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Displaying 7 Finding Aids
Title
- Secretary letterpress copybook
Series Number
- B2638
Summary
- This series contains letters sent by James F. Maury, Secretary of the Burnham Industrial Farm Board of Directors. Correspondence includes acceptance and rejection notifications for applicants to the school, acknowledgments of contributions and payment, notices of future meetings, notices of resolutions passed, requests for payment, and letters relating to other administrative matters.
Creator
- Berkshire Industrial Farm
Access Restrictions
- Access administered according to the Freedom of Information Law. State Archives staff will confer with Berkshire Farm Center and Services for Youth regarding disclosure of student specific information.
Title
- Outgoing correspondence letter press books
Series Number
- A4146
Summary
- These two letter press volumes contain copies of outgoing correspondence produced by the Paymaster General's Office between April 25, 1865 and September 25, 1865. Much of the correspondence is illegible, but the volumes as a whole deal with the payment of bounty money and other claims filed with the state by Civil War veterans.
Creator
- New York (State). Paymaster General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Fiscal records relating to state court expense taxes and to court employee retirement funds
Series Number
- B1375
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence from the state comptroller to chief financial officers of cities and counties concerning the collection and disbursement of the court expense tax as well as lists the names, titles, pay rates, and deposit amounts for all personnel in the state's judicial districts participating in the Supreme Court Employees Retirement Fund.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Executive clemency and pardon application ledgers and correspondence
Series Number
- A0629
Summary
- Article 18 of the 1777 State Constitution authorized the governor to grant pardons and reprieves. This power was continued in the constitutions of 1821 and 1846 and expanded to include commutations by Article 5 of the Constitution of 1894. This series consists of ledgers and correspondence maintained by the governor's office to track actions taken and decisions made regarding applications for executive clemency. These volumes document various types of clemency including pardons, commutations, and restorations of citizenship rights.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Copies of tax search certificates
Series Number
- B1613
Summary
- The series includes copies of certificates stating that a search and examination of the books of the State Comptroller's Office (later Department of Taxation and Finance) were made, by a competent clerk, for instances of unpaid taxes and tax sales upon/against a particular parcel of land. In addition to certifying that a search was done, each certificate either states that no unpaid taxes or tax sales were found, or lists very specifically (by sale year) the results of the search.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Willard State Hospital correspondence
Series Number
- B1468
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence to Willard State Hospital officials and their replies. Most concerns the disposal of the estates of patients who died at Willard State Hospital and/or inheritances bequeathed to patients. Other topics include patient condition inquiries; death and discharge notifications; materials for building or improvement projects; employment opportunities; and patient funding by Overseers of the Poor. Also included are a few blue prints of apparatus and copies of certificates to construction companies for materials and work performed.
Creator
- Willard State Hospital (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Records identifying specific patients are 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
- Letterpress copybooks of purchase orders
Series Number
- B1678
Summary
- This series consists of copies of purchase orders for goods sent to vendors by the Syracuse State Institution for Feeble-Minded Children. Entries show order date, company/vendor name, description of goods and cost. Copies that were poorly pressed are hard to read. Also included is an alphabetical name index at the end of each volume.
Creator
- Syracuse State Institution for Feeble-Minded Children
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.