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Displaying 214 Finding Aids
Title
- Index to minutes of the Canal Commissioners and Superintendent of Public Works
Series Number
- B0202
Summary
- The indexes allow both name and subject access to Series B0201, Canal Commissioner Minutes. Each index corresponds to a bound volumes of minutes. Unlike the Canal Commissioners Minutes, of which volumes 7-11 are lacking, all of the index volumes are extant.
Creator
- New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Court of Appeals index of attorney admission affidavits
Series Number
- J4102
Summary
- This series consists of a partial index to series J3102, Attorney admission affidavits. There are several gaps in the index where folders spanning several years of names are missing. Entries include the following data: attorney name, residence, date of filing, date of admission, court where admitted, and name of sponsoring attorney.
Creator
- New York (State). Court of Appeals
Access Restrictions
- Restricted: No access without prior permission of Court of Appeals; Judiciary Law, Section 90.10.
Title
- Indexes to applications for redemption of lands from tax sales
Series Number
- A1409
Summary
- This series consists of name indexes to applications for redemption of lands from tax sales. Information includes name of applicant, county, and date. Also included are indexes to cancellations of tax sales giving location of parcel, a name (presumably owner or occupant), a date, and remarks about cancellation of tax sale or redemption of parcel.
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
- Index to Comptroller's tax sale records
Series Number
- B0983
Summary
- This series consists of indexes to unidentified comptroller's tax sale records. Information includes tract names and (apparently) purchaser names, with page numbers next to each name. Also included is an alphabetical index to tract name (with lots on parcels entered under each tract). The reference for each entry is to an "old" number, a "new" number, or a "case" number. Several additional volumes include lists of personal or tract names, accompanied by unexplained numeric references.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Index to aerial photographs of state highways
Series Number
- B1860
Summary
- This series consists of approximately 600 reference sheets, partially bound into 4 volumes that function as an index to accretion 10700-00A, Department of Transportation Aerial Photographs of State Highways. Each sheet measures approximately 20 x 24 inches. Also included are blueprint topographical maps indicating the general location of each section entry of the index.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Transportation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Index to certificates and accounts for purchase of forage and account of hay pasture and grain supplied to the Continental Army
Series Number
- A0893
Summary
- This a list of certificates issued by Deputy State Agent William Brown for the purchase of supplies for the Continental Army. It gives certificate number; date; name; amount of certificate; date paid and amount paid with interest. It also contains a list of supplies furnished to the Continental Army by Brown, giving date; from whom purchased; to whom delivered; and type and amount of supplies and includes an account of Brown's expenses and receipts.
Creator
- New York (State). Auditor General
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Conservation Department photographic prints and negatives
Series Number
- 14297
Summary
- The series consists of glass plate and film negatives and photographic prints compiled by the Forest, Fish and Game Commission, the Conservation Commission, and the Conservation Department. They illustrate activities of these predecessors of the Department of Environmental Conservation. The images document fish and game control; forest management and conservation; protecting the wilderness; maintaining historic sites and recreational areas; and wide-ranging locations and activities.
Creator
- New York (State). Conservation Department
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Index to dockets of judgments
Series Number
- J0142
Summary
- This series is an index to losing parties in judgments awarded by the Supreme Court of Judicature. Following the date are the letters 'U', 'G', or 'N', standing for judgments filed at Utica, Geneva, and New York, respectively. If there is no letter, the judgment roll was filed at Albany.
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Index to rough minutes of the Canal Board and to petitions and appeals to the Canal Board
Series Number
- A0859
Summary
- The Canal Board was responsible for regulating canal tolls, appointing various canal officers, directing special repairs, enforcing canal regulations, and hearing appeals from decisions of the Canal Appraisers regarding damage claims and related matters. This series indexes two central Canal Board record series: Rough Minutes (record series A0856) and Petitions and Appeals to the Canal Board (record series A1140); it also serves as an index to part of the surviving Canal Board Minutes (record series A0868).
Creator
- New York (State). Canal Board
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this series.
Title
- Partial index to Western Division field books, monthly estimates, structures, and other documents
Series Number
- A4424
Summary
- This series consists of a card file, apparently incomplete, that indexes Barge Canal contract work and related documents. Almost all cards have a contract number at the top, along with an unidentified number at the left corner, which may be a field book or other type of document number.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Card file index to field books of Erie Canal construction and enlargement
Series Number
- A4430
Summary
- This series consists of a card file indexing field books of Erie Canal construction and enlargements. Cards show date; type or location of work; and a reference to the book number(s) and its location. There are headings in the index for the following: canal enlargements and repairs; lengthening of locks; second canal enlargement; court of claims surveys; canal improvement; monthly estimates; and work on specific structures such as aqueducts, bridges, locks, walls.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- State Engineer and Surveyor index book to mechanical structures on canals
Series Number
- B0356
Summary
- This series consists of an index to and summary information about mechanical structures on various canals throughout New York State.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Indexes to maps and land records
Series Number
- A4024
Summary
- These indexes were created by the State Engineer's office to gain control of their maps and surveys. The indexes generally provide: name of town, tract, lot(s), or owner; volume and page number (if a land survey or purchase record); map number (if a map); and map case or portfolio letter or number (if a map).Series indexed include, "Land Papers, 2nd Series" ( A4016); Books of Sales (A4002); , Survey Field Books (A4019); and , Survey Maps ("Rolled Maps") (A4015).
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Indexes to notices of equity in Court of Chancery (1st Circuit) and Supreme Court (New York County)
Series Number
- JN112
Summary
- Printed volumes list notices of pending suits in equity filed in the New York County Clerk's Office. Each entry includes name of defendant, name of complainant, and date of notice. Courts with equity jurisdiction were the Court of Equity (1823-1829), Court of Chancery (1st Circuit) (1830-1847), and the Supreme Court (New York County) (starting 1847). Entries start May 1, 1823, and end December 31, 1855.
Creator
- Commissioners of Records for the City and County of New York
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.