1896-1919 Citizen Papers and Voting Records

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Town of Sand Lake, New York

1896-1901 Citizenship Papers Example Page: Photo of two of the twelve sets of citizenship papers recorded in the binder.
1896-1901 Citizenship Papers Example Page

Photo of two of the twelve sets of citizenship papers recorded in the binder.

Name/Title

1896-1919 Citizen Papers and Voting Records

Entry/Object ID

2021.2.42

Scope and Content

Thirty-one-page PDF of citizenship papers and miscellaneous election expenses, political party primary/convention candidate nomination results, election results, and successful candidate oaths of office. The remaining and majority of the 247 available pages in the ledger are unused and completely blank. Refer to the stamped page numbering for an idea of the distribution of the entries in the ledger. Specifically, the citizenship papers appear in the first five pages of the PDF and formally certify that the following twelve Sand Lake residents had applied for citizenship via Rensselaer County between 1896 and 1901: August Wehnau, John Middleton, Robert Snyder, Christian Gentner, Gotleb Engle, Frederick Suppes, Charles Wehnau, Christian Schneider, Gotleb Angle, William Bennsteel, Edward Angle, and Robert Angle. The entries also note the applicant's age, occupation, residence, and entry date per the examples provided below. The election and voting records begin on page 51 of the ledger and continue through page 101 of the ledger. Pages 51 through 83 primarily relate to election expenses, results, and oaths of office covering the time period 1901 to 1913. Pages 84 through 101 record the Town primary/convention results for nominating the Democratic, Republican, and Prohibition party candidates for Town offices during the 1915, 1917, and 1919 elections. The PDF is downloadable while fully logged into the system. Refer to the two example pages for a preview of its content. A much higher resolution PDF is stored off-line and available upon request under the file name: 1896-1919_Citizen_Papers_&_Voting_Records_Hi_Res.pdf The original ledger is stored in a locked fireproof safe at Town Hall.

Cataloged By

Michael Frederick Perry

Acquisition

Accession

2021.2

Acquisition Method

Found

Dimensions

Height

13 in

Width

8 in

Depth

3/4 in

Created By

curator@slhstrustees.org

Create Date

March 11, 2022

Updated By

curator@slhstrustees.org

Update Date

March 21, 2022