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Governors of New-York Province & New York State, and Directors-General of Nieuw Nederland & Nieuw Belgio

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Directors General of New Netherland, 1624-1664 (Wikipedia)
Public Papers of New York State Governors, 1777- (New York State Archives, Museum, Library. Digital Collections)
Governors of New York, from 1777 to 1920, comp. by Charles R. Skinner. Albany, NY: J.B. Lyon Co., Printers, 1919 (Internet Archive)
List of Colonial Governors of New York [1664-1783] (Wikipedia)
List of Governors of New York [State, 1777-Present] (Wikipedia)
Lives of the Governors of the State of New York, by John Stilwell Jenkins. Auburn, NY: Derby and Miller, 1851 (Internet Archive)
Records of the Governor's Office (New York State. Archives and Records Administration)

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See also New York State History web page, esp. Under General
See also New York State History web page, Under Colonial Period, 1600-1775

Governor's Island: The Jewel of New York Harbor / Anne L. Buttenweiser
Guide to Records of the Governor's Office in the New York State Archives (New York State. State Archives and Records Administration)

-- May, Cornelius Jacobzoon [Dir.-Gen., 1624-1625]

Cornelius Jacobson Mey (New Netherland Institute)
First Traders on the Island of Manhattan (History of Holland.com)

-- Verhulst, Willem [Dir.-Gen., 1625-1626]

Verhulst, Willem [? - ?] (New Netherland Institute)

-- Minuit, Pieter [Dir.-Gen., 1626-1632; and 1st Gov. of New Sweden, 1638]

Minuit, Peter [1580-1638] (New Netherland Institute)
Peter Minuit (History of Holland.com)
Peter Minuit Plaza (The Battery Conservancy)

-- Krol, Sebastiaen Jansen [Dir.-Gen., 1632-1633]

Sebastiaen Jansen Krol (Wikipedia)
Instructions to Bastiaen Jansz Krol from Kiliaen van Rensselaer (January 10, 1630) (Wikisource.org)

-- Van Twiller, Wouter [Dir.-Gen., 1633-1638]

Walter van Twiller, Second of the Dutch Govenors in New Amsterdam (History of Holland.com)
Wouter van Twiller [1580-1646] (New Netherland Institute)

-- Kieft, Willem [Dir.-Gen., 1638-1647]

Governor Kieft's Personal War, by Walter Giersbach (Military History Online)
Willem Kieft [1597-1647] (New Netherland Institute)
Willem Kieft (History of Holland.com)

-- Stuyvesant, Pieter [Dir.-Gen., 1647-1664]

Dutch Former Colonies: USA Nieuw Nederland: (Nieuw Zweden) (1614-1674) (Farelli.info)
Esopus Wars (Wikipedia)
Peach Tree War (Wikipedia)
Peter Stuyvesant, the Last of the Dutch Governors in New Amsterdam (History of Holland.com)
A Brief and True Narrative of the Hostile Conduct of the Barbarous Natives Toward the Dutch Nation, tr. [from the Dutch] by E.B. O'Callaghan. Albany, NY: J. Munsell, 1655, repr. 1863 (Internet Archive) -- appendix includes additonal explanatory documents
Roosevelt, Theodore. Stuyvesant and the End of Dutch Rule. 1647-1664 In New York: A Sketch of the City's Social, Political, and Commercial Progress, from the First Dutch Settlement to Recent Times. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1906 (Bartleby.com)
Tuckerman, Bayard. Peter Stuyvesant, Director-General for the West India Company in New Netherland. New York: Dodd, Mead and Co., 1893.

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Kessler, Henry Howard and Eugene Rachlis. Peter Stuyvesant and His New York. New York: Random House, 1959.
John Bowne, His Story. Flushing, NY: Bowne House Historical Society, 1963.
Trebor, Haynes. The Flushing Remonstrance (The Origin of Religious Freedom in America). Flushing, NY: Bowne House Historical Society, 1957.

-- Kling, Mans Nilsson [Gov., New Sweden, 1638-1640]

Mans Nilsson Kling (Wikipedia)

-- Ritter, Peter Hollander [Gov., New Sweden, 1640-1643]

Perer Hollander Ritter (Wikipedia)

-- Printz, Johann Bjornsson [Gov., New Sweden, 1643-1653

A Brief History of New Sweden in America (Swedish Colonial Society)
Johan Bjornsson Printz (Wikipedia)
Printz, Johnan Bjornsson [1592-1663] (Universalium.academic.ru)
Swedish Colonial News, 2(5) Fall 2001 (Swedish Colonial Society)
Swedish Colonial Society (The Society)

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Aberg, Alf. The People of New Sweden: Our Colony on the Delaware River, 1638-1655, tr. by Roger Tanner. Stockholm, Sweden: Nature och Kultur, 1988.

-- Nicholls, Richard [Gov. 1664-1668]

British Take Control, 1664-1765 (Witness to the Early American Experience)
New Amsterdam Becomes New York: The Beginning of English Rule, 1664-1674 In New York: A Sketch of the City's Social, Political, and Commercial Progress, from the First Dutch Settlement to Recent Times, by Theodore Roosevelt. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1906 (Bartleby.com)
Richard Nicholls (Wikipedia)

-- Lovelace, Francis [Gov. 1668-1672]

Francis Lovelace (Wikipedia)
Francis Lovelace, Second Governor of New York (1668-1673) (NYCourts.gov)
Minutes of the Executive Council of the Province of New York: Administration of Francis Lovelace, 1668-1673, v. 1: Minutes, Collateral and Illustrative, I-XIX [full text], ed. by Victor Hugo Paltsis, State Historian. Albany, NY: J.B. Lyon Co., State Printers, 1910 (Internet Archive)
Minutes of the Executive Council of the Province of New York: Administration of Francis Lovelace, 1668-1673, v. 2: Collateral and Illustrative Documents, XX-XCVIII [full text], ed. by Victor Hugo Paltsits, State Historian. Albany, NY: J.B. Lyon Co., State Printers, 1910. (Internet Archive)

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Shomette, Donald G. and Robert D. Haslach. Raid on America: The Dutch Naval Campaign of 1672-1674. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1988, repr. 2002.

-- Colve, Anthony [Dir.-Gen., of New Belgium, 1673-1674; during brief Dutch reconquest]

Anthony Colve (Wikipedia)
Cornelis Evertsen, the Youngest (Wikipedia)
Jacob Binckes (Wikipedia)
View of the City of New Orange (Now New York) as it Was in the Year 1673 / Joseph White Moulton. New York: S.C. Van Winkle, 1825 (Internet Archive)

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Raid on America: The Dutch Naval Campaign of 1672-1674 / Donald G. Shomette and Robert D. Haslach

-- Andros, Sir Edmund [Gov., New York, later of the Dominion of New England, 1674-1681]

Further Quaries Upon the Present State of the New-English Affairs. New York: Joseph Sabin, ca. 1689-1690, repr. 1865 (Internet Archive)
Memoir of Sir Edmund Andros, Knt., Governor of New England, New York, and Virginia, &c., & c., by William Henry Whitmore, repr. from the Andros Gracis, pub;. by the Prince Society of Boston N.E. Boston: T.R. Marvin, 1868 (Internet Archive)
Sir Edmund Andros, by Henry Ferguson. [s.l.:] Westchester County Historical Society, 1892 (internet Archive)

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The Andros Papers: Files of the Provincial Secretary of New York During the Administration of Governor Sir Edmund Andros, 1674-1680, v. 1 / ed. by Peter R. Christoph and Florence A. Christoph; with trs. from the Dutch by Charles T. Gehring
Commission of Sir Edmund Andros for the Dominion of New England. April 7, 1688 (Yale University. Law School. Lillian Goldman Law Library. The Avalon Project)
Dominion of New England: A Study of British Colonial Policy / Viola Florence Barnes
Narratives of the Insurrections, 1675-1690 / ed. by Charles M. Andrews
New York Under the Stuarts, 1674-1688 In New York: A Sketch of the City's Social, Political, and Commercial Progress, from the First Dutch Settlement to Recent Times, by Theodore Roosevelt. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1906 (Bartleby.com)

-- Dongan, Thomas, Earl of Limerick [Gov. 1683-1688]

An Address Delivered Before the Dongan Club of Albany, N.Y., by Franklin M. Danaher, July 22, 1889. Albany, NY: The Club, 1889 (Internet Archive)

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Ancestry of Governor Dongan / Frederick van Wyck
Dongan Papers: Admiralty Court and Other Records of the Administration of New York Governor Thomas Dongan, v. 1 / ed. by Peter R. Christoph
Dongan Charter to Jamaica [N.Y.] of 1686: Its Antecedents and Implications; historical Address by the Hon. Victor Hugo Palstis, LITT D., Delivered During the Ceremonies Connected with the Presentation of the Original Charter to the Rufus King Chapter, D.A.R., on October 29, 1939. Jamaica, NY: B. Gertz, Inc., 1940
Dongan Patent / Brookhaven (N.Y. : Town). Historical Advisory Committee
Government by the People: The Story of the Dongan Charter and the Birth of Participatory Democracy / Stefan Bielinski

-- Nicholson, Francis [Gov., 1688-1689]

Francis Nicholson (Wikipedia)

-- Leisler, Jacob [rebel Gov., 1689-1691]

Jacob Leisler (Wikipedia)
Jacob Leisler Papers Project (New York University)
The Leisler Revolt in New York, by Hubert H. Bancroft (Humanities Web. The Great Republic by the Master Historians)
Leisler's Rebellion (Wikipedia)

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Narratives of the Insurrections, 1675-1690 / ed. by Charles M. Andrews

-- Sloughter, Henry [Gov., 1691]

Henry Sloughter (Wikipedia)
The Jacob Leisler Treason Trial (NYCourts.gov)

-- Ingoldseby, Richard [acting Gov., 1691-1692]

Richard Ingoldsby (New York State Museum)
Richard Ingoldsby (NYCourts.gov)

-- Fletcher, Benjamin [Gov. 1692-1697]

1693 - Benjamin Fletcher (Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Connecticut)
New York (Colony). Civil List of the Province of New-York, 1693. [s.l.: n.p., 1693]. (Internet Archive)
A Narrative of an Attempt Made by the French of Canada Upon Mohaque's Country, reproduced in facsimile from the first edition, printed by William Bradford, 1693. New York: Dodd, Mead and Co., 1903 (Internet Archive) -- original titile page: A Journal of the Late Actions of the French at Canada with the Manner of Their Being Repuls'd by His Excellency, Benjamin Fletcher, Their Majesties Governour of New-York, Impartially Related by Coll. Nicholas Reyard, and Lieutenant Coll. Charls Lodowick, Who Attended His Excellency, During the Whole Expedition....
New York (Colony). General Assembly. A Journal of the House of Representatives for His Majestie's Province of New York in America, reprduced in facsimile from the first edition, printed by William Bradford, 1695. New York: Dodd, Mead and Co., 1695, repr. 1903. (Internet Archive)

-- Coote, Richard, Earl of Bellomont [Gov., 1698-1701]

Coote, Richard, 1st Earl of Bellomont [I], (ca. 1655-1701), Published in History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1690-1715, ed. by D. Hayton, et al. Boydell and Brewer, 2002. (History of Parliament)
Life and Administration of Richard, Earl of Bellomont, Governor of the Provinces of New York, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, from 1697-1701: An Address Devivered before the New York Historical Society, at the Celebration of Its Seventy-Fifth Anniversary, Tuesday, November 18th, 1879, by Frederic de PeysterNew York: The Society, 1879 (Internet Archive)
Captain William Kidd / Cindy Vallar (Pirates and Privateers: The History of Maritime Piracy)

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Pirate Hunter: The True Story of Captain Kidd / Richard Zacks
Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period, Illustrative Documents / ed. under the auspices of the Colonial Dames of America. by John Franklin Jameson

-- Nanfan, John [acting Gov., 1701-1702]

John Nanfan (Wikipedia)
July 19, 1701, Deed or Nanfan Treaty (Iroquois Indians: A Documentary History, pp. 908-11, reel 6, Newberry Library)
The Nanfan "Treaty" of 1701Does Not Give Six Nations People Special Hunting, Fishing and Consultation Rights in Ontario (Six Nations [Haudenosaunee] and the Haldimand Tract: Belief Versus Fact, November 2, 2013) (deyoyonwatheh.blogspot.com/)
The Nanfan Treaty, 1701 -- Hoax of History (My Dundas Valley)

-- Clarendon, Edward Hyde, Earl of, Viccount Cornbury [Gov., 1702-1708]

Brame, Gloria. The Governor Who Wore a Dress (The Bilerico Project)
Hyde, Hon. Edward, Visct. Cornbury (1661-1723) (The History of Parliament)
Historical Inquiries Respecting the Character of Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, Lord Chancellor of England, by the Hon. George Agar Ellis. London: John Murray, 1827 (Internet Archive)
Stevenson, Thomas to Edward Hyde, Lord Cornbury (The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History) -- petition of Quakers against being deprived of voting rights, and against unfair taxation

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Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon / George E. Miller
The Lord Cornbury Scandal: The Politics of Reputation in British America / Patricia U. Bonomi

-- Lovelace, John, 4th Baron [Gov., 1708-1709]

John Lovelace, 4th Baron Lovelace (Wikipedia)
John Lovelace (1672-1709) (David Nash Ford's Royal Berkshire History)

-- Schuyler, Pieter [acting Gov., 1708-1709]

Schuyler Peter (Dictionary of Canadian Biography)
Schuyler, Pieter [1657-1724] (New Netherland Institute)
Bielinski, Stefan. Pieter Schuyler (New York State Museum)

-- Ingoldesby Richard [acting Gov., 1709-1710]

See above

-- Beekman, Gerardus [acting Gov., 1710]

Col. Gerardus Beekman, M.D. (Ancestry.com. RootsWeb)
Gerardus Beekman (Wikipedia)
Gerardus Beekman, by Stefan Bielinski (People of Colonial Albany)

-- Hunter, Gen. Robert [Gov. 1710-1718]

General Robert Hunter (Humphrys Family Tree)
Guide to the Papers of Robert Hunter, 1699-1744 (Bulk, 1710-1744) (New York Historical Society)
New York Slave Revolt of 1712 (Wikipedia)

-- Schuyler, Pieter [acting Gov. 1719-1720]

Pieter Schuyler, by Stefan Bielinski (The People of Colonial Albany)
Schuyler, Peter (Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online)

-- Burnet, William [Gov. 1720-1728]

William Burnet Colonial (Administrator) (Wikipedia)
William Burnet, Governor of New York and New Jersey, 1720-1728: A Sketch of His Administration in New York, by William Nelson. New York: [s.n.,] 1892 (Internet Archive)
The Will of Governor William Burnet (Mark S. van Dusen)

-- Montgomerie, John [Gov. 1728-1731]

John Montgomerie (Wikipedia)
John Montgomerie Broadside, circa 1730 (Brooklyn Public Library) -- multiple deaths resulting from a fire in an East Hampton house

-- Van Dam, Rip [acting Gov., 1731-1732]

Rip van Dam (Wikipedia)
Rip van Dam, by Stefan Bielinski (The People of Colonial Albany)

-- Cosby, William [Gov. 1732-1736]

Governor William Cosby (University of Missouri-Kansas City. School of Law. Famous American Trials: John Peter Zenger Trial, 1735. Key Figures in the Trial of John Peter Zenger)
William Cosby vs.Lewis Morris (Zenger Trial): A Chapter in the Struggle Between Crown Appointees and the Local Aristocracy for Political Control in Colonial New York (Part 1 of 3), by Prof. Jack Judd (Sack Heritage Group) - links to parts 2 and 3 are at bottom
New York (Colony). Surveyor General. The State of the Lands in the Province of New York, in 1732, by Cadwallder Colden, Surveyor General. [New York: New York Historical Society. Colden Manuscripts], 1732. (Internet Archive)
The New York Weekly Journal and the Arrest of John Peter Zenger (U.S. Department of the Interior. National Park Service. Federal Hall)
New York (Colony). Supreme Court of Judicature. The Tryal of John Peter Zenger, of New-York, Printer, Who was Lately Try'd and Acquitted [1734-1735] for Printing and Publishing a Libel Against the Government, with the Pleadings and Arguments on Both Sides, 4th ed. London: Printed for J. Wilford, 1738.

-- Clarke, George [activg Gov., 1736-1743]

George Clarke (Governor) (Wikipedia)
New York Conspiracy of 1741 (Daniel Horsmanden - Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History)
New York Slave Conspiracy (1741) (BlackPast.org)

-- Clinton, Adm. George [Gov. 1743-1753]

Clinton, George (Dictionary of Canadian Biography)
George Clinton (Royal Navy Officer) (Wikipedia)
Treaty Between His Excellency, the Honourable George Clinton, Captain General and Governor in Chief of the Province of New-York, and the Territories Depending Thereon in America, Vice-Admiral of the Same, and Vice-Admiral of the Red of His Majesty's Fleet, and the Six United Indian Nations, and Other Indian Nations, Depending on the Province of New-York. Held at Albany in the Months of August and September, 1746. New York: James Parker, 1746 (Internet Archive)

-- Osborn, Sir Danvers, Baronet [Gov. 1753]

Osborne, Sir Danvers (Dictionary of Canadian Biography)
Sir Danvers Osborn, 3rd Baronet (Wikipedia)

-- DeLancey, James [acting Gov., 1753-1755]

James Delancey (Wikipedia)
James Delancey (Find-a-Grave)

-- Hardy, Adm. Sir Charles [Gov. 1755-1758]

Hardy, Sir Charles (Dictionary of Canadian Biography)

-- DeLancey, James [acting Gov., 1758-1760]

Letter, James DeLancey, New York, N.Y. to William Kempe, Greenwich, England, 1759 March 27 (William & Mary College. Earl Gregg Swem Library. Special Collections Database)
See also above

-- Colden, Cadwalader [acting Gov., 1760-1765]

Cadwallader Colden, A Representative Eighteenth Century Official, by Alice Mapelsden Keys; Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Political Science, Columbia University. New York: [The University], 1906 (Internet Archive)
"Forsey v. Cunningham" (Historical Society of the New York Courts)
History of the Five Indian Nations of Canada, Which are Dependent on the Provice of New York, and are a Barrier Between the English and the French in that Part of the World, v. 1, by Hon. Cadwallader Colden. New York: New Amsterdam Book Co., [repr.] 1902 (Internet Archive)
History of the Five Indian Nations of Canada, Which are Dependent on the Provice of New York, and are a Barrier Between the English and the French in that Part of the World, v. 2, by Hon. Cadwallader Colden. New York: New Amsterdam Book Co., [repr.] 1904 (Internet Archive)
Letters and Papers of Cadwallder Colden, v. 1: 1711-1729 In Collections of The New-York Historical Society for the Year 1917. New York: The Society, 1917 (Internet Archive)
Letters and Papers of Cadwallder Colden, v. 6: 1761-1764 In Collections of The New-York Historical Society for the Year 1922. New York: The Society, 1922 (Internet Archive)
Letters and Papers of Cadwallder Colden, v. 8: Additional Letters and Papers, 1715-1748 In Collections of The New-York Historical Society for the Year 1934. New York: The Society, 1934 (Internet Archive)
Papers Relating to an Act of Assembly of the Province of New-York, for Encouragement of the Indian Trade, &c. and for Prohibiting the Selling of Indian Goods to the French, viz. of Canada. New York: William Bradford, Published by Authority, 1724 (Internet Archive)
Stamp Act Congress (Wikipedia)
Smith, George H. The Sons of Liberty and Resistance to the Stamp Act, Part Two (Cato Institute)

-- Moore, Sir Henry, Baronet [Gov., 1765-1769]

Sir Henry Moore, 1st Baronet (Wikipedia)

-- Colden, Cadwallader [acting Gov. 1769-1770]

See above

-- Murray, John, Earl of Dunmore [Gov., 1770-1771]

John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore (Wikipedia)
New York (Colony). Governor. Charter for Establishing an Hospital in the City of New-York. Granted by the Right Hon. John, Earl of Dunmore, the 13th July, 1771. New York: Hugh Gaine, 1794.

-- Tryon, William [Gov. 1771-1774]

William Tryon (Wikipedia)
Fort Tryon Park (Wikipedia)

-- Colden, Cadwallader [acting Gov., 1774-1775]

See above

-- Tryon, William [Royal/military Gov., 1775-1780]

See above

-- Robertson, Gen. James [British military Gov., 1780-1783]

-- Elliot, Andrew [last British military Gov., 1783]

Andrew Elliot (Wikipedia)
Devereaux, Eugene. Andrew Elliot, Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of New York. The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, 11(2) 1887: pp. 129-150. (Internet Archive)
Letter from Lieutenant Governor Andrew Elliot, on the Acts of Parliament Regulating Trade and the Collection of Duties, at New York During the Revolution, New York 19th Jany 1781. The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, [?]: pp. 480-490. (Internet Archive)

-- Clinton, George [Gov. 1777-1795 & 1801-1804] [later U.S. Vice President]

George Clinton: Some of His Colonial, Revolutionary and Post-Revolutionary Services, and Address by Colonel Ralph Earl Prime, Delivered Before the New York Society of the Order of the Founders and Patriots of America, December 15, 1902. New York: The Society, 1902 (Internet Archive)
George Clinton (Vice President) (Wikipedia)
Letters of George Washington to George and James Clinton, A Collection of Thirty-five Letters, of which Twenty-six are Unpublished, Together with Washington's War Map of New York and New Jersey. New York: George H. Richmond and New York Cooperative Society, 1900 (Internet Archive)
Oration on the Death of George Clinton , Late Vice President of the United States of America, Delivered Before the Ceorge Clinton Society, on the 20th of May, 1812, by Elbert Herring, Esq. New York: Pelsue and Gould, 1812 (Internet Archive)
Public Papers of George Clinton, First Governor of New York, 1777-1795, 1801-1804, Military - v. 1. New York; Albany, NY: Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford Co., State Printers, 1899 (Internet Archive)
Public Papers of George Clinton, First Governor of New York, 1777-1795, 1801-1804, Military - v. 2. New York; Albany, NY: Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crwford Co., State Printers, 1900 (Internet Archive)
Public Papers of George Clinton, First Governor of New York, 1777-1795, 1801-1804, v. 3. Albany, NY: J.B. Lyon Co., State Printers, 1900 (Internet Archive)
Public Papers of George Clinton, First Governor of New York, 1777-1795, 1801-1804, v. 4. Albany, NY: J.B. Lyon Co., State Printers, 1900 (Internet Archive)
Public Papers of George Clinton, First Governor of New York, 1777-1795, 1801-1804, v. 5. Albany, NY: J.B. Lyon Co., State Printers, 1901 (Internet Archive)
Public Papers of George Clinton, First Governor of New York, 1777-1795, 1801-1804, v. 6. Albany, NY: J.B. Lyon Co., State Printers, 1902 (Internet Archive)
Public Papers of George Clinton, First Governor of New York, 1777-1795, 1801-1804, v. 7. Albany, NY: Oliver A. Quayle, State Legislative Printer, 1904 (Internet Archive)
Public Papers of George Clinton, First Governor of New York, 1777-1795, 1801-1804, v. 8. Albany, NY: Oliver A. Quayle, State Legislative Printer, 1904 (Internet Archive)
Public Papers of George Clinton, First Governor of New York, 1777-1795, 1801-1804, v. 9: Analytical Index, A-F. Albany, NY: State of New York, 1911 (Internet Archive)
Public Papers of George Clinton, First Governor of New York, 1777-1795, 1801-1804, v. 10: Analytical Index, G-Z. Albany, NY: [State of New York], 1914 (Internet Archive)

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George Clinton: Master Builder of the Empire State / John K. Lee
George Clinton: Yeoman Politician of the New Republic / John P. Kaminski; spondeored by New York (State). Commission on the Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution and the Center for the Study of the American Constitution
New York in the Critical Period, 1783-1789 / Ernest Wilder Spaulding

-- Jay, John [Gov. 1795-1801; later Chief Justice, U.S. Supreme Court]

Constitution of New York, 1777 (Wikipedia)
December 10, 1778: John Jay is Elected President of the Continental Congress (Today in History)
Features of Mr. Jay's Treaty. To which are Annexed A View of the Commerce of the United States, as It Stands at Present, and as It is Fixed by Mr. Jay's Treaty, [by Alexander James Dallas]. Philadelphia: Printed for Mathew Carey, by Lang and Ustick, 1795 (Internet Artchive)
Friends of John Jay Homestead (The Friends)
Jay, John (1745-1829) (Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present)
American Historical Association. Jay's Treaty and the Slavery Interests of the United States, by Frederic Auston Ogg. Wastington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1902 (Internet Archive)
John Jay [1745-1829] (New Netherland Institute)
John Jay, 1789-1795 (Supreme Court Historical Society)
John Jay Homestead State Historic Park (New York State. Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation)
Life and Times of John Jay, Secretary of Foreign Affairs Under the Confederation and First Chief Justice of the United States, with a Sketch of Public Events from the Opening of the Revolution to the Election of Jefferson, by William Whitelock. New York: Dodd, Mead and Co., 1887 (Internet Archive)
Life of John Jay, with Selections from His Corepsondence and Miscellaneous Papers, v. 1, by his son, William May. New York: J. and J. Harper, 1833 (Internet Archive)
Life of John Jay, with Selections from His Corepsondence and Miscellaneous Papers, v. 2, by his son, William May. New York: J. and J. Harper, 1833 (Internet Archive)
Lives of John Jay and Alexander Hamilton. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1841 (Internet Archive)
Papers of John Jay (Columbia University. Libraries)
Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation, Between His Britannick Majesty and the United States of America, Signed at London, the 19th of November, 1794. Quebec: Printed by Command of His Excellency the Governor; as the Act of the Provincial Parliament Directs, by William Vondenvelden, Printer at the New Printing-Office, 1796 (Internet Archive)

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John Jay, ed. by Richard B. Morris; associate ed., Floyd M. Shumway, et al. New York: Harper and Row, 1975.
John Jay House, An Historic Structure Report, John G. Waite, Paul R. Huey, and Martha Truax. Albany, NY: New York State Historic Trust, 1972.
Combs, Jerald A. The Jay Treaty: Political Battleground of the Founding Fathers. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1970.

-- Morgan, Lewis [Gov., 1804-1807]

Biographies of Francis Lewis and Morgan Lewis, by Their Granddaughter, Julia Delafield, v.1. New York: Aaron D. F. Randolph and Co., 1877 (Internet Archive)
Biographies of Francis Lewis and Morgan Lewis, by Their Granddaughter, Julia Delafield, v.2. New York: Aaron D. F. Randolph and Co., 1877 (Internet Archive)
Guide to the Morgan Lewis Papers, 1715-1860 (New York Historical Society Museum & Library)

-- Tompkins, Daniel D. [Gov. 1807-1817] [later U.S. Vice President]

List of Letters Received by the Late Gov. Tompkins, Between the Years 1807 and 1817, Both Years Inclusive, Together with the Names of the Places from Which They were Written [s.l.: ?, n.d.] (Internet Archive)
Public Papers of Daniel D. Tompkins, Governor of New York, 1807-1817: Military, vol. 1. New York; Albany, NY: Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford Co., 1898 (Internet Archives)
Public Papers of Daniel D. Tompkins, Governor of New York, 1807-1817: Military, vol. 2. New York; Albany, NY: Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford Co., 1898 (Internet Archives)
Public Papers of Daniel D. Tompkins, Governor of New York, 1807-1817: Military, vol. 3. New York; Albany, NY: Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford Co., 1898 (Internet Archives)

-- John Tayler [was supposed to have served in 1817, but was never sworn in as Gov.]

John Tayler (Wikipedia)
John Tayler, Acting Governor of New York State, 1817 (Pat's Presidential Places)
John Tayler, by Tricia A. Barbagallo (New York State Museum)

-- Clinton, De Witt, 1769-1828 [Gov. 1817-1823 & 1825-1828]

Clinton Monument MDCCCXLVIII / The Clinton Monument Association of the State of New York. New York: The Association, 1848 (Internet Archive)
DeWitt Clinton and the Origin of the Spoils System in New York, by Howard Lee McBain; Submitted in Partial Fufilment of Requirements for the Degree of Doctory of Philosophy in the Faculty of Political Science, Columbia University, 1907 (Internet Archive)
Discourse on the Character and Public Services of DeWitt Clinton, Delivered Before the Association of the Alumni of Columbia College, at Their Anniversary, 6th May 1829, by James Renwick. New York: G. & C. & H. Carvill, 1829 (Internet Archive)
Educational Views and Influence of DeWitt Clinton, by Edward A. Fitzpatrick, Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, in the Faculty of Philosophy, Columbia University. New York: Columbia University. Teachers College, 1911 (Internet Archive)
Introductory Discourse, Delivered Before the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York, on the Fourth of May, 1814, by DeWitt Clinton, LLD. New York: David Longworth, 1815 (Internet Archive)
Letters on the Natural History and Internal Resources of the State of New-York, by Hibernicus [pseud. of DeWitt Clinton]. New York: E. Bliss and E. White, 1822 (Internet Archive)
Life and Writings of DeWitt Clinton, by William W. Campbell. New York: Baker and Scribner, 1849 (Internet Archive)
Life of DeWitt Clinton, by James Renwick, LLD. New York: Harper and Bros., 1840 (Internet Archive)
Memoir of DeWitt Clinton: With an Appendix Containing Numerous Documents Illustrative of the Principal Events of His Life, by David Hosack. New York: J. Seymour, 1829 (Internet Archive)
Tribute to the Memory of DeWitt Clinton, Late Governor of the Satate of New York. Being a Comprehensive Sketch of His Life Together with the Proceedings of the New-York Legislature, and of Various Corporate and Public Bodies: Also, the Notices of His Death from the Most Distinguished Journals in the United States, [comp.] by a Citizen of Albany [Cuyler Staats]. Albany, NY: Webster and Wood, 1828 (Internet Archive)

--- PML Catalog Sampler:

Birth of Empire: DeWitt Clinton and the American Experience, 1769-1828 / Evan Cornog
Memoir of DeWitt Clinton / David Hosack

-- Yates, Joseph Christopher [Gov. 1823-1825]

Joseph C. Yates (Wikipedia)
Joseph C. Yates (Historical Marker Database)
Union Notable - Joseph Christopher Yates (Union College. Mandeville Gallery)

---- Pitcher, Nathaniel [Gov., 1828-1829]

Nathaniel Pitcher (Wikipedia)
Pitcher, Nathaniel (Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present)
Clukey, Keshia. "The 'Faceless' Governor." Newsday, August 4, 2024: pp. A8, A10.

-- Van Buren, Martin [Gov., 1829] [U.S.Vice President, then U.S. President]

Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren (Lives of the Presidents), by William Osborn Stoddard. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co., Publishers, 1887 (Internet Archive)
Autobiography of Martin Van Buren, by Martin Van Buren; ed. by John C. Fitzpatrick. In Annual Report of the American Historical Association for the Year 1918, v. 2. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1920 (Internet Archive)
Life of Martin Van Buren, Heir-Apparent to the "Government," and Appointed Successor of General Andrew Jackson, Containing Every Authentic Particular by which His Extraordinary Character has been Formed; with a Concise History of the Events that have Occasioned His Unparalleled Elevation; Together with a Review of His Policy as a Statesman, by David [i.e., Davy] Crockett. New York; Philadelphia: Nafis and Cornish; John B. Perry, 1845 (Internet Archive)
Inconsistency and Hypocrisy of Martin Van Buren on the Question of Slavery [s.l.: n.p.,] 1848 (Internet Archive)
Life of Martin Van Buren, by Thomas M'Elhiney. Pittsburgh: J.T. Shryock, Book and Job Printer, 1853 (Internet Archive)
Martin Van Buren (POTUS: Presidents of the United States)
Martin Van Buren - 8th President: 1837-1841 (PresidentsUSA.net)
Martin Van Buren, 1837-1841 (WhiteHouse.gov)
Martin Van Buren (American Statesmen), by Edward Morse Shepard. Boston; New York: Houghton,Mifflin and Co., 1888
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, [Kinderhook,] New York (U.S. Department of the Interior. National Park Service)

-- Throop, Enos T. [Gov. 1829-1833]

Enos T. Throop (Wikipedia)
Enos Throop, Governor of New York State, 1829-1832 (PastPresidentialPlaces.com)
Enos Thompson Throop (1784-1874) (U.S. Department of State. Office of the Historian)
Enos Thompson Throop Papers, 1804-1868 (University of Rochester. Library. Department of Rare Books and Special Collections)
Throop, Enos Thompson (1784-1874) (Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present)
Throop and Martin Family Papers, 1693-1951: Finding Aid C0055 (Princeton University. Manuscripts Division)

-- Marcy, William Learned [Gov., 1833-1838] [later U.S. Secy. of War and of State]

Biographies of the Secretaries of State: William Learned Marcy (U.S. Department of State. Office of the Historian)
Marcy, William Learned (1786-1857) (Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress, 1774-Present)
Mount Marcy (Wikipedia)
A Secretary of State from Brown, William Learned Marcy, by John Bassett Moore, Delivered Before the Rhode Island Alpha of Phi Beta Kappa at Sayles Memorial Hall, Brown University, on June 15, 1915. [Providence, RI: Brown University, 1915] (Internet Archive)
William Learned Marcy in Secretaries of War and Secretaries of the Army: Portraits and Biographical Sketches, by William Gardner Bell. Washington, DC: U.S. Army. Center of Military History, 1992 & 2010 (The Center) - Marcy was Secretary of War during the Mexican-American War
William L. Marcy (Wikipedia)

-- Seward, William Henry [Gov. 1839-1843] [later U.S. Secy. of State]

Alaska. Speech of William H. Seward, at Sitka, August 12, 1869 [microfilm]. Washington, DC: Philp and Solomons, 1869 (Internet Archive)
Alaska Purchase (Wikipedia)
Biographies of the Secretaries of State: William Henry Seward (U.S. Department of State. Office of the Historian)
Britain in the American Civil War (Wikipedia)
Canada in the American Civil War (Wikipedia)
Civil War Diplomacy (Encyclopedia of the New American Nation)
Diplomats and the Civil War at Sea, by Francis M. Carroll. Canadia Review of American Studies, 40(1) 2010: pp. 117-130 (Project Muse:
France in the American Civil War (Wikipedia)
International Reaction (Civil War)
Recent Speeches and Writings of William H. Seward, 1854-1861, ed. by George E. Baker. New York: Redfield, 1861 (Internet Archives)
St. Albans Raid (October 19, 1864) (Virtual Vermont)
Seward, William Henry (University of Rochester. River Campus. Libraries. Department of Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation)
Seward House Museum (The Museum)
Treaty with Russia for the Purchase of Alaska (U.S. Library of Congress. Primary Documents in American History.)
The Trent Affair (U.S. Department of State - Office Of The Historian - Milestones)
William H. Seward (1801-1872) (Mr. Lincoln's White House)
William H. Seward's Travels Around the World, ed. by Olive Risley Seward. New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1873 (Internet Archive)
Works of William H. Seward, v. 1, ed. by George E. Baker. New York: Redfield, 1853 (Internet Archive)
Works of William H. Seward, v. 2, new ed. by George E. Baker. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, and Co., 1888 (Internet Archive)
Works of William H. Seward, v. 3 [microfilm], new ed. by George E. Baker. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, and Co., 1887 (Internet Archive)
Works of William H. Seward, v. 4 [microfilm], new ed. by George E. Baker. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, and Co., 1888 (Internet Archive)
Diplomatic History of the War for the Union, Being the Fifth Volume of the Works of William H. Seward [microfilm], ed. by George E. Baker. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, and Co., 1890 (Internet Archive)

--- PML Catalog Sampler:

Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln / Doris Kearns Goodwin
Team of Rivals [sound recording]: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln / Doris Kearns Goodwin

-- Bouck. William C. [Gov., 1843-1845]

Bouck, William C., 1786-1859 / OCLC Online Computer Library Center. WorldCat Identities
Guide to the William C. Bouck Papers, 1727-1866: Collection Number: 2206 / Cornell University. Library. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
William C. Bouck (Wikipedia)

-- Wright, Silas [Gov. 1845-1847]

Silas Wright (Wikipedia)
Silas Wright House / St. Lawrence County Historical Association, Canton, N.Y.
Resources Available at SLCHA / St. Lawrence County Historical Association. Archives - Note: the 2nd entry under "Collections of Note" provides a brief description of the Association's Silas Wright Collection. A fuller description of the collection, which was transferred to SLCHA from St. Lawrence University Libraries, appears @ Silas Wright Collection
Wright, Silas, Jr. (1795-1847) / Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present

-- Young, John [Gov. 1847-1849]

John Young (Governor) (Wikipedia)
Young, John (1802-1852) / Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress, 1774-Present

-- Fish, Hamilton [Gov. 1849-1851] [later U.S. Secy. of State]

Fish, Hamilton, 1808-1893: Guide to Research Collections / Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress, 1774-Present
Hamilton Fish (Wikipedia) - also includes many distinguished descendants of that name
Hamilton Fish House (Wikipedia)
Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Hamilton Fish / U.S. Department of State. Office of the Historian
Preserved Fish [Hamilton's brother, a name that should command wider recognition] (Wikipedia)
Preserved Fish (Find a Grave.com)
Preserved Fish (New York Public Library. NYPL Digital Library)

-- Hunt, Washington [Gov. 1851-1853]

Objections to the Act of Congress, Commonly Called the Fugtive Slave Law, Answered, in a Letter to Hon. Washington Hunt, Governor Elect of the State of New York, by James A[ugustus]. Dorr, a Member of the New York Bar. New York: [The Author], 1850 (Internet Archive)
Speech of Mr. Washington Hunt, of New York, on the Oregon Question, Delivered in the House of Representatives, U.S., February 6th, 1846 (Internet Archive)

-- Seymour, Horatio [Gov. 1853-1855 & 1863-1865]

Horatio Seymour (1810-1886) (Mr. Lincoln and New York)
Horatio Seymour. The War Record of a Peace Democrat. A Peace Man in War, A War Man in Peace!. Washington, DC: Union Republican Congressional Commitee, 1868 (Internet Archive)
Life and Public Services of Horatio Seymour: Together with a Complete and Authentic Life of Francis P. Blair, Jr., by James D. McCabe, Jr. New York: United States Publishing Co., 1868 (Internet Archive)
Proceedings of the Senate and Assembly of the State of New York, in Relation to the Death of Horatio Seymour, Held at the Capitol, April 14, 1886. Albany: Weed, Parsons, and Co., 1886 (Internet Archive)
Public Record: Including Speeches, Messages, Proclamations, Official Correspondence, and Other Public Utterances of Horatio Seymour; from the Campaign of 1856 to the Present Time. With an Appendix..., comp. and ed. by Thomas M. Cook and Thomas W. Knox. New York: I.W. England, 1868 (Internet Archive)
United States Presidential Election, 1868 (Wikipedia) -- U.S. Grant vs. Horatio Seymour

-- Clark, Myron Holley [Gov. 1855-1857]

Myron H. Clark (Wikipedia)
Myron Holley Clark (Find-a-Grave.com)
New York State Election, 1854 (Wikipedia)

-- King, John Alsop [Gov. 1857-1859]

John Alsop King (Wikipedia)
John Alsop King (Find a Grave.com)
King, John Alsop (1788-1867) (Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present)
King Manor Museum (The Museum)
Kings Point, Long Island (Long Island Exchange) - named in honor of John Alsop King
Memorial of the Hon. John Alsop King, Eighteenth President of the New York Historical Society, Read Before the Society, February 5, 1901, by the Very Rev. Eugene A. Hoffman. New York: Printed for the Society, 1901 (Internet Archive)

-- Morgan, Edwin Denison [Gov. 1859-1863]

Edwin D. Morgan (Mr. Lincoln and New York)
Edwin D. Morgan (All Biographies)
Edwin D. Morgan (Wikipedia)
Edwin D. Morgan Papers, 1833-1883 SC11818 (New York State. Library)
Governor Edwin D. Morgan and the Recruitment of the Union Army in New York State, by Thomas Harrold (State University of New York at Albany. New York History)
Governor's Message. State of New York. In Assembly, January 2, 1862 (Internet Archive)
Albany, New York - Inaugural Journey...February 18-19, 1861 (U.S. Department of the Interior. National Park Service. Lincoln Home National Historic Site)
Morgan, Edwin Denison (1811-1883) (Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present)
Proclamation by Governor Edwin D. Morgan About the New York Militia, April 16, 1861 (Schenectady Digital History Archive)

-- Fenton, Reuben Eaton [Gov. 1865-1869]

Designs of the Slave Power. Speech of Hon. Reuben E. Fenton, of New York, Delivered in the U.S. House of Representatives, February 24, 1858. Washington, DC: Buell and Blanchard, Printers, 1858 (Internet Archive)
Fenton History Center Museum and Library (The Center and Museum)
Fenton, Reuben Eaton (1819-1885) (Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress, 1774-Present)
The Political Issues Fairly Stated. Mr. Conkling's Cooper Institutute Speech Reviewed and His Misstatements Corrected.Speech of Hon. R.E. Fenton, at Frewsburg, New York (His Native Place), on Saturday, April 12, 1872 (Internet Archive)
Position of Parties and Abuses of Power. Speech of Hon. Reuben E. Fenton, of New York, Delivered in the House of Representatives, February 16, 1860 (Internet Archive)
Reuben E. Fenton (1819-1895) (Mr. Lincoln and New York)
Reuben E. Fenton Letters (Syracuse University. Library. Finding Aids)
Revolutionary Claims. Speech of Hon. Reuben E. Fenton, of New York, Delivered in the U.;S. House of Representatives, May 18, 1860. Washington, DC: Buell and Blanchard, Printers, 1860 (Internet Archive)
Sketch of the Life of Reuben E. Fenton, A Member of XXXIII, XXXV, XXXVI, XXXVII, and XXXVIII Congress, and Governor of the State of New York. New York: George F. Nesbitt and Co., 1866 (Internet Archive)

-- Hoffman, John Thompson [Gov. ca. 1869-1873]

Biographical Sketches of John T. Hoffman and Allen C. Beach, the Democratic Nominees for Governor and Lieutenant-Governor of the State of New York. Also, a Record of the Events in the Lives of Oliver Bascom, David B. McNeil, and Edwin O. Perrin, the Other Candidates on the Same Ticket, by Hiram Calkins and De Witt Van Buren. New York: New York Printing Co., 1868 (Internet Archive)
John Thompson Hoffman (All Biographies)
John T. Hoffman (Wikipedia)
New York Mayor, John T. Hoffman (Civil War Harper's Weekly, December23, 1865)
New York State Election, 1866 (Wikipedia)
Public Papers of John T. Hoffman, Governor of New York, 1869-70-71-72. Albany: J. Munsell, 1872 (Internet Archive)

-- Dix, John Adams [Gov. 1873-1875]

John A. Dix (Find-a-Grave)
John Adams Dix (Wikipedia)
Gov. John Adams Dix (National Governors Association)
John Adams Dix (Empire State Plaza)
Memoirs of John Adams Dix (V. I) New York: Harper & Bros., 1883 (Internet Archive)
Memoirs of John Adams Dix (V. II) New York: Harper & Bros., 1883 (Internet Archive)
John A. Dix Collection (Syracuse University Libraries)
John Adams Dix Papers (New York Public Library)

-- Tilden, Samuel Jones [Gov. 1875-1877] (U.S. Presidential Candidate, 1876)

Disputed Election of 1876 (Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center)
Election of 1876 Brought Rutherford B. Hayes to White House Under a Cloud: Samuel J. Tilden Won the Popular Vote and May Have Been Cheated Out of Victory, by Barbara McNamara (About.com. 19th Century History)
Hayes-Tilden Election (1876) (PBS. Jim Crow Stories)
Horace Greeley Upon Tilden. Tilden's Responsibility for Election Frauds. Tilden in Favor of Treating with the Rebels. Tilden as a Legislator. (Internet Archive)
Letters and Literary Memorials of Samuel J. Tilden, v. 1., ed. by John Bigelow. New York; London: Harper & Bros., 1908 (Internet Archive)
Letters and Literary Memorials of Samuel J. Tilden, v. 2., ed. by John Bigelow. New York; London: Harper & Bros., 1908 (Internet Archive)
Life and Public Services of Hon. Samuel J. Tilden, Democratic Nominee for President of the United States; to which is Added a Sketch of the Life of Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks, Democratic Nominee for Vice-President, by Theodore P. Cook. New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1876 (Internet Archive)
Life of Hon. Samuel Jones Tilden, Governor of the State of New York; with a Sketch of the Life of Hon. Thomas Andrews Hendricks, Governor of the State of Indiana, by William Mason Cornell. Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1876 (Internet Archive)
Life of Samuel J. Tilden, v. 1: 1814-1876, by John Bigelow. New York: Harper and Bros., 1895 (Internet Archive)
Life of Samuel J. Tilden, v. 2: 1877-1887, by John Bigelow. New York: Harper and Bros., 1895 (Internet Archive)
In Memoriam: Proceedings of the Legislature of the State of New York on the Death of Ex-Governor Samuel J. Tlden, by George Raines [Albany: The Legislature,] 1887(Internet Archives)
New York City "Ring": Its Origin, Maturity and Fall, Discussed, [by Samuel Jones Tilden] (Internet Archive)
Samuel J. Tilden (Samuel J. Tilden.com)
Samuel J. Tilden (Wikipedia)
Samuel J. Tilden: Memorial Read Before the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Tuesday, December 14, 1886, by William Allen Butler. [New York: The Association, 1886] (Internet Archive)
Samuel J. Tilden Papers, 1795-1929, MsssCol 2993 (New York Public Library. Humanities and Social Sciences Library. Manuscript and Archivesd Division)
Samuel J. Tilden Papers, 1794-1866, Bulk (1835-1876) (New York Public Library)
Samuel J. Tilden Unmasked!, by James E. Buchanan. New York: Published for the Author, 1876 (Internet Archive)
Shelf Inventory of Books, Pamphlets, Periodicals, Prints, Etc. Belonging to the Estate of the Late Samuel J. Tilden at Gramercy Park. New York: John Polhemus, Printer and Mf'g Stationer, 1887 (internet Archive)
Speeches of Ex-Gov. Horatio Seymour and Hon. Samuel J. Tilden, Before the Democratic State Convention, at Albany, March 11, 1868 (Internet Archive)
Tilden Memorabilia; A Series of Historical Letters, by James Fairfax McLaughlin. New York: National Printing Co., 1880 (Internet Archive)
Union! Its Dangers!! And How They can be Averted. Letter from Samuel J. Tilden to Hon. William Kent (Internet Archive)
Writings and Speeches of Samuel J. Tilden, v. 1, ed. by John Bigelow. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1885 (Internet Archive)
Writings and Speeches of Samuel J. Tilden, v. 2, ed. by John Bigelow. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1885 (Internet Archive)

--- PML Catalog Sampler:

Fraud of the Century: Rutherford B. Hayes, Samuel Tilden, and the Stolen Election of 1876 / Roy Morris, Jr.
Samuel Jones Tilden: A Study of Political Sagacity / Alenander Clarence Flick, with Gustavus S. Lobrano

-- Robinson, Lucius [Gov. 1877-1880]

Virtual Visit: The New York State Executive Mansion (New York State)
Lucius Robinson (Wikipedia)
Public Papers of Lucius Robinson, Governor of the State of New York, 1877. Albany: Argus Co., Printers, 1877 (Internet Archive)
Opponents of Public Education: New York State, 1870-1880, by Gerard A. Postiglione, In Journal of Libertarian Studies, 6(3-4) Summer-Fall 1982 (Mises.org)

-- Cornell, Alonzo Barton [Gov. 1880-1883]

Alonzo Barton Cornell (Find-a-Grave.com)
Alonzo B. Cornell (Wikipedia)
Alonzo B. Cornell Papers, 1830-1904, Collection # 773 and Alonzo B. Cornell, collector. Letters for Ezra Cornell Memorial Volume, 1887-1888, Part of Collection # 773 (Cornell University. Library. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections. Related Materials)
Public Papers of Alonzo B. Cornell. Governor of the State of New York. 1880. Albany: E.H. Bender's Son, Printer, 1881 (Internet Archive)
"True and Firm": Biography of Ezra Cornell, Founder of the Cornell University. A Filial Tribute, [by Alonzo B. Cornell]. New York: A.S. Barnes and Co., 1884 (Internet Archive)

-- Cleveland, [Stephen] Grover [Gov. 1883-1884] [U.S. President, 1885-89 & 1893-97]

Grover Cleveland, 1885-1889 and 1893-1897 (U.S. The White House)
Grover Cleveland (U.S. Library of Congress. American Memory. Presidential Inaugurations) - documents from the first inauguration, 1885
Grover Cleveland (U.S. Library of Congress. American Memory. Presidential Inaugurations) - documents from the 2nd inauguration, 1893
Grover Cleveland: A Resource Guide (U.S. Library of Congress. Digital Reference Section. Researchers. Virtual Programs and Services)
Grover Cleveland Birthplace, Caldwell, New Jersey (New Jersey. Department of Parks and Forestry)
Grover Cleveland Home, Westland, New Jersey (U.S. Department of the Interior. National Park Service)
Grover Cleveland Manuscripts,, 1867-1908, VC19810 (New York State. Library. Manuscripts and Special Collections. Finding Aids)
Grover Cleveland's Obituary (New York Times Archive)
Surreptitious Surgeries on Long Island Sound: The Oral Cancer Surgeries of President Grover Cleveland, by William Maloney, D.D.S. (Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology; NYS Dental Journal, January 2010)

--- PML Catalog Sampler:

Grover Cleveland / Henry F. Graff
Grover Cleveland, 1837-1908: Chronology, Documents, Bibliographical Aids / ed. by Robert I. Vexler
Grover Cleveland: A Study in Courage / Allan Nevins
The President is a Sick Man: Wherein the Supposedly Virtuous Grover Cleveland Survives a Secret Surgery at Sea and Vilifies the Courageous Newspaperman Who Dared Expose the Truth / Matthew Algeo

-- Hill, David Bennett [Gov. 1885-1892]

Address Delivered by Alton B. Parker in Memoriam David Bennett Hill, Delivered at the Joint Meeting of the Senate and Assembly in the Capital at Albany, July 6, 1911 (Internet Archive)
David B. Hill (Wikipedia)
"I am a Democrat and Not a Revolutionist": Senator David Bennett Hill Defends the Gold Standard (History Matters: The U.S. Survey Course on the Web)
Proceedings of the Legislature of the State of New York Relative to the Life and Public Services of David Bennett Hill [1911] (Internet Archive)

-- Flower, Roswell Pettibone [Gov. 1892-1895]

Biography of Roswell Pettibone Flower (Jefferson County Biographies)
Governor Roswell Pettibone Flower Monument (Conservation Solutions)
Portrait and Biography of Roswell Pettibone Flower - Watertown, New York (Gegoux Web)
Proceedings of the Senate and Assembly of the State of New York on the Life, Character and Public Services of Roswell P. Flower, Albany, April 3, 1900 (Internet Archive)
Public Papers of Roswell P. Flower. Governor. 1893 / New York (State) (Internet Archive)

-- Morton, Levi Parsons [Gov. 1895-1897] [later U.S. Vice President]

Levi P. Morton (1895-1896) (New York State Archives. Digital Collections)
Levi Parsons Morton, 22nd Vice President (1889-1893) (U.S. Senate)
Lives of Benjamin Harrison and Levi P. Morton, with a History of the Republican Party, and a Statement of Its Position on the Great Issues of the Present Day - The Platform of the Party - The Letter of Acceptance of Benjamin Harrison - Statistics of Elections, Etc., by Rev. Gilbert L. Harney and Edwin C. Pierce. Providence, RI: J.A. and R.A. Reid, Publishers, 1888 (Internet Archives)
Memoranda Relating to the Ancestry and Family of Hon. Levi Parsons Morton, Vice-President of the United States (1889-1893), by Josiah Granville Leach. Vambridge: Printed at the Riverside Press, 1894 (Internet Archive)
Morton, Levi P. (Levi Parsons), 1824-1920 (The Frick Collection [Ny, NY]. Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America)
Morton, Levi Parsons (1824-1920) (Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present)
State of New York. Public Papers of Levi P. Morton, Governor. 1895. Albany: Weed-Parsons Printing Co., Printers, 1895 (Internet Archive)
State of New York. Public Papers of Levi P. Morton, Governor. 1896. Albany: Weed-Parsons Printing Co., Printers, 1896 (Internet Archive)

-- Black, Frank Swett [Gov. 1897-1899]

Abraham Lincoln: An Address, by Frank S. Black, Before the Republican Club of New York City, February 12, 1903. [New York: The Club, 1903.] (Internet Archive)
Black, Frank Swett (1853-1913) (Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present)
State of New York. Public Papers of Frank S. Black, Governor, 1897-1898, v. 1. Albany: Press of Brandow Printing Co., 1898 (Internet Archive)

---- Roosevelt, Theodore [Gov. 1899-1901] [U.S. Vice President, then U.S. President]

State of New York. Public Papers of Theodore Roosevelt, Governor, 1900. Albany, NY: Brandow Publishing Co., Department Printers, 1900 (Internet Archive)
Summons on Mount Marcy. In Thoeodore Roosevelt , The Citizen, by Jacob A. Riis. New York: Outlook Co., 1904 (Barlteby.com)
Theodore Roosevelt: An Address Delivered by Henry Cabot Lodge Before the Congress of the United States, February Ninth, Nineteen Hundred and Nineteen. Boston [s.n., 1919] (Internet Archive)
Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography. New York: Macmillan Co., 1913 (Internet Archive)
Theodore Roosevelt, the Citizen, by Jacob A. Riis. New York: The Outlook Co., 1904 (Internet Archive)
Theodore Roosevelt Association (The Association)
Theodore Roosevelt Papers: A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress / U.S. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
Theodore Roosevelt Papers at the Library of Congress, 1759-1919 / U.S. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division. American Memory

--- PML Catalog Sampler:

Alice: Alice Roosevelt Longworth, from White House Princess to Washington Power Broker / Stacy A. Cordery
1912: Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft and Debs - The Election that Changed the Country / James Chace
The Big Burn: Teddy and the Fire that Saved America / Timothy Egan
The Big Scrum: How Teddy Roosevelt Saved Football / John J. Miller
Boys of '98: Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders / Dale W. Walker
Bull Moose Years: Theodore Roosevelt and the Progressive Party / John Allen Gable
Bully!: Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, the Rough Riders, and Camp Wikoff, Montauk, New York, 1898: A Newspaper Chronicle with Roosevelt's Letters / ed. by Jeff Heatley
Colonel Roosevelt / Edmund Morris
Edith Kermit Roosevelt: Portrait of a First Lady / Sylvia Jukes Morris
Hot Time in the Old Town: The Great Heat Wave of 1896 and the Making of Theodore Roosevelt / Edward Parliament Kohn
The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War / James Bradley
The Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt [videorecording] / Signal Hill Entertainment
The King and the Cowboy: Theodore Roosevelt and Edward the Seventh, Secret Partners / David Fromkin
Letters and Speeches / Theodore Roosevelt
The Lion's Pride: Theodore Roosevelt and His Family in Peace and War / Edward J. Renehan, Jr.
Mornings on Horseback: The Story of an Extraordinary Family, a Vanished Way of Life, and a Unique Child Who Became Theodore Roosevelt / David McCullough
The Presidents: Theodore Roosevelt [videorecording] / David Grubin Productions
River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey / Candice Millard
Roosevelt and the Russo-Japanese War / Tyler Dennett
The Roosevelt Cousins: Growing Up Together, 1882-1924 / Linda Donn
I Rose Like a Rocket: The Political Education of Theodore Roosevelt / Paul Grondahl
The Rough Riders: An Autobiography / Theodore Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill: An Historical Guide / Herman Hagedorn and Gary G. Roth
Selected Letters of Theodore Roosevelt / ed. by H.W. Brands
T.R.: The Last Romantic / H.W. Brands
The Teddy Bear Men: Theodore Roosevelt and Clifford Berryman / Linda Mullins
Theodore Rex / Edmund Morris
Theodore Roosevelt, 1858-1919: Chronology, Documents, Bibliographical Aids / ed. by Gilbert J. Black
Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography / Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt: Many-Sided American / ed. by Natalie A. Naylor, Douglas Brinkley, and John Allen Gable
Theodore Roosevelt: A Strenuous Life / Kathleen Dalton
Theodore Roosevelt and Japan / Raymond A. Esthus
Theodore Roosevelt and the Great White Fleet: American Seapower Comes of Age / Kenneth Wimmel
Theodore Roosevelt and the Rhetoric of Militant Decency / Robert V. Friedenberg
Theodore Roosevelt in the Badlands: A Young Politician's Quest for Recovery in the American West / Roger L. Di Silvestro
Theodore Roosevelt on Hunting / Theodore Roosevelt; ed. by Lamar Underwood

-- Odell, Benjamin Barker, Jr. [Gov. 1901-1905]

Benjamin B. Odell Letters, 1894-1906 (New York Public Library. Archives)
Benjamin B. Odell Letters: An Inventory of His Letters at Syracuse University (Syracuse University. Library. Finding Aids)
Benjamin Barker Odell, Jr. (Wikipedia)
Odell, Benjamin Barker, Jr. (1854-1926) (Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present)

-- Hughes, Charles Evans [Gov. 1907-1910] [U.S. Secy. of State; U.S. Presidential Candidate; Chief Justice, U.S. Supreme Court]

Address of Hon. Charles E. Hughes at the Memorial Service in Honor of Theodore Roosevelt at the Republican Club of the City of New York, on Sunday, February the Ninth, Nineteen Hundred and Nineteen. [New York: The Club, 1919.] (Internet Archive)
Addresses and Papers of Charles Evans Hughes, Governor of New York, 1906-1908. New York; London: G.P. Putnam's Sons. Knickerbocker Press, 1908 (Internet Archive)
Addresses of Charles Evans Hughes, 1906-1916, 2nd rev. ed. New York; London: G.P. Putnam's Sons. Knickerbocker Press, 1916 (Internet Archive)
Charles Evans Hughes Memorial Foundation (The Foundation)
Charles Evans Hughes (FindLaw)
Charles E. Hughes, the Statesman as Shown in the Opinions of the Jurist, by William L. Ransom. New York: E.P. Dutton and Co., 1916 (Internet Archive)
Charles Evans Hughes, the Man: Side-Lights Upon the Personality of the Former Governor of New York, by John Palmer Gavit. New York: The Nation Press, Inc.; repr. from The New York Evening Post, June 10th, 1916, 1916 (Internet Archive)
Conditions of Progress in Democratic Government (Yale Lectures on the Responsibilities of Citizenship), by Charles Evans Hughes. New Haven, CT; London: Yale University Press; Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1910 (Internet Archive)
Official Report of the Sixteenth Republican National Convention, Held in Chicago, Illinois, June 7, 8, 9, and 10, 1916, Resulting in the Nomination of Charles Evans Hughes, of Ne wYork, for President, and the Nomination of Charles Warren Fairbanks, of Indiana, for Vice-President, Reported by George L. Hart, Official Reporter; pub. under the supervision of the General Secretary of the Convention. New York: Tenny Press, 1916 (Internet Archive)
Some Observations on the Conduct of Our Foreign Relations, by the Honorable Charles E. Hughes [Reprinted from The American Journal of International Law. Volume XVI, Number 3, July, 1922] (Internet Archive)
Speech of Notification, by Senator Warren G. Harding and Speech of Acceptance, by Mr. Charles E. Hughes. Washington, DC: U.S. House of Representatives; Government Printing Office, 1916 (Internet Archive)
State of New York. Public Papers of Charles Evans Hughes, Governor, 1907. Albany: J.B. Lyon Co., State Printers, 1908 (Internet Archive)
State of New York. Public Papers of Charles E. Hughes, Governor, 1908. Albany: J.B. Lyon Co., State Printers, 1908 (Internet Archive)
State of New York. Public Papers of Charles E. Hughes, Governor, 1909. Albany: J.B. Lyon Co., State Printers, 1909 (Internet Archive)
State of New York. Public Papers of Charles E. Hughes, Governor, 1910. Albany: J.B. Lyon Co., State Printers, 1910 (Internet Archive)
Washington Agreement on Capital Ships; Disarmament on the Great Lakes; Unfortified Frontiers. Boston: World Peace Foundation. A League of Nations, 4(5), October, 1921 (Internet Archive)

-- White, Horace [Gov. 1910-1911]

Horace White (1834-1916) (Mr. Lincoln and His Friends)
Horace White, Governor of New York State, 1910 (Pastpresidentialplaces.com)
Horace White Papers: An Inventory of His Papers at Syracuse University (Syracuse University. Library. Finding Aids)
Proceedings at the Thirteenth Annual Dinner of the Republican Club of the City of New York, Celbrated at Delmonico's [on] the Thirteenth Anniversary of the Birthday of Abraham Lincoln, Monday, February 13th, 1899. New York: Press of Beeken and Leavens, 1899 (Internet Archive)
Roman History of Appian of Alexandria, v. 1: The Foreign Wars, tr. from the Greek, by Horace White. New York; London: Macmillan Co.; Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1899 (Internet Archive)
Roman History of Appian of Alexandria, v. 2: The Civil Wars, tr. from the Greek, by Horace White. New York; London: George Bell and Sons, 1899 (Internet Archive)
State of New York. Public Papers of Horace White, Governor, 1910. Albany: J.B. Lyon and Co., 1911 (Internet Archive)

-- Dix, John Alden [Gov. 1911-1913]

John Alden Dix (Find-a-Grave.com)
John Alden Dix (Wikipedia)
State of New York. Public Papers of John A. Dix, Governor, 1912. Albany: J.B. Lyon Co., Printers, 1913 (Internet Archive)

-- Sulzer, William [Gov. 1913] - impeached

William Sulzer (Find-a-Grave.com)
William Sulzer (Wikipedia)
State of New York. Public Papers of William Sulzer, Governor. Albany, NY: J.B. Lyon Co., Printers, 1914 (Internet Archive)
Sulzer, William (1863-1941) (Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1174-Present)
Tammany's Treason: Impeachment of Governor William Sulzer: The Complete Story Written from Behind the Scenes, Showing How Tammany Plays the Game, How Men are Bought, Sold and Delivered, by Jay W. Forrest and James Malcolm. Albany, NY: J.H. Forrest, 1913 (Internet Archive)

-- Glynn, Martin Henry [Gov. 1913-1915]

The Crucifixion of the Jews Must Stop!, by Martin H. Glynn (former Governor of New York). The American Hebrew, October 31, 1919: p. 582
Glynn, Martin Henry (1871-1924) (Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present)
Martin Henry Glynn (Find-a-Grave.com )
In Memoriam. Garret A. Hobart, Vice-President of the United States: An Address by Martin H. Glynn, of New York, in the House of Representatives, Friday, January 26, 1900. Washington, DC: [U.S. Government Printing Office], 1900 (Internet Archive)
New York State. Library. Manuscripts and Special Collections. Martin Henry Glynn Papers, 1913-1924, SC21255 [Finding Aid] (The Library)

-- Whitman, Charles Seymour [Gov. 1915-1919]

Charles Becker (Wikipedia)
Charles S. Whitman (Wikipedia)
Proceedings at the Twenty-Ninth Lincoln Dinner of the Republican Club of the City of New York. In Commemoration of the Birth of Abraham Lincoln. Friday, February Twelfth, Nineteen Hundred and Fifteen. New York: Freytag Printing Co., 1915 (Internet Archive)

-- Smith, Alfred Emanuel [Gov. 1919-1920 & 1923-1929]

Alfred E. Smith (Find-a-Grave.com)
Alfred E. Smith: A Critical Study, by Henry F. Pringle. [n.p.:] Macy-Masius, Publisher, 1927, repr. 1928 (Internet Archive)
Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation (The Foundation)
Lost Warrior: Al Smith and the Fall of Tammany, by Kevin C. Murphy, Columbia University (Kevin C. Murphy)
New Outlook [links to various volumes] (Internet Archive)
Up from the City Street: Alfred E. Smith, A Biographical Study in Contemporary Politics. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, Publishers, 1927 (Internet Archive)
United States Presidential Election, 1928 (Wikipedia)

--- PML Catalog Sampler:

Al Smith: Hero of the Cities: A Political Portrait Drawing on the Papers of Frances Perkins / Matthew and Hannah Josephson
Alfred E. Smith: The Happy Warrior / Christopher M. Finan
Belle Moskowitz: Feminine Politics and the Exercise of Power in the Age of Alfred E. Smith / Elisabeth Israels Perry
Empire Statesman: The Rise and Redemption of Al Smith / Robert A. Slayton

-- Miller, Nathan L. [Gov. 1921-1923]

Joint Debate on the St. Lawrence River Ship Channel: Affirmative: Mr. H.H. Merrick of Chicago, Ill.; Hon. Henry J. Allen; Negative: Hon. Nathan L. Miller, Governor of New York, Before the Seventeenth Convention of the National Rivers and Harbors Congress. Washington, DC: The Congress, 1922 (Internet Archive)
Nathan L. Miller, Governor of New York State, 1921-1922 (Governors of New York State)
New York Governor Nathan Lewis Miller (National Governors' Association)

-- Roosevelt, Franklin Delano [Gov. 1923-1933] [longest-serving U.S. President, 1933-1945]

--- PML Catalog Sampler:

Nothing to Fear [electronic resource]: FDR's Inner Circle and the Hundred Days that Created Modern America / Adam Cohen
A Traitor to His Class [electronic resource]: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt / H.W. Brands
Affectionately, F.D.R.: A Son's Story of a Lonely Man / James Roosevelt and Sindey Shalett
Architects of Power: Roosevelt, Eisenhower, and the American Century / Philip Terzian
Eleanor and Franklin: The Story of Their Relationship, Based on Eleanor Roosevelt's Private Papers / Joseph P. Lash
Franklin and Eleanor: An Extraordinary Marriage / Hazel Rowley
Franklin and Lucy: President Roosevelt, Mrs. Rutherford, and the Other Remarkable Women in His Life / Joseph E. Persico
Love, Eleanor: Eleanor Roosevelt and Her Friends / Joseph P. Lash
Franklin Delano Roosevelt / Alan Brinkley
Franklin Delano Roosevelt / Roy Jenkins, with Richard E. Neustadt
The Roosevelt Women / Betty Boyd Caroli
FDR [videorecording]: Years of Crisis / a Hearst Metrotome Production
FDR / Jean Edward Smith
FDR and His Enemies / Albert Fried
FDR's Shadow: Louis Howe, the Force that Shaped Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt / Julie M. Fenster
Manipulating the Ether: The Power of Broadcast Radio in Thirties America / Robert J. Brown
For the Survival of Democracy: Franklin Roosevelt and the World Crisis of the 1930's / Alonzo L. Hanby
Beloved Island: Franklin and Eleanor and the Legacy of Campobello / Jonas Klein
Franklin D. Roosevelt as Governor of New York / Bernard Bellush
FDR, the New York Years, 1928-1933 / Kenneth Sidney Davis
Once Upon a Time in New York: Jimmy Walker, Franklin Roosevelt, and the Last Great Battle of the Jazz Age / Herbert Mitgang
Defining Moment: FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope / Jonathan Alter
FDR and Fear Itself: The First Inaugural Address / Davis W. Houck
FDR, the New Deal Years, 1933-1937: A History / Kenneth Sidney Davis
American-Made: The Enduring Legacy of the WPA: When FDR Put the Nation to Work / Nick Taylor
Backlash: The Killing of the New Deal / Robert Shogan
FDR, into the Storm, 1937-1940: A History / Kenneth Sidney Davis
Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship / John Meacham
Roosevelt and Hitler: Prelude to War / Robert Edwin Herzstein
FDR, the War President, 1941-1943: A History / Kenneth Sidney Davis
Commander and Chief: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Their Lieutenants, and Their War / Eric Larrabee
The Dying President: Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1944-1945 / Robert H. Ferrell
The People and the President: America's Conversation with FDR / Lawrence W. Levine and Cornelia R. Levine
Cautious Crusade: Franklin D. Roosevelt, American Public Opinion, and the War Against Nazi Germany / Steven Casey
The Roosevelts and the Royals: Franklin and Eleanor, the King and Queen of England, and the Friendship that Changed History / Will Swift
By Order of the President: FDR and the Internment of Japanese Americans / Greg Robinson
No Ordinary Time [sound recording]: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II / Doris Kearns Goodwin
World War II Behind Closed Doors: Stalin, the Nazis, and the West / Laurence Rees
FDR's Fireside Chats / ed. by Russell D. Buhite and David W. Levy
FDR's Secret War [videorecording] / A&E Television
The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman and the Destruction of Nazi Germany, 1941-1945 / Michael R. Beschloss
FDR's Funeral Train: A Betrayed Widow, A Soviet Spy, and a Presidency in the Balance / Robert Klara
On My Own / Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
Supreme Power: Franklin Roosevelt vs. the Supreme Court / Jeff Sheshol
The Three Roosevelts: Patrician Leaders Who Transformed America / James MacGregor Burns
Warm Springs: Traces of a Childhood at FDR's Polio Haven / Susan Richards Shreve
World of Love: Eleanor Roosevelt and Her Friends, 1943-1962 / Joseph P. Lash

-- Lehman, Herbert H. [Gov. 1933-1942]

Governor Herbert H. Lehman (Herbert H. Lehman Center for American History)
Life and Legacy of Herbert H. Lehman (Columbia University. Libraries. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)

-- Poletti, Charles W. [Gov. 1942-1943]

Charles Poletti (Wikipedia)
Charles W. Poletti Papers , 1920-1991 [bulk 1923-1970] (Columbia University. Libraries. Archival Collections)

-- Dewey, Thomas Edmund [Gov. 1943-1955]

Dewey Defeats Truman (Wikipedia)
Thomas E. Dewey (Wikipedia)

--- PML Catalog Sampler:

The Case Against Lucky Luciano: [New York's Most Sensatyional Vice Trial] / Ellen Poulsen
Thomas E. Dewey, 1937-1947: A Study in Political Leadership / Barry K. Beyer
Truman Defeats Dewey / Gary A. Donaldson-

-- Harriman, William Averell [Gov. 1955-1959]

W. Averell Harriman (Wikipedia)
W. Averell Harriman: A Register of His Papers in the Library of Congress, prepared by Allan Teichroew, et al. Washington, DC: Library of Congress. Manuscript Division, 2001 (U.S. Library of Congress. The Division)
W. Averell Harriman Quotes (Brainy Quote)
William Averell Harriman (1896-1986) (U.S. Department of State. Office of the Historian)
Longines Chronoscope with W. Averell Harriman (YouTube)
Oral History Interview with W. Averell Harriman (Harry S. Truman [Presidential] Library and Museum)

-- Rockefeller, Nelson A. [Gov. 1959-1973] [first un-elected U.S. Vice President]

Gerald R. Ford (1974-1977) (The White House)
Kykuit: The Rockefeller Estate (Historic Hudson Valley)
Nelson Rockefeller (Wikipedia)
Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government (State University of New York. University at Albany. The Instutute)
Rockefeller, Nelson Aldrich (1908-1979) (Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present)
Rockefeller Archives Center (The Center)
Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza, by Mary Ann Sullivan (Albany, New York)
Empire State Plaza (Wikipedia)
About the Vice President - Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller, 41st Vice President (1974-1977) (U.S. Senate Historical Office)

--- PML Catalog Sampler:

Folk Treasures of Mexico: The Nelson A. Rockefeller Collection / Marion Oettinger, Jr., et al.
Governor Rockefeller in New York: The Apex of Pragmatic Liberalism in the United States / James E. Underwood and William J. Daniels
The Imperial Rockefeller: A Biography of Nelson A. Rockefeller / Joseph E. Persico
Life of Nelson A. Rockefeller: Worlds to Conquer, 1908-1958 / Cary Reich
The Nelson A. Rockefeller Collection: Masterpieces of Modern Art / photographs by Lee Boltin; text by William S. Lieberman, et al.
The Rockefeller Conscience: An American Family in Public and in Private / John Ensor Harr and Peter J. Johnson
The Rockefeller Family Home, Kykuit / photographs by Mary Louise Pierson; text by Ann Rockefeller Roberts; captions and additional text by Cynthia Altman
Rockefeller of New York: Executive Power in the Statehouse / Robert H. Connery and Gerald Benjamin

-- Wilson, Charles Malcolm [Gov. 1973-1975]

Malcolm Wilson (Governor) (Wikipedia)
Former Gov., Malcolm Wislon, 86, is Dead, by Wolfgang Saxon (Obituaries. New York Times, March 14, 2000)

-- Carey, Hugh Leo [Gov, 1975-1983]

Gov. Hugh Carey, Who Led Fiscal Rescue of New York City, is Dead at 92, by Richard Perez-Pena (New York Times. N.Y. Region, August 7, 2011)
Hugh Carey (Wikipedia)
Hugh L. Carey Institute for Government Reform (Wagner College)

-- Cuomo, Mario Matthew [Gov. 1983-1994]

Abraham Lincoln and Our "Unfinished Work", by Governor Mario M. Cuomo (Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association, v. 8 i. 1, 1986, pp. 43-54) (University of Michigan Library)
Mario Cuomo (Wikipedia)
Mario Mathew Cuomo: 1984 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address (American Rhetoric: Top 100 Speeches)
Religious Belief and Public Morality: A Catholic Governor's Perspective (University of Notre Dame)

--- PML Catalog Sampler:

Diaries of Mario M. Cuomo: The Campaign for Governor / Mario M. Cuomo
Mario Cuomo, A Biography / Robert S. McElvaine
More than Words: The Speeches of Mario Cuomo / Mario Cuomo

-- Pataki, George E. [Gov. 1995-2006]

George E. Pataki Leadership Center (The Center)

--- PML Catalog Sampler:

Pataki: An Autobiography / George E. Pataki

-- Spitzer, Elliot [Gov. 2007-2008] - resigned amid sex scandal

Eliot Spitzer (Wikipedia)
Eliot Spitzer Prostitution Scandal (Wikipedia)
Eliot Spitzer Resignation [video] (YouTube.com)

--- PML Catalog Sampler:

Client 9 [videorecording]: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer / Magnolia Pictures and A&E Indiefilms
Rough Justice: The Rise and Fall of Elliot Spitzer / Peter Elkind
Spoiling for a FightThe Rise of Eliot Spitzer / Brooke A. Masters

-- Patterson, David [Gov. 2008-2010]

David Paterson (Wikipedia)
David A. Patterson (New York Times Topics)
Ex-Governor David Patterson Debuts on AM Radio, by Chris Glorioso [video] (NBC New York)

-- Cuomo, Andrew Mark [Gov. 2011-2021] - resigned amid sexual harassment allegations

Andrew Cuomo (Andrew Cuomo)
Andrew Cuomo (Wikipedia)

-- Hochul, Kathleen C. [Gov. 2021- ]

Governor Kathy Hochul (New York State)
Kathy Hochul (Wikipedia)
Kathy Hochul (Kathy Hochul)