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Title

Original Indian treaties and deeds

Series Number

A4609

Summary

This series contains Indian treaties or deeds of cession and related documents filed by the secretary of state. The native groups involved in the treaties filed in this series were the Oneida, Brothertown, Stockbridge, Cayuga, Mohawk, Seneca, and Onondaga Indians, and the Seven Nations of Canada. The "treaties" generally take the form of a deed of cession from the sachems, chiefs, and warriors of a particular nation or group to the people of the state of New York.

Creator

• New York (State). Secretary of State

Access Restrictions

Restricted due to severe fragility. Microfilm is first use copy.

Title

Miscellaneous deeds, leases, and releases

Series Number

A0463

Summary

This volume contains recorded copies of three partition deeds for Adirondack Forest Preserve Lands owned in common by the state and private parties, executed pursuant to the Laws of 1895, Chapter 273. There is also a deed to the United States for land on Staten Island and accompanying deeds of cession of jurisdiction by the governor to the U.S., made pursuant to the Laws of 1896.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Record of deeds, mortgages, Regents charters, and other documents

Series Number

A0453

Summary

THis series contains copies of conveyances (deeds and mortgages), and many other types of private and public documents recorded by the Secretary of the colony of New York, 1664-1783, and by the Secretary of State, 1783-1890. Series also includes applications for and copies of academy charters granted by the Board of Regents, 1788-1855, and notices of discovery of gold and silver mines, 1789-1839.

Creator

• New York (State). Secretary of State

Access Restrictions

Microfilm is not available for duplication or interlibrary loan.

Title

Deeds, abstracts, and agreements relating to railroad easements

Series Number

B1420

Summary

This series consists of legal papers apparently relating to agreements with railroad companies. Included are deeds, abstracts, indentures, abstracts of title, and various contracts and other papers covering modifications to easements and other agreements to which railroad companies were a party.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Land acquisition case files

Series Number

B2883

Summary

This series contains case files related to the state's acquisition of real property, either by purchase, appropriation, or court judgment. Files include sale contracts, final deed or court award, title and lien histories, correspondence, maps, etc. Files document acquisition of lands for purposes such as state facilities, Forest Preserve, Barge Canal, state highways, flood control, railroad grade crossing elimination, Thruway, Empire State Plaza, etc.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Audit and Control

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Deeds to lands sold for non-payment of taxes

Series Number

A1332

Summary

This series consists of draft or executed deeds for lands sold for unpaid taxes and not redeemed. Deeds cite specific laws authorizing tax sales but are otherwise in the standard form of a deed. A law of 1823 provided that when land taxes were unpaid for a period of two years the land would be sold. If the owner paid the taxes within one year after the sale, it reverted back to that person's ownership.

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

Miscellaneous deeds and title papers

Series Number

12945

Summary

This series consists of the recorded copies of "deeds and title papers" which were filed primarily in Series A0464, Original Deeds and Title Papers. The documents are described more fully in that series, but in general they are deeds or leases to the United States and to New York State, releases of rights to lands under water, cessions of jurisdiction to the United States, and leases from the state.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Holland Land Company maps, field notes, and deeds

Series Number

A0025

Summary

The series consists of field books, notes, maps, and deeds relating to the Holland Land Company's lands in the western part of New York State. Records include the original field books from the surveys of 1798 and 1799, which provide a systematic survey of the Holland Land Purchase; field notes (journals) of the survey of township lines in various ranges; and original deeds for the lands of the Holland Purchase.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

Restricted in part due to fragility. Use under supervision of archivist.

Title

Warrants of survey, powers of attorney, Indian deeds, and other records

Series Number

A1885

Summary

This series contains mostly warrants of survey but includes also a few unrelated legal documents. Colonial governors ordered surveys of all lands for which settlers applied for purchase. The warrants are the governor's orders to the surveyor general to carry out the survey. They provide name of governor; name of surveyor general; for whom land is to be surveyed; acreage and location of land; and date of warrant. The records suffered some burn damage in the 1911 State Capitol fire.

Creator

• New York (Colony). Governor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Dutch colonial administrative records

Series Number

A1881

Summary

This series contains patents issued under the administration of Dutch Governor Anthony Colve, and a few private deeds from the same period. In one notable document, Governor Colve granted the Lutheran congregation in Albany free exercise of their religion (September 26, 1673).

Creator

• New Netherland. Council

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Survey maps of the Northern and Southern Reservoir Systems

Series Number

B1542

Summary

This series was created by the Canal Corporation of the Thruway Authority to establish state property boundaries adjacent to the Northern and Southern Reservoir Systems. It consists primarily of maps and structure drawings of the Northern and Southern Reservoirs of the Barge Canal. Most maps relate to either the Northern or Southern Reservoir System in whole or part; some relate to the entire reservoir system, and others relate to feeders and other reservoirs.

Creator

• New York State Canal Corporation

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Railroad deed files

Series Number

19720

Summary

This series consists of deed files concerning the transfer of real property between private individuals and railroad companies. A typical file contains original deeds describing the amount paid for the real property; exact description of property being conveyed; seller(s) and buyer(s); signatures of attorneys, county clerks, and notaries public; date recorded; book/liber number and page number; and a map depicting the property being conveyed. The files pertain exclusively to transactions that occurred in Oneida, Erie, Essex, Niagara, and Franklin counties.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Copies of deeds for state lands

Series Number

A1299

Summary

This series from the Comptroller's Office consists of copies of deeds for parcels of state land (almost all within the Adirondack Forest Preserve) to various individuals and firms. Each entry contains a note of legal authorization for sale for Forest Preserve lands and a copy of the deed as certified.

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

Abstracts and indexes of deeds

Series Number

A3074

Summary

These volumes were prepared during the nineteenth century from the original books of deeds in series A0453. Record of Deeds, 1652-1884. They contain brief abstracts of the subjects of most deeds recorded in that series. Each volume has grantor and grantee name indexes, and location and subject indexes.

Creator

• New York (State). Secretary of State

Access Restrictions

Microfilm is not available for duplication or interlibrary loan.

Title

Indian deed for lands in Schaghticoke

Series Number

A3302

Summary

This series consists of the deed is for lands in Schaghticoke, which was in Albany County in 1707, but is now in Rensselaer County, New York.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Legal documentation for sale of unappropriated land

Series Number

A0823

Summary

The series consists of records of transactions and legal business concerning land: deeds; mortgage bonds; state claims; sales and purchases; surveys and maps; tax receipts; foreclosures; correspondence; and other land records. There are also some records concerning the transfer of Indian lands to the state.

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

Round Lake village records and records of the Round Lake Camp Meeting Association

Series Number

A4485

Summary

Microfilmed records include a variety of administrative, land, and fiscal records from the Village of Round Lake, and also records of its predecessor, the (Methodist Episcopal) Round Lake Camp Meeting Association (1868-1945), which owned and used land in the Round Lake area.

Creator

• Round Lake (N.Y. : Village)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Tioga County records

Series Number

A4644

Summary

Microfilm contains meeting minutes and proceedings of the Tioga County Board of Supervisors and County Legislature (1813-1994); deed books (1791-1901); certificates of incorporation (1818-1995); naturalization records (1822-1955); and election canvas records (1860 and 1868-1920).

Creator

• Tioga (N.Y. : County)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Abstracts of deeds conveyed to purchasers of land sold for unpaid taxes

Series Number

B1614

Summary

These records contain abstracts of information originally included in deeds conveyed to purchasers of lands sold for unpaid taxes. The State Comptroller's Office was in charge of selling lands for unpaid taxes until 1926, when that function was assumed by the Department of Taxation and Finance. For each entry, information includes date of sale; sale amount; to whom deeded; description of property, including county and town, name of tract, number of acres, and description; and names of comptroller and deputy comptroller.

Access Restrictions

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