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Displaying 30 Finding Aids
Title
- Petitions and affidavits for proof of wills
Series Number
- J1041
Summary
- This series contains documents relating to the proof of wills in the Supreme Court at Albany. Documents include the executor's petition for proof of the will in Supreme Court; affidavits of witnesses regarding competency of the testator; and notices to next-of-kin. Wills could be proved in the Supreme Court when the decedent resided out of state, when heirs resided in several different counties, or when the will had to be proved immediately because the estate was in danger of loss.
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Albany)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Supreme Court of Judicature (Albany) briefs, draft rules, and motions
Series Number
- J7011
Summary
- This series consists of briefs, draft rules, affidavits and notices of motions, certificates of clerkships, and other documents bundled together by court term. Included are a few rules for attachment of property of sheriffs who had failed to put in bail for defendants; orders for holding circuit courts; opinions; and petitions for appointment of Supreme Court Commissioners. The series also includes a few affidavits of war service and property by Revolutionary War veterans intending to apply for pensions.
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Albany)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Accounts for road improvement
Series Number
- A1229
Summary
- These records from the Comptroller's Office document the construction, operation, and maintenance of turnpikes in New York State, mostly around Salina (Onondaga County), Oneida Creek to Chittenango Creek, and Oswego to Sackets Harbor. Most records are itemized accounts detailing construction costs and receipts for services or goods. Also included are vouchers, contracts and agreements, correspondence, lists of taxes received for road improvements, and affidavits.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Affidavits relating to land taxation
Series Number
- A1215
Summary
- This series consists of affidavits and certificates documenting land ownership, payment of real estate taxes and the location of land owned apparently compiled by local county officials and submitted to the Auditor General's later to the Comptroller's Office. Information includes landowners name; location and amount of land, amount paid; date purchased; from whom, taxes due; taxes paid; date and whether or not improvements have been made on the land.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Affidavits of non-occupancy of lands purchased at Comptroller's tax sales
Series Number
- B0988
Summary
- This series consists of affidavits of purchasers of land at Comptroller's tax sales, stating that the land purchased was wholly unoccupied and vacant. The affidavits were filed with the Comptroller to prove that no occupant had rights to redeem land from the tax sale.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Affidavits of publication of tax sale and redemption notices
Series Number
- B0931
Summary
- This series documents the announcement of pending tax-sales and redemptions of lands. Included are affidavits of publication of tax sale and redemption notices for land to be sold for taxes; county treasurers' receipts; notices of mortgage liens on land to be sold for taxes; published lists of lands to be sold; lists of newspapers publishing the notices; and lists of people receiving the notices. Also included are a map and tax assessment lists for draining a marsh in Madison County.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Documents relating to canal claims
Series Number
- A1441
Summary
- This series relates to claims against the state, mostly for money owed on contracts and for damages to property adjacent to the canal. Included are minutes of testimony in cases heard; notices of awards by the canal appraisers; a list of awards for the years 1843-1849; affidavits, notices of appeals, opinions, and briefs relating to canal claims; and a few chattel mortgages on canal boats.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Affidavits of justification of special bail
Series Number
- J3026
Summary
- This series consists of affidavits of defendants' bail. Each affidavit states that the bail is worth a specified sum of money after payment of the defendant's outstanding debts (the amount was required to be double the amount of debt or damages claimed by the plaintiff in the writ of capias ad respondendum).
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Geneva)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Affidavits of publication of county treasurers' notices of tax sales
Series Number
- B0932
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Affidavits of claimants for clothing and equipment lost or destroyed while in the service of the United States since April 16, 1861
Series Number
- A4115
Summary
- This series consists of affidavits submitted by individuals to a board, created by legislation of 1862, to validate claims and determine the sums due to regiments or members of the militia for clothing and equipment lost or destroyed in the service of the United States since April 16, 1861. Claims were to be paid only if neither the individual nor his regiment or company received compensation for the items claimed, which had to be originally provided at his own expense.
Creator
- New York (State). Board of Commissioners Constituted by Chapter 421, Laws of 1862
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Testimony relating to the nomination of Milton E. Gibbs as State Hospital Commissioner
Series Number
- L0140
Summary
- This series consists of testimony from Rochester individuals who opposed Gibbs' nomination claiming Gibbs had withheld money due them from a legal case. The testimony, provided as typescript of oral testimony or as affidavits was used as exhibits at a March l2, l9l3 hearing held by the Senate Finance Committee to investigate the qualifications of Gibbs for the commissioner position. Also included are correspondence, clippings, and telegrams relating to the Gibbs nomination.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Committee on Finance
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Willard State Hospital court papers relating to patients' legal matters
Series Number
- B1430
Summary
- This series consists of court papers, and correspondence relating to legal proceedings involving patients at Willard State Hospital. Material includes notices, petitions, transcripts, and affidavits relating to appointing representatives for legally committed patients to manage their property and affairs including estate settlements, release of dower rights; attempts to secure payments, and other legal matters.
Creator
- Willard State Hospital (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Title
- Affidavits of war service and property by Revolutionary War veterans
Series Number
- J6011
Summary
- This series consists of sworn affidavits by Revolutionary War veterans intending to apply for pensions. Each affidavit includes statements of the veteran's war service; a schedule of his real and personal property; applicant's age; residence; former military rank; and physical disability (if any). Such affidavits could be made in any court of record, but were most often made in the Court of Common Pleas, rather than the Supreme Court.
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Albany)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Wolf bounty affidavits
Series Number
- B1775
Summary
- This series consists of affidavits signed by town supervisors and justices of the peace certifying that the person named killed a wolf or wolves and is entitled to a ten-dollar bounty. Records contain the name of the Town Supervisor, Justice of the Peace, name of the Town and County, name of person collecting bounty, date of affidavit, date when bounty was paid, and the signature of the County Treasurer.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Lands under water application files
Series Number
- B2321
Summary
- This series consists of applications for grants to lands under water. Each file typically consists of an application and accompanying map. Information on the application includes applicant name; date; attorney's name; notes related to the final determination of application; date patent was ordered to be issued; patent date; and signature of the attorney.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services. Bureau of Land Management
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Affidavits of occupancy of lands to be sold by the state
Series Number
- A1067
Summary
- This fragmentary series includes legal documentation (of which affidavits of occupancy form the bulk) relating to state sale of land, presumably for unpaid taxes.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Affidavits of publication of comptroller's notices
Series Number
- A0974
Summary
- This series from the Comptroller's Office consists of affidavits of publication of notices. Each affidavit has a copy of the advertisement attached. Affidavits are mostly for sale of lands for arrears in taxes or quit rents, or to announce sale of state stock. Also included is an affidavit of publication of the official canvass of the general election of 1832 in the Albany Argus.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Documents supporting orders for cancellation of tax sales
Series Number
- B0929
Summary
- This series consists of affidavits stating the grounds for cancellation of a Comptroller's tax sale. Grounds for cancellation were prior payment of taxes, erroneous tax assessment, or occupancy of the premises sold. The affidavits of occupancy include descriptions of farming or lumbering on the parcel sold. From the 1880's on the series also includes applications for cancellation of a tax sale and Comptroller's orders for cancellation.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- War of 1812 veterans' certificates of claim awards and related records
Series Number
- A0020
Summary
- This series consists mostly of affidavits documenting a claimant's right to reimbursement from War of 1812 service in a New York militia or volunteer unit, as well as certificates issued to claimants after the Adjutant General's Office reviewed and adjusted their claims. The bulk of the series documents in-state claimants.
Creator
- New York (State). Adjutant General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Affidavits relating to loss of teaching certificates
Series Number
- A2005
Summary
- This series consists of affidavits submitted by teachers in application for replacement of state teaching certificates that were lost or destroyed. Most affidavits are on standardized forms providing date and location of completion of work under the uniform system of examination, date and location in which teaching certificate was issued, the grade of the certificate, and date and manner in which the original certificate was lost or destroyed.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Public Instruction. Office of the Superintendent
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.