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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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Letters patent (commonly called a "patent") convey a grant of real property from a government to a person or persons. This series contains patents granted since 1664 by either the governor of the province of New York in the name of the king of England or the state of New York. Patents are arranged in chronological order by book and page number. They are indexed by name of grantee and by location.
Creator
New York (State). Department of State. Bureau of Miscellaneous Records
Access Restrictions
Microfilm produced by the Genealogical Society of Utah is not available for duplication or inter-library loan.
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
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
The governor issued these warrants directing the attorney general to prepare letters patent. These patents transferred title to land from the colonial government to private owners whose application to purchase land had been approved following a survey. Each warrant contains governor's name; attorney general's name; size and boundaries of the land to be patented; and date of the warrant. These records sustained moderate to severe burn damage in the 1911 State Capitol fire.
Creator
New York (Colony). Governor
Access Restrictions
Access to original records is restricted due to burn damage sustained in the 1911 New York State Capitol building fire.
New Netherland Council Dutch colonial patents and deeds
Series Number
A1880
Summary
This series consists predominantly of land patents, in Dutch, through which the director-general and council of New Netherland allowed private individuals to take possession of land in freehold, as opposed to the previous policy of only granting permission to hold land for cultivation. Also included are some deeds that record the purchase of land from natives for the West India Company and several patroons.
Creator
New Netherland. Council
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
The series consists of applications for grants of unappropriated land by letters patent from New York Colony and State. Along with the applications are related reports, surveys, maps, warrants for surveying lands and drafting of letters patent, objections to title, and letters.
Creator
New York (State). Secretary of State
Access Restrictions
A0272-19: Map is fragile and should be handled under the supervision of an archivist.