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Title

Accounts of rejected taxes in Forest Preserve Counties

Series Number

B0952

Summary

This series consists of lists of private and taxable state lands in Forest Preserve counties on which 1912 property taxes remained unpaid, and for which either the property description or the assessed tax were rejected as improper. Each entry provides the name of the tract or patent, lot number, description of the parcel on which taxes were owed, acreage, assessed valuation, amount of tax due, and 5 percent fee. The reasons for rejection are stated in the margin.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

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Title

New York State Supreme Court of Judicature (Utica) common rule books

Series Number

J2165

Summary

Common rule books contain a record of common rules or orders of the court, entered by the clerk on motion made by an attorney for one of the parties to a cause. Motions for common rules were granted as a matter of course during a court term or in vacation between terms.

Creator

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

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Title

Final progress report

Series Number

B0628

Summary

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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Title

Writs of arrest and execution

Series Number

J0024

Summary

This series consists of writs of execution issued by the Supreme Court of Judicature, the majority of which conform to two types: the writ of fieri facias is a writ of execution commanding a sheriff to levy the amount of judgment from the moveable or real property of a judgment debtor; the writ of capias ad satisfaciendum is a writ of execution commanding a sheriff to take custody of a losing party and hold him for appearance in court to satisfy a judgment.

Creator

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

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Title

Lists of sales of and accounts of payments for confiscated lands

Series Number

A4032

Summary

These volumes contain a record of sales of land confiscated from loyalists in the Eastern and Western districts. Included are date of sale; name of purchaser; forfeiter (Eastern Division only); price; lot number and location; acreage (Eastern District only); and date of deed (Western District only). The series also includes accounts for Western District lands, which list purchaser's and forfeiter's names; lands purchased; date and amount of sale; and amounts and means of payments made by the purchaser.

Creator

• New York (State). Commissioners of Forfeitures

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Title

Writs of execution

Series Number

J0025

Summary

This series consists mostly of two types of writs of execution: writs of fieri facias command a sheriff to levy the amount of judgment from the judgment debtor; writs of capias ad satisfaciendum command a sheriff to arrest a losing party for a court appearance. The series also includes various other writs.

Creator

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

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Title

Letters patent issued to William Basset

Series Number

B1507

Summary

This series consists of letters patent to William Basset for lot 95 in the Township of Homer, Montgomery County. One hundred acres in the southeast corner is reserved to the state, and five of every one hundred acres is to be reserved for highways. The patent was issued with the condition that the settlement is made on the tract within seven years.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

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Title

Reports of commissioners to partition lands

Series Number

J0019

Summary

This series consists of documents relating to the partition of lands held by joint tenants or tenants in common. Each file contains some or all of the following documents: petition to Supreme Court seeking a rule appointing commissioners to partition lands held jointly or in common; affidavit of publication of notice of petition in cases where the identity or residence of some or all of the tenants was unknown; report of commissioners; and court rule appointing the commissioners.

Creator

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

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Title

Freshwater Wetlands Appeals Board case files

Series Number

B2812

Summary

This series consists of case files from individuals submitting written appeals to the Freshwater Wetlands Appeals Board. Case files contain affidavits, notices of appeals, appeals, briefs, answers to notices of appeals, notices of appearance, applications for reply, transcripts of hearings, stipulations, decisions, orders, maps, slides, positive photographs, and stays of decisions. The board's decision sets forth its reasons why the original wetlands designation was upheld or overturned.

Creator

• New York (State). Freshwater Wetlands Appeals Board

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Title

Legal documentation relating to land from County Clerks

Series Number

B1187

Summary

The bulk of this series consists of documents from county clerks' offices that note various mortgages, land records, and U.S. Deposit Funds. Most of these documents have official seals and are stamped as "received by the New York State Comptroller's Office."

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

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Title

Map of the village of Geddes

Series Number

A4276

Summary

This survey map of the village of Geddes, Onondaga County, was created by Deputy Surveyor John Randel, Jr. on the orders of Surveyor General Simeon DeWitt.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

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Title

Report and abstract of sales of land forfeited to New York State by Roger Morris and claimed by John Jacob Astor

Series Number

A4013

Summary

These records were generated because of a claim by John Jacob Astor to lands forfeited by Roger Morris and wife Mary Philipse. Included are abstracts of sales of land by the commissioners of forfeitures giving descriptions of lands; acreage; purchaser's names; purchase date and price paid. Also included is a report prepared for the surveyor general providing information on certain lots in Morris' estate.

Creator

• New York (State). Surveyor General

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Title

Reports of commissioners to partition lands

Series Number

J9913

Summary

This series consists of documents relating to the partition of lands held by joint tenants or tenants in common. (Joint tenants were in possession of real property by the same title; tenants in common were in possession by distinct, different titles.) Records include petitions to appoint commissioners to partition lands, affidavits of publication of notice of petition, reports of commissioners, petitions and court rules for appointment of guardians for minor tenants, and guardians' pleas consenting to partition of lands.

Creator

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

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Title

Field books for surveys by James Frost of New York State lands

Series Number

B1407

Summary

The series consists of 34 field books created by James Frost as he surveyed lands for individuals to help settle disputes over property boundaries or for appraisal. Frost was also hired by New York State for similar purposes where he worked under the direction of the State Surveyor General. These volumes contain survey notes and topographical sketches and provide information on the reason the survey was conducted, who requested it; survey location; date; and names of any assistants to Frost.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation. Bureau of Real Property

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Title

New York State Supreme Court of Judicature (Albany) common rule books

Series Number

J1165

Summary

This series consists of common rule books, which contain a record of common rules or orders of the court, entered by the clerk on motion made by an attorney for one of the parties to a cause. The rules include orders to plead, orders for judgment favoring the defendant or plaintiff, orders regarding a defendant's appearance in court, orders to a sheriff to arrest a defendant, and other orders.

Creator

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

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Title

General and special term minute books

Series Number

J0130

Summary

Minute books for 1797-1800 contain grand jury proceedings and minutes of trials and sentencing. The series also contains special rules or orders granted upon special motions, orders issued in real property proceedings, appointments of commissioners to screen candidates for attorney or counsellor in the Supreme Court, and general procedural rules.

Creator

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

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Title

Receipt book of land grants from Gerrit Smith to African Americans and poor white people

Series Number

B2912

Summary

This receipt book lists land grants issued by Gerrit Smith in 1846 to various African Americans and poor white people. Approximately 3,000 deeds were awarded. The amount of land given to each individual ranged from 40 to 60 acres. The volume, kept by Charles Ray (Smith's secretary), lists the following information relating to these grants: county name; township; tract; lot; quarter of lot; acres; and remarks (i.e. names of grantees).

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Title

Motions and notices of joinder in demurrer

Series Number

J0125

Summary

Most of the documents in this series are notices of joinder in demurrer, in which the plaintiff states that the demurrer will be opposed and the court moved for judgment on the ground that the defendant's demurrer is frivolous. There are also a few special motions for appointment of commissioners to admeasure dower, for stay of proceedings, for issuance of writs of certiorari or mandamus, and other actions. Earlier Geneva motion papers appear to have been lost.

Creator

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

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Title

Supreme Court of Judicature (Utica) general term minute books

Series Number

J0128

Summary

This series consists of minute books, which contain special rules or orders granted upon special motions, orders issued in real property proceedings, appointments of commissioners to screen candidates for attorney or counsellor in the Supreme Court, and general procedural rules.

Creator

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

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Title

New York State Comptroller's Office bonds from purchasers of lands in old military tract

Series Number

A1052

Summary

This series consists of bonds relating to land purchased in Lots 11 and 12 of the Old Military Tract. Bonds provide name and residence of purchaser; amount of bond; date; location of parcel; and terms of payment. Bonds were taken by the comptroller pursuant to Chapter 106 of the Laws of 1803, which provided for sale of certain unappropriated lands.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

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