File relating to the purchase of photostatic copies of New York Colonial Council Minutes from the British Public Record Office, 1921.

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File relating to the purchase of photostatic copies of New York Colonial Council Minutes from the British Public Record Office, 1921.

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This series contains notes, memoranda, and correspondence of the state historian regarding this purchase. Included are lists of colonial council minutes that survived the 1911 State Capitol fire, lists of similar minutes on file in the British Public Record Office (PRO), and list of photostats proposed to be ordered from the PRO. Also included are memoranda proposing the acquisition of photostats and a letter concerning French archival sources relating to New York State. Photostats of Council minutes for 1686-1726 eventually were obtained by the state historian.

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