Wolf bounty affadavits, 1816-1823

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Wolf bounty affadavits, 1816-1823

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This series consists of affidavits signed by town supervisors and justices of the peace and forwarded to the State Comptroller certifying that the person named in the affidavit did, in fact, kill a wolf or wolves and is entitled to his bounty of ten dollars. The records were generated pursuant to Chapter 129 of the Laws of 1815, which allowed twenty dollars for the killing of a full grown wolf and Chapter 26 of the Laws of 1822 ("An act to encourage the destruction of wolves") which reduced the bounty to ten dollars and provided for the bounty to be paid for by the County Treasurer to any person killing a grown wolf or pup wolf.

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New York State Archives

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