Recorded Indian treaties and deeds, 1703-1871 (bulk 1748-1871)

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Recorded Indian treaties and deeds, 1703-1871 (bulk 1748-1871)

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This series contains Indian deeds recorded by the provincial secretary and Indian treaties or deeds of cession recorded by the secretary of state. There are 43 deeds and one agreement from the colonial period. Almost all the colonial Indian deeds date from the period 1748-1769, and most cede lands located in the Mohawk and upper Susquehanna Valleys. There are two exceptions: 1) an agreement between the Montauk Indians and the inhabitants of the town of Easthampton, Suffolk County, regarding rights to fenced fields and pastures and to use of timber, dated 1703; and 2) the Indian deed for the Wawayanda patent, Ulster and Orange Counties, dated 1712-13 (both these documents were recorded after 1748).

0.8 cu. ft. (3 volumes)Copies: 1 microfilm reel; 35mm.

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New York (State). Dept. of State.

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Early commissions were recorded by the secretary of the Colony of New York. Chapter 12 of the Laws of 1778 appointed the secretary of state the clerk of the Council of Appointment. The 1821 state constitution abolished the council, and its powers were transferred to the governor. From the description of Record of commissions, dedimus potestatem, supersedeas, pardons, and other executive actions, 1770-1827. (New York State Archives). WorldCat record id: 82062017 The register ...

New York (State). Commissioners of Indian Affairs

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On Mar. 1, 1788, an act of the New York state legislature appointed Gov. George Clinton, William Floyd, Ezra L'Hommedieu, John Lawrence, Richard Varick, Samuel Jones, Egbert Benson, and Peter Gansevoort, Jr. as "Commissioners to hold Treaties with the Indians within this State." This board was to preserve friendly relations with Indian tribes, negotiate the purchase of Indian lands, and investigate the unlawful purchase or lease of Indian property. At the commissioners' first meeting, Mar. 3, 17...

St. Regis Mohawk Indian Reservation (N.Y.)

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Fish Creek Reservation (N.Y.)

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Cayuga Indian Reservation (N.Y.)

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