This series contains copies of documents submitted by veterans claiming pensions under various State laws. The State auditor (previously auditor general) received the originals of these documents, copied and audited them, and authorized the payment of pensions.
Attica Correctional Facility, located in Wyoming County, N.Y., is a maximum security correctional facility for male felons. Inmate case files describe in great detail the family and social background, arrest, confinement, and release/parole of incarcerated men.
These abstracts were compiled from original muster rolls of New York State Militia units that were temporarily mustered into federal service during the Civil War. Thirty eight of the sixty-five militia organizations that served in the Civil War are documented in this series. The abstracts contain the following categories of information for each individual: date of enlistment; age (in years); place of enlistment and for how long; date mustered in; grade; explanation; and remarks.
The New York State Archives Partnership Trust invites the public to attend a free theatrical production about women’s suffrage, Petticoats of Steel, on Wednesday, March 1 at 5:00 p.m. at the Strand Center Theatre at 25 Brinkerhoff Street in Plattsburgh.
The New York State Archives is part of the Office of Cultural Education, an office of the New York State Education Department.