This series consists of an original signed copy of the final report of the Temporary State Commission on Estates. Report addresses staff, enabling legislation, procedures, legislative recommendations, and concluding work. Included are 14 appendices, each one pertaining to a commission recommendation.
Creator
New York (State). Temporary State Commission on the Modernization, Revision, and Simplification of the Law of Estates
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This series consists of statements and tables of income (mainly rents), from taxes on the real estate of the late William Beard whose lands were to be acquired by the Barge Canal Terminal Commission for its terminal in New York Harbor. Also included are working papers submitted by the Comptroller's office to the Attorney General in litigation over the estate. They include data on the operation of the old Erie Basin, which had apparently been leased to Beard as agent of the state.
Creator
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
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Entry documentation concerning the estate of Abraham De Peyster
Series Number
A1261
Summary
These records were created to assist with the recovery of unpaid duties from DePeyster's tenure as treasurer. The series contains list of bonds and notes, a maps of lots owned by DePeyster and then sold by his executors which list location, purchaser, sale terms, and the date; and accounts of sale that provide scattered inventory of what was bought from the DePeyster Estate.
Creator
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
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Temporary State Commission on the Modernization, Revision, and Simplification of the Law of Estates records
Series Number
A0564
Summary
This series consists of the official minutes, correspondence, survey reports, research documents, and legislative documents created by the Temporary Commission on Estates. A substantial portion of the series contains a chronological record of meetings, research documents, and bills introduced in the State Legislature from 1963 to 1966. Another part of the series includes correspondence, recommendations, and reports concerning legislation on estates. Recommendations pertaining to family rights, probate practice, and estate administration are included.
Creator
New York (State). Temporary State Commission on the Modernization, Revision, and Simplification of the Law of Estates
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.