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The Commissioners of the Land Office were appointed to direct the disposition and granting of unappropriated state lands.

From the description of Minutes, 1784-1796, 1807-1869. (New York State Archives). WorldCat record id: 79409505

The Commissioners of the Land Office were first appointed in 1786 to direct the disposition and granting of unappropriated state lands.

Among the activities preformed to carry out this function were the approval, rejection, or direction of other actions concerning land grant applications and related land matters.

From the description of Register of land grant applications, petitions, and correspondence, 1829. (New York State Archives). WorldCat record id: 83094531
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creatorOf New York (State). Commissioners of the Land Office. Legal records regarding grants of land under water and sale of state lands, 1899-1913. New York State Archives
referencedIn New York (State). Dept. of State. Applications for land grants, 1642-1803. New York State Archives
creatorOf New York (State). Commissioners of the Land Office. Original minutes, 1785-1798. New York State Archives
referencedIn Forest Preserve land purchase proposal files, 1920-1948 New York State Archives
referencedIn New York State miscellaneous manuscripts collection, 1708 - ca. 1925. New-York Historical Society
creatorOf New York (State). Commissioners of the Land Office. Land patents, 1680-1751. New York State Archives
creatorOf New York (State). Board of Commissioners of the Land Office. Forest Preserve land purchase proposal files, 1920-1948. New York State Archives
referencedIn New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor. Abandoned canal lands and blue line survey files, 1914-1923. New York State Archives
referencedIn Letters from Gabriel P. Disosway to John Anthon, 1832, 1849-1851 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor. Survey descriptions and appraisals of Onondaga Salt Springs lands to be sold, 1851-1881, bulk 1851, 1879-1881. New York State Archives
creatorOf Cayuga Nation. In the matter of the application of the People of the State of New York, on relation of the Cayuga Nation of Indians, resident in the State of New York, of David Warrior, Elon Eels, and Ernest Spring, Chiefs and members of the Cayuga Nation of Indians, and of Adelburt Mort for a mandamus against the Commissioners of the Land Office : typescript, 1911 Sept. Newberry Library
creatorOf New York (State). Commissioners of the Land Office. Minutes, 1784-1796, 1807-1869. New York State Archives
creatorOf New York (State). Commissioners of the Land Office. Register of land grant applications, petitions, and correspondence, 1829. New York State Archives
referencedIn New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Map and assessments prepared by commissioners for draining the swamp and marsh lands in the Town of Salina, 1824. New York State Archives
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