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Colonial Records of New York : 1603 - 1833.

Call Number:
HIL-MICL FC LPR .A4P8C6N6
Category:
United States
Creator:
America. Public Records.
Material Description:
17 microfilm textual records (8 titles) ; 35 mm
Background:

Research Publications has assembled and microfilmed the most important published colonial and state records of the original thirteen colonies, Maine, and Vermont. The series is comprised of sixty-seven titles which span the years from the earliest available records for each colony until approximately 1800.

Contents:

The Colonial Records of New York have been microfilmed on seventeen reels and contain thirty-two volumes of material.

 

CR 35. Acts of Assembly, Passed in the Province of New York from 1691-1718. There is a chronological index to New York Laws at the beginning of the reel.

CR 36. Colonial Laws of New York from the Year 1664 to the Revolution. 5 vols. Includes the Charters of the Duke of York; the Commissions and Instructions of Colonial Governors; the Duke's Laws; the Laws of Dongan and Leisler Assemblies; the Charters of Albany and New York; and the Acts of the Colonial Legislatures from 1691-1775,inclusive. 

Volume 1, 1664-1719 

Volume 2, 1720-1737 

Volume 3,1738-1755 

Volume 4, 1757-1769;

Volume 5, 1769-1775. An explanatory note, historical note, and other background information can be found at the beginning of each volume. There is a subject index,which includes the names of persons (an extensive list) at the end of each volume.

 

CR 37. Documents Relative to the Colonial History of the State of New York, Procured in Holland, England and France. 1603-1782. 15 vols. 

Volume 1, Holland Documents, Vols. 1-8, 1603-1656. 

Volume 2, Holland Documents, Vols. 8-17, 1657-1678. 

Volume 3, London Documents, Vols. 1-8, 1614-1692. 

Volume 4, London Documents, Vols. 9-16, 1693-1706. 

Volume 5, London Documents, Vols. 17-24, 1707-1733. 

Volume 6, London Documents, Vols. 25-32, 1734-1755. 

Volume 7, London Documents, Vols. 33-40, 1756-1767. 

Volume 8, London Documents, Vols. 41-47, 1768-1782. The Book of Common Prayer in Mohawk, and its Translators, is located at the end of the volume.

Volume 9, Paris Documents, Vols. 1-8, 1631-1744. 

Volume 10, Paris Documents, Vols. 9-17, 1745-1774. There is a list of French Ministers of State, 1655-1774, at the beginning of the volume. A table of contents is located at the beginning of each volume from Volume 1 through Volume 10, and there are maps and plans at the end of several volumes.

Volume 11, General Index to the Documents Relative to the Colonial History of the State of New York, appears to cover vols 1-10. 

Volume 12, Documents Relative to the Dutch and Swedish Settlements on the Delaware River, 1624-1682.

Volume 13, Documents Relating to the History and Settlement of the Towns Along the Mohawk Rivers (with the exception of Albany) from 1630-1684, and also Illustrating the Relations of the Settlers with the Indians. There is a chronological table of contents at the start of both Volume 12 and Volume 13, and a combined index of names to both volumes at the end of Volume 13. 

Volume 14 Documents Relating to the History of the Early Colonial Settlements, Principally on Long Island, 1630-1683, with a map of its western part made in 1666. A chronological table of contents is located at the beginning of the volume, and several maps and a general index can be found at the end. 

Volume 15, Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New York. State Archives, Volume 1. New York in the Revolution. Includes 1.) Proceedings of the Provincial Congress, Committee of Safety and Convention of New York Relating to Military Matters (29 May 1775 - 3 Sept. 1777); 2.) New York Line on the 3rd Continental Establishment 1776, lists of names, organised by regiment; The Navy (list of a few names of captains); 3.) Officers of the Levies, Militia, Minutemen, Rangers and Associated Exempts, lists of names arranged by county; and 4.) alphabetical list of the State Troops, with name, rank, regiment and company. There is a table of contents at the beginning of the volume. Several appendices and an index are located at the end of the volume.

 

CR 38. Journal of the Legislative Council of the Colony of New York. 2 vols. 

Volume 1, 9 April 1691-27 September 1743

Volume 2, 8 December 1743-11 March 1776. There is an historical introduction at the beginning of Volume 1. The General Index at the end of Volume 2 includes references for both Volume 1 and Volume 2.

 

CR 39. Journal of the Votes and Proceedings of the General Assembly of the Colony of New York. 2 vols.

Volume 1, 9 April 1691-27 September 1743. 

Volume 2, 8 November 1742 - 23 December 1765. There is an index to both volumes at the end of Volume 2.

 

CR 40. Laws of New York from 1691-1773, Inclusive. 2 vols. There is an index to both volumes at the end of Volume 2.

 

CR 41. The Documentary History of the State of New York, by E.B. O'Callaghan. 4 vols. 

Volume 1, 1665-1774. There is a table of contents at the beginning of the volume. Maps, drawings and plans are interspersed throughout the volume and are also found at the end. A general index is located at the end of the volume. 

Volume 2, 1675-1804. Includes: Voter Lists of Long Island for 1675, 1676, and 1683; and Manuscripts of Sir William Johnson, 1754-1774. There are illustrations interspersed throughout the volume. Several maps and a general index are located at the end of the volume. 

Volume 3, 1609-1802. Includes: Lists of Palatines in Ulster County and other areas; 1767; a map of Livingston Manor, 1798, which contains the locations of settlements; and a map of Renselaerwick Manor, 1767. 

Volume 4, 1641-1799. Contains the Memoir of Rev. John Stuart. There are maps, plans, pictures and an index at the end of the volume. Each volume contains a detailed table of contents at the beginning of the volume.

 

CR 42. Laws and ordinances of New Netherland,1638-1674, compiled and translated from the original Dutch Records in the Office of the Secretary of State in Albany, New York, by E.B. O'Callaghan. There is a preface and table of contents at the beginning of the volume, and a general index at the end.

Archival Ref. No.:

CR 35 - CR 42.

Finding Aids:

Online: See also Journals of the Provincial Congress, Provincial Convention, Committee of Safety and Council of Safety of the State of New York, 1775-1776-1777 via HeinOnline.

A microfilm shelf list which correlates the microfilm reel numbers with the Colonial Record numbers and the volume numbers is available in print and as a PDF.

Records of the American Colonies, published documents--legislation, court proceedings, records, correspondence, etc.--from the 13 original colonies and their predecessors available through HathiTrust.

PDF Finding Aid:
615.html Index Acts of Assembly Passed in the Province of New York.pdf
Notes:

Related publications:

Minutes of the Common Council of New York City, 1675-1776 is available via Internet Archive.

Related Records:

Published American Colonial Records