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Title

Register of military bounty land grants

Series Number

A0476

Summary

The published version of the Balloting Book contains documents and lists relating to the allotment of bounty lands in the Military Tract in central New York and includes. names of soldiers by regiment with location and acreage of grant and date of patent. Also provided are lists of officers and soldiers by unit; of lots in each township with acreage; and of Canadian and Nova Scotian Refugees entitled to land grants with lot numbers assigned to them.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Outgoing correspondence letter press books

Series Number

A4146

Summary

These two letter press volumes contain copies of outgoing correspondence produced by the Paymaster General's Office between April 25, 1865 and September 25, 1865. Much of the correspondence is illegible, but the volumes as a whole deal with the payment of bounty money and other claims filed with the state by Civil War veterans.

Creator

• New York (State). Paymaster General's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Military patents

Series Number

A0447

Summary

This series consists of records of land grants by letters patent for military service. Grants were made to individuals holding land bounty rights originally issued to commissioned officers and private soldiers who served in New York Continental regiments during the Revolutionary War. Series also includes records of land grants to demobilize British officers and private soldiers who had served in America during the Seven Years' War.

Creator

• New York (State). Secretary of State

Title

Accounts submitted by local officials detailing monies raised and expended and men furnished during the Civil War

Series Number

A4114

Summary

This series consists of various types of printed forms, reports, incoming correspondence, lists of men who were mustered into the service of the United States government, and an assortment of printed material submitted by local officials to the Bureau of Military Statistics between 1863 and 1868. The records were initially compiled pursuant to Chapter 113, Laws of 1863 which required the Bureau of Military Statistics, in addition to other duties, to "collect and preserve...an account of the aid afforded by the several towns and counties of this state." In 1865 (Chapter 690), the Legislature further specified the type of information which the bureau was to collect.

Creator

• New York (State). Bureau of Military Statistics

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Assorted printed material

Series Number

A4129

Summary

This series consists of printed material collected by the Bureau of Military Statistics dealing with a variety of topics, including procedures to collect bounty payments, soldiers' relief funds, presidential politics, the duties of inspectors of elections, materials relating to the State of New Jersey during the Civil War, and the thanksgiving proclamation issued by Governor Horatio Seymour in November 1863. These printed materials were most likely collected by the bureau while trying to collect anything related to the Civil War.

Creator

• New York (State). Bureau of Military Statistics

Access Restrictions

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

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

Registers of soldiers' claims expedited

Series Number

A4135

Summary

This series consists of bound volumes describing types of claims filed by Civil War veterans and actions taken by both the federal and state government. The claims pertain mainly to overdue pension and bounty monies but are also for commutations of rations and back pay. Each register provides claimant's name and rank; company and regiment; dates of enlistment and discharge; amount of claim; actions taken by the agency; and certification that the claimant has received the money and/or related papers.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Health

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Manuscript of register of military bounty land grants

Series Number

A3307

Summary

This original manuscript of the Balloting Book, which relates to the allotment of bounty lands in the Military Tract in central New York, is closed to research due to its fragile physical condition. Researchers should use the published version found in Series A0476, Register of Military Bounty Lands Grants (The Balloting Book, and Other Documents Relating to Military Lands, in the State of New York), 1825.

Creator

• New York (State). Secretary of State

Access Restrictions

This series is closed to researchers due to its fragile physical condition. Researchers should use the published version found in Series A0476, Register of Military Bounty Lands Grants (The Balloting Book, and Other Documents Relating to Military Lands, in the State of New York), 1825.

Title

Administrative correspondence files

Series Number

A4111

Summary

The bulk of this series consists of incoming correspondence received by the Bureau of Military Statistics and its successor, the Bureau of Military Record dealing with the acquisition of information needed by the bureau in order to perform its duties. subject include raising and equipping of volunteer regiments; appointments of officers to volunteer units; desertions by soldiers; drafting of men to fill quotas; number of men and financial aid provided by counties; and bounties paid to soldiers.

Creator

• New York (State). Bureau of Military Statistics

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Ledgers pertaining to bounties authorized by Chapter 184, Laws of 1863

Series Number

A4139

Summary

Three oversized volumes record bounty payments disbursed by the Paymaster General's Office between 1863 and 1866 as authorized by legislation of 1863. Soldiers were paid different bounties according to the length of time they had served in regiments.

Creator

• New York (State). Paymaster General's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Abstracts of patents for lands in the military tract, including a copy of the "Balloting Book"

Series Number

A3124

Summary

This geographical register of lots and parts of lots in the Military Tract includes: name of township; lot number; acreage; subdivision; patentee name; patent date; and volume and page references to series 12943. Letters Patent. Also included is a copy of series A0476. The Balloting Book, and Other Documents Relating to Military Lands with handwritten annotations referencing volumes and page numbers of patents in series A0447, Military Patents.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Bounty payment register

Series Number

A4161

Summary

Chapter 29 of the Laws of 1865 authorized payment of bounties; the regulations and procedures governing their distribution were set forth in General Order No. 6, issued by the Adjutant-General's Office on March 1, 1865. This series provides information regarding bounty payments disbursed accordingly by the Paymaster General's Office: date of payment, name, regiment, and amount.

Creator

• New York (State). Paymaster General's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Register of United States Colored Troops who filed claims against the federal government

Series Number

A4160

Summary

This volume records names of United States Colored Troops who filed claims against the United States for back pay and bounties for services during the Civil War. Each entry provides the following information: claim number; name; rank; company; regiment; date of enlistment; date discharged; and date claim was filed. Some entries provide the authorization by which the claimant was discharged and a notation whether the claim was settled or rejected. If the claim was settled, the amount is usually provided.

Creator

• New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Department of State letters patent transcribed pursuant to an Act of 1786

Series Number

A0487

Summary

This series consists of the original engrossed (or final) letters patent and military patents, which were transcribed pursuant to Chapter 13 of the Laws of 1786. That law states that these volumes were "by various accidents so injured that a frequent Recourse to them may render them illegible." The transcriptions were inserted into the books of Letters Patent (Series 12943) and Military Patents (Series A0447). In addition to recorded patents, the first two volumes also contain records of confirmations of deeds dating prior to the English conquest of New Netherland in 1664, commissions and appointments of civil and military officers, naturalizations and denizations of non-British subjects, and a few Indian deeds.

Creator

• New York (State). Secretary of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Journal of patents for lands in the Military Bounty Land District in Illinois issued to War of 1812 veterans and list of Revolutionary War claims

Series Number

A4151

Summary

This volume records the names of War of 1812 veterans (H-Z only) from New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Vermont, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia who received federal bounty land grants in Illinois for their military service. It also contains a list of claims filed in response to the Revolution Claims Act of February 3, 1853 (U.S. 10 Stat. 154) for eight New York counties.

Creator

• New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Reports on petitions for bounty lands for Revolutionary War service

Series Number

A1822

Summary

Revolutionary War soldiers and individuals who provided material support during the war were eligible to receive bounty lands from the state. Assembly ad hoc and later standing committees reviewed petitions for bounty lands and made recommendations upon which the Assembly acted. The reports in this series contain committee recommendations regarding such petitions and Assembly resolutions approving recommended action.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Assembly

Access Restrictions

This series suffered minor burn damage in the 1911 New York State Capitol fire. Microfilm copy of series should be consulted initially and original records used under supervision if necessary.

Title

Proceedings regarding the authorization of payment of claims incurred in raising troops during the Civil War

Series Number

A4204

Summary

This series consists of proceedings recording the Military Board's decisions to authorize payment of claims to individuals for expenses incurred while raising troops during the Civil War. Information may include date and meeting place, name of claimant, claim number, and amount authorized to be paid. In addition, the proceedings also contain information regarding the purchase of arms by the state.

Creator

• New York (State). Military Board

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Register of bounty applications

Series Number

A4164

Summary

This volume documents applications for state bounty monies. Each entry in the register provides date application was received; name; company; regiment; bounty claimed; and remarks. The remarks usually consist of brief statements concerning date of enlistment, desertions, dates of previous bounty payments, or length of service. At the end of each month, the number of applications received and amounts awarded are totaled.

Creator

• New York (State). Paymaster General's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Register of bounty claims

Series Number

A4159

Summary

This volume lists bounty claims of New York State soldiers who served during the Civil War. The volume appears to be a register of bounty claims which for the most part had not yet been paid, and only includes claims of men who served in the 106th through 156th volunteer infantry regiments. Each entry provides the claimant's name, regiment, company, amount due, date paid, and remarks.

Creator

• New York (State). Paymaster General's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Register of men claiming bounty money due

Series Number

A4165

Summary

This volume records the names of men who filed bounty claims. Each entry provides name, rank, company, and regiment. No information is provided on the date the claim was filed, amount claimed, or if the claim was awarded. There are no dates contained within the volume but it was probably compiled sometime between 1865 and 1868 when the majority of claims were filed.

Creator

• New York (State). Paymaster General's Office

Access Restrictions

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