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Displaying 548 Finding Aids
Title
- Accounts for construction of New York State Lunatic Asylum, Utica
Series Number
- A1450
Summary
- This series consists of small leather bound or paperbound books containing accounts for construction of the New York State Lunatic Asylum at Utica. Each book contains an account with a supplier of construction materials (lumber, nails, paint, etc.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Annual financial reports of public libraries
Series Number
- 14493
Summary
- This series consists of the annual financial reports of public libraries generated pursuant to Article 3 of the General Municipal Law requiring filing of annual financial reports subject to examination by the Office of the State Comptroller. Each report contains a statement of the financial transactions of the public libraries and lists the assets; liabilities, reserves and capital; receipts; and disbursements of the agency.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control. Bureau of Municipal Research and Statistics
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Comptroller's accounts with individuals
Series Number
- A1308
Summary
- This series consists of books containing accounts with individuals or firms. Each account gives name of individual or firm; residence; and entries for amounts carried over from account books kept by "Bloodgood," Breese," and Fairlie," whose identity and positions are unknown. The second volume also contains entries for interest, which may indicate that these are accounts for state debentures.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Documents relating to charges against Louis F. Haffen, Borough President of the Bronx
Series Number
- A1446
Summary
- This fragmentary series consists of documents submitted to Governor Charles Evans Hughes in the matter of charges brought against Louis F. Haffen, Borough President of the Bronx, by the Commissioners of Accounts of New York City, by order of Mayor George B. McClellan. Twenty-two charges were brought against Haffen, alleging "incompetence, maladministration and misconduct in office and serious waste of public funds."
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Register of abstracts of audited accounts for governor's military expenses
Series Number
- A1320
Summary
- This series is an abstract of Governor Tompkins expenditures for ordnance, military pay, and individual claims relating to the War of 1812. Information includes voucher number, date, person to whom payment was made, amount allowed, amount suspended, and amount rejected. Handwritten notes by the person reviewing the vouchers are included.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Superintendents of Repairs' reports of expenditures for repairs
Series Number
- A1132
Summary
- These are reports on expenditures made by Superintendents of Repairs and submitted to the Canal Commissioner responsible for specific division of the canal system. Entries include the name and location of structure or work, amount of labor and materials used, and unit cost and total expenditures. The reports also include statistics of the amount of money expended for locks, bridges, walls, buildings, and tools.
Creator
- New York (State). Canal Commissioners
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Abstracts and vouchers of expenditures
Series Number
- A1126
Summary
- These monthly abstracts of expenditures were submitted for audit by the Comptroller's office. Each abstract lists vouchers by number and provides name of payee, nature and amount of expenditure. Expenditures are for ordinary repairs, new construction, repair of breaks in the canal, damages to adjacent lands, equipment for offices, building of State boats, advertising for proposals, etc.
Creator
- New York (State). Canal Commissioners
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Weigh Masters' annual statements and inventory and weekly abstracts
Series Number
- A1136
Summary
- The annual statement from the Office of the Auditor of the State Canal gives monthly totals of the number and weights of cargoes at weigh locks on the Erie Canal. The weekly abstract includes the number of loaded boats weighed and/or bound for various destinations, and the poundage of cargoes weighed every day. The inventory lists furniture, laws, regulations, and directives found in the weigh masters' offices.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of the Auditor of the Canal Department
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Accounts of bank deposits and withdrawals
Series Number
- A1453
Summary
- This series consists of monthly accounts of monies deposited with the Manhattan Company and with other banks across the state. Each account states the total amount of deposits and withdrawal during the preceding month, and the debit and credit columns are balanced.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Treasurer's receipts and certificates of receipt
Series Number
- A0981
Summary
- This series from the Comptroller's Office consists of certificates of receipt of money by the Treasurer, and some actual receipts. Information includes payor, payment date and amount; the reason for payment (state taxes, interest on mortgages held by the state, vendue duties, etc.). Included are some letters to the Treasurer; notes on redemption of lands sold by taxes; and bonds.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Cancelled checks
Series Number
- A1447
Summary
- This series consists of checks drawn on various Albany banks. Information includes check and warrant numbers, signatures of canal auditor or comptroller and the treasurer, name of payee, date and amount.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Payment book to state agencies and officials
Series Number
- A1321
Summary
- This series contains payments made to state agencies and officials by the Comptroller's Office in keeping with its responsibility for paying bills and maintaining state financial records. Information includes payment date and amount paid to the following agencies and officials: infantry brigade inspectors; canal appraisers; constables; clerks; division inspectors; foreign poor in the New York City; New York Hospital; state prison inspectors; state library; orphan asylum; State Hall; sheriffs for attendance at Supreme Court; and newspapers for state advertisements.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Comptroller's subordinate ledgers
Series Number
- A1309
Summary
- This series consists of Comptroller's account ledgers with county loan officers and individuals related to loans, with auctioneers for duties, and for stock shares. The second ledger also includes information on New Military Tract lots (location, lot number, acreage, purchaser); accounts of persons who provided services to the state including Hartford Convention delegates, supporters of aged or sick slaves, surveyor Benjamin Ellicott; and Indian agents and commissioners; certificates of receipt of arrears of quit rents; and accounts with various colleges.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Abstracts of property valuations made for State taxes
Series Number
- B0315
Summary
- This series consists of property value abstracts submitted by the commissioners of taxes in each county to the Comptroller. County abstracts gives for each town or ward values on houses; lands; animal stock; carriages; clocks; watches; slaves between 12 and 51 years old; river sloops and residue of personal estate. Also included is a general abstract of state tax levied in each county. Abstracts of town taxes levied may be included.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- County commissioners' minute and account books of the U.S. Deposit Fund
Series Number
- A1282
Summary
- This series consists of minute and account books kept by the County Commissioners of the U.S. Deposit Fund. Books typically contain minutes of actions of the Commissioners, including: allotment of monies to towns and city wards; statements of loans awarded; annual reports to the Comptroller; lists of persons to whom notices of default were served; mortgages synopses including name of mortgagor, date, terms, and property boundaries; minutes receipts and disbursements; and receipts for monies credited to the state.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Entry documentation submitted by the collector for the Port of New York
Series Number
- A0822
Summary
- This series contains records of the collection of duties at the port of New York. The records include accounts of payment of duties; accounts of the Collector's Office; salary accounts; receipts; and other related material. Information usually includes name; date; amount paid; and purpose of payment.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Account book pertaining to cleaning ladies at the State Capitol
Series Number
- A1296
Summary
- This volume of handwritten-ink carbon copies of papers from the Comptroller's Office is titled "Cleaning at the Capital During the Session of the Legislature Up To Date." Each page lists names of cleaning ladies for a specific day (or session), beginning January 11, 1875.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Legal documentation relating to college landscrip fund
Series Number
- A1241
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence, resolutions, receipts, agreements, and other legal records relating to the sale of lands granted to New York under the Morrill Act of 1892. The records deal mainly with the sale of lands or landscrips to various individuals, particularly Ezra Cornell and the establishment of Cornell University.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- County treasurer's lists of non-resident lands to be sold for unpaid taxes
Series Number
- B0936
Summary
- This series consists of lists that identify parcels to be sold by county treasurers for unpaid taxes. For each parcel, the notice provides the lot number and description; name of owner; acreage; and amount of taxes due. Some of the lists include resident as well as non-resident lands.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Claims of Spanish-American War volunteers
Series Number
- A1255
Summary
- State employees who voluntarily enlisted in the United States service during the Spanish-American War were entitled to pay as public employees from enlistment time until honorable discharge. This series consists of petitions and claims from State employees to the Comptroller's Office for pay due them. Records contain certified statements verifying the claimant's time and state employment, the name of the unit with which the claimant served and may include a statement of amount allowed the claimant.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.