Statements of escheated lands in the New Military Tract and of land sales in certain other tracts
Series Number
B1868
Summary
Escheated lands are defined as unclaimed, abandoned, or uninherited property that passes to the custody of the state. The first part of this series consists of statements of escheated lands in the Military Tract "for which no grants have been ordered by the Commissioners of the Land Office." The series also contains statements for various tracts of land and information about certain townships and land patents.
Creator
New York (State). Secretary of State
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This series consists of correspondence, rent receipts, and repair, improvement, and maintenance bills relating to the rental of escheated property. When the title to property failed from defect or lack of heirs, the land then reverted, or escheated, to the people of the state. The state then appointed temporary administrators, often local judges, to supervise the rental and maintenance of the property until possible heirs could be identified, or other disposition of the land.
Creator
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
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