Outgoing correspondence relating to tax searches
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- The Comptroller was responsible for selling land for payment of delinquent taxes. These records were apparently used in conducting tax searches for various individual title companies and lawyers. Each letters lists any taxes and tax sales and associated dates for the specific plot of land for which the request was submitted. Tax records that these letters relate to are readily apparent in State Archives holdings.
Title
- Outgoing correspondence relating to tax searches
Quantity
- 0.5 cubic feet; 1 volume
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- A1326
Creator
Arrangement
Chronological.
Scope and Content Note
These letterbooks are carbon copy responses to requests for searches of taxes and sales for taxes on portions of land.
Each letter lists any taxes and tax sales and date of those taxes and tax sales for the specific plot of land for which the request was submitted. The Comptroller was responsible for selling land for payment of delinquent taxes and these records were apparently the ones used in conducting the searches. Searches were conducted by clerks in the Comptroller's Office for various individual title companies and lawyers. The tax records that these letters are made up from are not readily apparent in the holdings of the State Archives.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.