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Title

Rome State School appointment and resignation correspondence

Series Number

B2378

Summary

This series contains correspondence regarding appointments and resignations to the Board of Visitors; copies of letters to the newly appointed or reappointed board members from the commissioner of the Department of Mental Hygiene or the Director of the Rome State School; letters from the governor's secretary to the director confirming new appointees; and resignation letters. Few newspaper clippings regarding appointments are also included. The series also contains correspondence regarding the appointment of attending and consulting medical staff.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Mental Hygiene

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Abstracts of appointments of Commissioners of Deeds for other states, territories, and foreign countries

Series Number

B0007

Summary

This series consists of abstracts probably provided by the Secretary of State's office accounting for the expiration date of the terms of office of commissioners of deeds in other states, territories and foreign countries. Volume 1 lists the appointee's name; residence; commission date and the previous officer. Volume 2 also includes the date the oath of office was taken or filed. Volume 3 includes the appointment date or expiration date of term in office and appointee name and residence.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Commissions by the Governor for notaries public, recess appointments

Series Number

B0013

Summary

This series consists of commissions for notaries public appointed by the governor during legislative recesses. Information includes appointee name, residence by town, commission date, expiration date of term in office, county of appointment, and the names of the acting governor, deputy secretary of state and governor's secretary. Some volumes contain copies of the commissions with typed lists of all the appointments made on any particular day, arranged in alphabetical order by county.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Senate resolutions confirming Governors' appointments for notaries public

Series Number

B0012

Summary

This series consists of senate resolutions confirming governors' appointments for notaries public. Information includes the date, counties for which notaries were appointed, length of term, expiration date of term, and the signatures of the president and clerk of the senate. Attached to the resolutions are typed carbon copies of the names and addresses of all of the notaries appointed.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Registers of appointment of Commissioners of Deeds for other states, territories, and foreign countries

Series Number

B0006

Summary

This series consists of copies of printed certificates of appointments issued by the Governor for out of state commissions. Certificates usually include appointee name; residence; appointment and filing dates; and name of the governor, secretary of state or his deputy. Some later volumes include the appointments expiration date.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

Microfilm is not available for duplication or inter-library loan.

Title

Notices of Senate confirmation of gubernatorial appointments

Series Number

B1329

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Record of nominations

Series Number

B0022

Summary

This register contains names of individuals nominated for state and federal elective offices. Information includes filing date, candidate's name, party or political principle represented, nominee's residence and the name and address of the principal signer of the certificate of nomination. Nominees are listed for the offices of governor, attorney general, justice, U.S. representatives in Congress, state senators and presidential electors. No actual certificates are included.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Letters of appointment by the governor

Series Number

13254

Summary

This series includes appointments, removals, notices, summons, investigations, orders to county officials to take action(s), and duplicate originals of proclamations for special elections.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State. Bureau of Miscellaneous Records

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Copies of certificates of appointment of notaries public

Series Number

A1063

Summary

This series contains copies of certificates of appointment, submitted by the county clerk to the State Comptroller. Each form gives name of notary public, term of office, signature of governor's private secretary, and sworn affidavit. Forms are present only for Rensselaer County, and even these are apparently a fragmentary series.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Index to commissions for public offices

Series Number

A1850

Summary

This series appears to be an index to one of the earlier volumes in State Archives series A1852, Record of commissions by the Governor and the Senate, 1823-1927, that does not have an index.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Appointments of coroners

Series Number

B1185

Summary

This series consists of letters nominating individuals for the position of coroner in New York City and in Montgomery County. The letters are either written by the person seeking the appointment, or by others who are nominating a person for the position. All of the letters are addressed to Governor DeWitt Clinton and the Council of Appointment of the State of New York.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Appointment application files

Series Number

B1958

Summary

This series contains applications to Governor W. Averell Harriman for appointments to state government positions. The applications include those transmitted by county government or other state political leaders, and applications sent directly to Governor Harriman. Also included are applications from lawyers for positions and applications for honorary positions. The records include applications, biographies of the applicants, criminal investigation reports of the applicants, and recommendations and correspondence from and about the applicants.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor (1955-1958 : Harriman)

Access Restrictions

Restricted to protect personal privacy. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon application and approval by the State Archives.

Title

Abstracts of commissions, attorneys' licenses, pardons, reprieves and other documents

Series Number

B1631

Summary

This series consists of abstracts of colonial commissions, licenses, pardons, reprieves, and other documents compiled by Edmund B. O'Callaghan in the mid-1800s from the Secretary of State's books of commissions that were subsequently destroyed in the capitol fire of 1911. Volume also contains abstracts of commissions and other documents dated 1789. A name index is included at the end of the volume.

Creator

• New York State Library

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Record of commissions, dedimus potestatem, supersedeas, pardons, and other executive actions

Series Number

A1854

Summary

The series consists of commissions and discharges issued for all appointive positions as well as pardons issued by the governor. The series was generated by the colonial governor, and after the organization of the state, the council of appointment. The bulk of the series records commissions and appointments; pardons and discharges appear sporadically.

Creator

• New York (State). Secretary of State

Access Restrictions

A1854-22: Restricted due to the fragile condition of the material.

Title

Commission to Investigate Public Corruption archived websites

Series Number

B2486

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible website of the Commission to Investigate Public Corruption.

Creator

• Commission to Investigate Public Corruption (N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Appointment of harbor master of Port of New York

Series Number

B1183

Summary

This series contains nominations for the position of Harbor Master of the Port of New York. The Harbor Master was responsible for regulating and stationing all ships and vessels in the stream of the East and North rivers within the limits of the city of New York. The letters are addressed to the Governor and the Council of Appointment of the State of New York.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Minutes of the Council of Appointment

Series Number

A1845

Summary

This series consists of minute books compiled by the Council of Appointment. The Council selected individuals to fill non-elective offices. The minute books record the date and place of each council meeting, the names of the members present, and appointments made by the council. Volumes contain civil and/or military appointments. Each volume has its own index arranged by county and then type of office.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Executive orders for commissions to public offices

Series Number

A1851

Summary

This series consists of thirty-five bound volumes and six folders of executive orders issuing commissions for a variety of non-elective offices. The orders are directed to the Secretary of State and ask that commissions be attested and sent to the individuals appointed by the governor.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Record of commissions by the Governor and the Senate

Series Number

A1852

Summary

The secretary of state's office was responsible for records in these commissions which appointed the secretary as the clerk to the Council of Appointment. This series consists of bound volumes of copies of commissions of office, the original of which was sent to the appointee. The volumes record commissions pertaining to a variety of offices.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Index to Council of Appointment minutes

Series Number

A1846

Summary

This volume lists appointments of civil and military officers of the State of New York. It was prepared as an index to the first volume of the minutes of the Council of Appointment, which was destroyed in the Capitol fire of 1911. It provides the page number in the destroyed volume where the full citation was located, the name of the appointee, office, and date. Therefore, this surviving index volume actually acts as a record of appointments made by the council between 1777 and 1786.

Creator

• New York (State). Secretary of State

Access Restrictions

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