Vouchers, 1816-1853.

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Vouchers, 1816-1853.

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These vouchers were submitted by the Surveyor General and beginning in 1846 by the State Engineer and Surveyor to the State Treasurer to document the sale of lands by the state. For the most part, monies raised by these sales were then deposited into either the state's general or school funds. The earlier vouchers are entirely handwritten while those dating from approximately 1824 onward consist of pre-printed forms that contain two parts. The top half of the form was completed the Surveyor General's Office and normally provides the date of the transaction, a description of the lands sold, and the amount. The bottom half of the form was completed the State Treasurer's Office and it indicates from whom the funds were received, the amount, and the date. This portion is also signed by a State Treasurer Official. The voucher was then returned to the Surveyor General where it was filed.

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New York (State). Surveyor General

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Through an 1819 law the legislature appointed Governor DeWitt Clinton, Surveyor General Simeon DeWitt, Secretary of State John V.N. Yates, Senator Martin Van Buren, Edmund C. Genet, George Tibbits, and Townsend McCoun as commissioners to study and report to the legislature on navigation of the Hudson River. From the description of Maps produced for the Commissioners to Report a Plan for Improving the Navigation of the Hudson River, 1820-1830, bulk 1820. (New York State Archives). Wor...