New York Surveyors collection, 1795-1851 (majority within 1803-1821)

Summary

Creator:

Anonymous

Abstract:

The New York Surveyors collection is made up of documents, notes, and maps related to property ownership. The bulk of the material is comprised of surveyors' notes and manuscript maps of private properties.

Extent:

0.75 linear feet

Language:

English

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by Meg Hixon, April 2013

Background

Scope and Content:

The New York Surveyors collection is made up of documents, notes, and maps related to property ownership. The Documents series (21 items) has indentures and other items pertaining to ownership of real property in the state of New York, particularly in Albany and Greene Counties. The Field Notes series (4 items) contains 3 sets of notes by unidentified surveyors and a field book that belonged to H. A. [Whitlock?]. The notes concern surveys of farms and other properties in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

The Surveys series (140 items) comprises the bulk of the collection and consists of notes and maps of surveys conducted between 1794 and 1821; one item is dated April 20, 1831. The surveys, which relate to private property, often have descriptions of the area, and some items have notes about the reasons for conducting the surveys, usually related to sales. Some of the material pertains to members of the Ten Eyck family.

Biographical / Historical:

This collection contains surveys of lands made in the early 19th century.

Acquisition Information:

1997. M-3355.2 .

Processing information:

Cataloging funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). This collection has been processed according to minimal processing procedures and may be revised, expanded, or updated in the future.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged in the following series:

• Series I: Documents
• Series II: Field Notes
• Series III: Surveys

Each series is arranged chronologically, with undated items placed at the end.

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Subjects

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Subjects:

Real property--New York (State)
Surveyors.

Formats:

Indentures.
Manuscript maps.
Notes.

Places:

New York (State)--Surveys.
New York (State)--Maps, manuscript.