Civil Government for Common Schools / Prepared as a Manual for Public Instruction in the State of New York

by Henry C. Northam

Q. What is the territory embraced in the jurisdiction of a General
Term called?

A. It is usually called a Department, and numbered First, Second,
Third and Fourth.

The following table will give a view of Departments, Districts and
Counties in the State:

I. Dep. consists of
I. Dist.
City and Co. of N. York.

II. Dep. consists of
II. Dist.
Richmond,
Kings,
Queens,
Suffolk,
Westchester,
Putnam,
Dutchess,
Orange and Rockland Counties.

III. Dep. consists of
III. Dist.
Columbia,
Rensselaer,
Sullivan,
Ulster,
Albany,
Greene and Schoharie Counties.

IV. Dist.
Warren,
Saratoga,
St. Lawr'nce,
Washington,
Essex,
Franklin,
Clinton,
Montgom'ry,
Hamilton,
Fulton and Schenectady Counties.

VI. Dist.
Otsego,
Delaware,
Madison,
Chenango,
Tompkins,
Broome,
Chemung,
Schuyler,
Tioga and Cortland Counties.

IV. Dep. consists of
V. Dist.
Onondaga,
Jefferson,
Oneida,
Oswego,
Herkimer and Lewis Counties.

VII. Dist.
Livingston,
Ontario,
Wayne,
Yates,
Steuben,
Seneca,
Cayuga and Monroe Counties.