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>The original census from which Kenneth Scott made his transcription is in
>the Van Rensselaer Manor Papers here. I discovered it a number of years
>ago and had it restored as it suffered damage in the Capitol Fire of 1911.
>We have also made a photocopy of the original for researchers to use and
>to minimize further damage to the original. It has not been microfilmed
>yet. If you would like a microfilm made, please inform me and I will have
>a cost estimate done for you.
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>Whether it was done at the same time as the Federal census is something I
>do not know, but sometime in the next week or so, I will see what I can
>find out and let you know.
>
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>Jim Corsaro
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>James Corsaro
>Associate Librarian
>Manuscripts and Special Collections
>New York State Library
>Empire State Plaza
>Albany, NY 12230
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>On Thu, 18 Jun 1998, Ian McGiver wrote:
>
>> Is anyone familiar with the 1790 New York STATE (rather than FEDERAL)
>> census of towns in Albany County?
>>
>> I have some questions about it.  All  that I know of it is from a 1975
>> compilation by Kenneth Scoot (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975).
>> (The originals appear to be in the New YOrk State Library and new yok
>> historical society--is this correct.)
>>
>> Was this census conducted SEPARATELY and distinctly from the FEderal
>> census. And, if so, in what months were the two censuses conducted.
>>
>> ARe copies of the original available in Microform? I am interested in
>> seeing the order of the names on the original copies (Scott records them
>> in alphabetical order, rather than the order in which the names appeared).
>> I want to see the orignal order of names because I am attempting to site
>> some squatters who were settling on some hill lands in schoharie county.
>>
>> thanks for your assistance
>>
>> Ian McGiver
>>


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