the aftermath of the Panic of 1837.

Creator

• New York (State). Banking Department

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Annual reports

Series Number

B0624

Summary

This series consists of annual reports of the Superintendent of Banks, consisting of text and various tables of data relative to banking organizations. Accounts of activities include banks and trust companies, savings banks, savings and loan associations, licenses lenders, credit unions, sales finance companies, employee welfare funds, licenses cashers of checks, insurance premium finance agencies, merger policies, and bank examinations.

Creator

• New York (State). Banking Department

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Correspondence relating to appointment of various state officers

Series Number

B1188

Summary

This series consists primarily of correspondence to the State Comptroller notifying his office of appointments of various public officers and changes in salaries. Positions included are librarians and assistant librarians of the State Library, secretaries of the Board of Regents, director and assistants of the State Museum, and various employees of the office of the State Engineer and Surveyor. Also included are a few descriptions of unsold state lands compiled by the State Engineer and Surveyor.

Creator

• New York (State). Banking Department

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Banking Department legal documentation relating to appointments to state offices

Series Number

B1189

Creator

• New York (State). Banking Department

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Legal documentation relating to land from Attorney General's Office

Series Number

B1191

Creator

• New York (State). Banking Department

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Precipes and original writs

Series Number

J0168

Summary

This series consists of original writs which ordered a sheriff to summon or attach a defendant to appear in court. In the early nineteenth century, the original writ was used primarily in actions where the defendant was a fictitious person, i.e. a corporation, which could not be arrested on a writ of capias. All the documents in this series concern promissory notes given by banks; the plaintiff is the creditor or his assignee.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature

Access Restrictions

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

New York State Assembly Program and Counsel Staff Assembly bill files

Series Number

L0007

Summary

This series contains approximately 3,000 bill files from numerous Assembly standing committees including Aging, Children and Families, Economic Development, Education, Environmental Conservation, Health, Social Services, and Tourism. Files may include a copy of the bill, committee bill memorandum and/or memorandum in support of legislation, background material such as reports, newspaper clippings, and correspondence.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Program and Counsel Staff

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Bank liquidation case files

Series Number

13858

Summary

This series documents the activities of the Banking Department in the interim between assuming possession of institutions and their closings. Records were created by liquidating agents appointed by the banking superintendent to investigate outstanding mortgages and loans.

Creator

• New York (State). Banking Department

Access Restrictions

Access to records in this series is partially restricted in accordance with multiple state and federal laws. State Archives staff will review requests for specific documents and disclose in accordance with New York State Freedom of Information Law.

Title

Letter to Superintendent of Banking Department with memorial protesting illegal practices of savings banks in Buffalo

Series Number

A0975

Summary

This letter from H.E. Howard to the Superintendent of the Banking Department urges correction of abuses by savings banks in Buffalo. The Comptroller was formerly responsible for regulating banks.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Statements of condition of banking institutions

Series Number

B1196

Summary

This series consists of quarterly statements of condition filed with the Banking Department by banks, savings banks, trust companies, industrial banks, and private bankers. Each statement contains detailed information on the institution's assets and liabilities.

Creator

• New York (State). Banking Department

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Precipes and writs of summons

Series Number

J1026

Summary

This series consists of original writs (often called writs of summons) issued under seal of the Supreme Court, ordering a sheriff to summon a defendant to appear in court on a given day. Many of the actions involve promissory notes given by banking corporations, but there are also cases involving railroads, churches, schools, and manufacturing and insurance companies.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Geneva)

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.