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Displaying 54 Finding Aids
Title
- Acknowledgments of receipt of plaques issued by the Hudson-Fulton Celebration Commission
Series Number
- B2298
Summary
- This series consists of documents from individual schools received by the Education Department acknowledging receipt from the department of wooden plaques bearing bronze impressions of the seal issued by the Hudson-Fulton Celebration Commission, and giving assurances that the plaques and medals would be conspicuously displayed in the office of the president or principal of each school. Each receipt gives name of school, signature of principal, and date of receipt by the department.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this 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
- Treasurer's receipts for payments of land purchased at Comptroller's tax sale of 1853
Series Number
- A1258
Summary
- This series consists of receipts issued by the Treasurer's Office for payment of land purchased at the Comptroller's Tax sale of 1853. Records contain the name of the individual who bought the land, the date of the receipt, the amount paid for the land, and the signatures of both the Comptroller and the Treasurer.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Accounts and receipts of Commission for Settling Claims for Land Ceded to Vermont
Series Number
- A0807
Summary
- This series consists of accounts and receipts for services rendered or for money paid out by the Commissioners for Settling Claims for Land Ceded to Vermont for office supplies and newspaper advertisements addressed to potential claimants. The Commission was responsible for settling claims of persons who had received land grants from New York in what is now Vermont.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Stock certificate receipt book
Series Number
- A1311
Summary
- This series from the Comptroller's Office contains receipt books for stock by the state, and for funding of various loans. Each entry gives number of the stock certificate; species of stock ("Million Loan," other canal loans, and miscellaneous loans to the state); amount of stock; and signature acknowledging receipt of stock certificate.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Assorted archival records
Series Number
- A0635
Summary
- These are small amounts of unrelated archival materials from several sources. They were gathered and retained by the State Library but remained unprocessed prior to transfer to the State Archives as state government records.
Creator
- New York State Library
Access Restrictions
- A0635-00:Restricted due to severe burn damage.Use with supervision of archivist.
Title
- Receipts and related documents for accounts with the Court
Series Number
- J5076
Summary
- This series consists of receipts, copies of orders and decrees, certificates of appointment of guardian, powers of attorney, and correspondence relating to money deposited with the court. Most of these funds were deposited with the court in cases involving guardianships and incompetencies (i.e., lunacy, habitual drunkeness), trusteeships, and disputes over estates. The receipts make up the bulk of the series.
Creator
- New York (State). Court of Chancery. Chancery Fund
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Adjutant General's Office resignations and various claims records
Series Number
- A4125
Summary
- This series consists of a small quantity of resignations, submitted by officers resigning their commissions, forwarded to the Adjutant General's Office. The resignation will normally provide the name of the individual resigning, rank, regiment, date, and reason for resignation. The remainder of the series consists of a varied collection of vouchers and receipts which pertain mainly to expenditures incurred by National Guard units after the Civil War.
Creator
- New York (State). Adjutant General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Receipts for payment and certificates of commutation of quit rents
Series Number
- B1612
Summary
- Quit rents were a remnant of feudal dues that were levied during both the colonial and early statehood periods. Quit rents were very unpopular and were finally abolished by the Constitution of 1846. This series consists of certificates (printed forms) that document payments and commutation of annual quit rents. Type of information provided is consistent throughout the series, including patent number; payee; patentee; lot number or other description; acreage; amount, interest, and total paid; and date of certificate.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Surveyor's bills and receipts for advertising sales of land
Series Number
- A3267
Summary
- This series consists of records documenting the advertisement of state land sales in various counties, cities, towns, and villages throughout New York.
Creator
- New York (State). Surveyor General
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Treasurer's receipts and certificates of receipt
Series Number
- A0981
Summary
- This series from the Comptroller's Office consists of certificates of receipt of money by the Treasurer, and some actual receipts. Information includes payor, payment date and amount; the reason for payment (state taxes, interest on mortgages held by the state, vendue duties, etc.). Included are some letters to the Treasurer; notes on redemption of lands sold by taxes; and bonds.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Entry documentation submitted by the collector for the Port of New York
Series Number
- A0822
Summary
- This series contains records of the collection of duties at the port of New York. The records include accounts of payment of duties; accounts of the Collector's Office; salary accounts; receipts; and other related material. Information usually includes name; date; amount paid; and purpose of payment.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Accounts for expenditures by the Buffalo Harbor Company
Series Number
- A1452
Summary
- Canal Commissioners were required to take receipts for all expenditures and to settle accounts with the comptroller relating to construction of a harbor or basin at Buffalo and Black Rock (western terminus of the Erie Canal). This series consists of accounts (receipts and bills) for expenditures by the Buffalo Harbor Company. Most accounts are receipts for cash salary payments for labor. Also included are itemized bills for purchases of food, produce, and materials.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Bills and receipts for calendaring Clinton Papers
Series Number
- B1595
Summary
- This series consists of twelve receipts for payment received from the Regents as trustees ex-officio of the State Library. The receipts show itemized information on a project to calendar and index the papers of Governor George Clinton. Each receipt consists of a printed form with amount received and other information filled in, including dates and signature of payee.
Creator
- New York State Library
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Transcription of receipt book of land grants from Gerrit Smith to African Americans and poor white people
Series Number
- A1352
Summary
- This is a transcription of the original receipt book listing land grants issued by Gerrit Smith in 1846, when he made a gift of 3,000 deeds to African Americans and poor white people. The book lists the following information relating to these grants: county name; township; tract; lot; quarter of lot; acres; and remarks (i.e. names of grantees). This volume was apparently retained by the Comptroller due to his involvement in land grants and land taxing in New York State.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Revenue bond stub books
Series Number
- A1146
Summary
- The stub books in this series document the issuance of revenue bonds as loans for payment of volunteers in the Civil War. Bonds were issued and redeemable in amounts varying from $1,000 to $10,000, pursuant to Chapters 56 and 325 of the Laws of 1865 and Chapter 209 of the Laws of 1866. Each stub generally provides number of certificate, amount of loan, name of bondholder, date of loan, and signature of comptroller's agent.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Entry documentation for state asylums
Series Number
- A1226
Summary
- This series from the Comptroller's Office consists of payrolls, correspondence, bills, receipts, contracts, abstracts of vouchers, and one resolution for various New York State asylums including: New York State Asylum for Idiots, New York Lunatic Asylum, Binghamton Asylum for the Insane, New York State Custodial Asylum for Feeble-Minded Women, New York State Inebriate Asylum, New York State Soldiers and Sailors Home, New York State Institution for the Blind, and the Long Island State Hospital.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Inventories, receipts, and transfer documentation for assorted land records
Series Number
- B1454
Summary
- This series consists of transfer documentation primarily concerned with land records transferred among offices of the Secretary of State, the Office of General Services (OGS), the Department of Transportation (DOT), and the New York State Library. Records include a list of maps, field books, inventories, acquisition receipts, memoranda and other records relating to records transferred from DOT to the State Library.
Creator
- New York State Library
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Receipt stubs for work done on the new State Capitol
Series Number
- A3170
Summary
- This series consists of stubs from receipts given to employees in exchange for work on the construction project for the new State Capitol building. Each stub lists information for two individuals, including last name and first name initials or abbreviations; employee's position; and date and time of issue.
Creator
- New York (State). New Capitol Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Statements and receipts for interest due to holders of New York State stock issued to aid the Hudson and Berkshire Railroad Company
Series Number
- A1405
Summary
- This series contains semi-annual statements of interest due to holders of state stock issued to aid construction of the Hudson & Berkshire Railroad. Each entry gives the amount of stock, stockholders' names, amount of interest, date paid, and signature of the stockholder or attorney.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.