Treasurer's receipts for payments of land purchased at Comptroller's tax sale of 1853
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- This series consists of receipts issued by the Treasurer's Office for payment of land purchased at the Comptroller's Tax sale of 1853. Records contain the name of the individual who bought the land, the date of the receipt, the amount paid for the land, and the signatures of both the Comptroller and the Treasurer.
Title
- Treasurer's receipts for payments of land purchased at Comptroller's tax sale of 1853
Quantity
- 0.5 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- A1258
Creator
Arrangement
Unarranged.
Scope and Content Note
This series consists of receipts issued by the Treasurer's Office for payment of land purchased at the Comptroller's Tax sale of 1853. The records were generated pursuant to Chapter 262 of the Laws of 1823, which authorized the Comptroller to sell lands for non-payment of taxes. The records contain the name of the individual who bought the land, the date of the receipt, the amount paid for the land, and the signatures of both the Comptroller and the Treasurer.
Related Material
Series B0930, Payment receipts for lands purchased at tax sales, contains receipts for payment for lands sold at Comptroller's tax sales of 1859, 1866, 1871, 1895, 1900, 1905, 1910, 1915, and 1926.
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