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Displaying 548 Finding Aids
Title
- Adirondack and Catskill Forest Preserves land purchase journal
Series Number
- B1889
Summary
- This series consists of one volume which documents purchases of privately owned land by New York State for inclusion in the Adirondack and Catskill Forest Preserves. Information for each purchase includes date of deed, certificate number, grantor, description and location of land, acres, consideration (amount paid), and date of payment.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Abstracts and vouchers for fighting fires submitted by the Commissioners of Fisheries, Game and Forests
Series Number
- A1156
Summary
- This series consists of accounts submitted by town supervisors to the Fisheries, Game and Forest Commission for reimbursement. Each abstract lists names and amounts paid for fighting fires in towns within the Adirondack and Catskill Forest Preserves. Attached to the abstracts are vouchers with service dates, hours worked and location of fires. Also included are a few; cancelled checks and cover letters.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Bonds of canal employees, contractors, and boards
Series Number
- A1142
Summary
- This series consists of bonds given by Superintendents of Repairs, toll collectors, contractors for labor and materials, and bank holding deposits of tolls. Also included are copies of oaths sworn by the weigh masters, boat inspectors, and clerks of toll collectors, who were not required to post bond.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Canal superintendents' accounts
Series Number
- A0857
Summary
- This volume, arranged by canal, then chronologically, contains accounts of superintendents of New York State's canals. Information includes: date monies paid out or received; nature of the transaction; amounts and figures on services and disbursements. Some correspondence clarifying particular entries, and attesting that work was completed or monies received are also included.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Applications and resignations for the office of notary public
Series Number
- A1022
Summary
- This series from the Comptroller's Office consists of application forms and occasionally resignation letters for the Office of Notary Public. Information generally includes applicant name, occupation, residence, birthplace, and citizenship.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Opinion of state agent for War of 1812 claims
Series Number
- A1183
Summary
- This opinion of Richard Crowley, State Agent for War Claims, reviews legislation for settlement of claims against the state arising from the War of 1812. It recommends that the state seek reimbursement for expenditures under the "Omnibus Claims Bill" passed by the U.S. Congress, March 4, 1905. The opinion also reviews possible claims arising from the Civil War and War with Spain and includes a bill introduced in U.S. Congress for reimbursement of expenditures in the War of 1812.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Barbers' applications for certificate of qualification
Series Number
- A1154
Summary
- Applications for barbers' certificates of qualification were made to the Board of Barber Examiners, which regulated barbering, and required sanitary inspection of barbershops. Information on applications includes barber's name, place of business and residence; length of time in barber business; age and signature or mark. Accompany by the application is a questionnaire and checklist for rating of applicant's knowledge of barbering and sanitation.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Canal Commissioners calendar of petitions
Series Number
- A1195
Summary
- This list of petitions to the Canal Commissioners provides the number and date of petition; name of petitioner; and "nature of the petition and action had." Petitions are numbered 1 through 120 and concern location of the Erie Canal enlargement; construction of bridges, culverts, docks, and other structures; water power privileges; and all other matters under the authority of the Canal Commissioners.
Creator
- New York (State). Canal Commissioners
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Schedule of lands of John Hone sold for taxes
Series Number
- A1181
Summary
- This schedule consists of land belonging to John Hone that was sold for taxes. Lots sold are entered by county and for each parcel and list parcel lot number, total acreage, acreage sold for taxes, to whom and when sold, when redeemed, and acreage remaining in the parcel.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Outgoing correspondence relating to legislative accounts
Series Number
- A1368
Summary
- This series contains letters from the Comptroller relating to numerous accounts. They primarily relate to the auditing of accounts for printing for the Legislature, especially for the publication of the laws of the State.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- List of assignments and satisfactions of mortgages
Series Number
- A1340
Summary
- This series contains lists of satisfactions of mortgages and assignments of mortgages arranged in separate lists. There is no indication of what specific mortgages these lists relate to or to what legislation they are relevant.
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
- Statements of court-administered trust funds (New York and Kings counties) transferred to National Bank of Commerce in New York
Series Number
- A1397
Summary
- This series consists of statements of court-administered trust funds transferred to the National Bank of Commerce in New York. Most of these funds were apparently set up for the benefit of widows and orphans in New York City and Brooklyn. Some date back to before the Civil War, but most were established around the turn of the twentieth century.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Comptroller's Office general specifications of purchasing committee for state institutions reporting to the Fiscal Supervisor of State Charities
Series Number
- A0937
Summary
- This series contains printed specifications and forms for purchasing foodstuffs, issued every three months.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Records of the Council of Appointment
Series Number
- A1037
Summary
- These documents relate to official positions over which the Council of Appointment had the power of appointment. The documents include appointments; resignations; petitions of application or recommendation for appointments; and lists of officials.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Ledger of accounts with county treasurers
Series Number
- B0995
Summary
- This ledger contains state comptroller's accounts with the county treasurers for deficiencies in collections by local tax collectors (taxes of 1799 through 1809).
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Register of tax sale certificates surrendered for deeds
Series Number
- B0956
Summary
- This series documents the issuance of deeds to purchasers of lands sold for unpaid taxes, in exchange for surrender of purchase certificates. Information includes date the certificate was received; name of purchaser or grantee; date of deed; and date and manner of delivery. Summary data on number of certificates received for deeds and number of deeds issued is also included.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Loan to College of Physicians and Surgeons of the City of New York
Series Number
- A0909
Summary
- This series from the Comptroller's Office is a pledge of repayment of a loan to the Trustees of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of the City of New York. The document includes the terms, amount, and interest rate of the loan and is signed by the comptroller.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Register of tax monies received
Series Number
- A1356
Summary
- This series consists of information relating to taxes received from a variety of sources: United States Deposit Fund; State Athletic Commission; Mortgage tax; and land tax. Information includes date; from whom received; amount and type of tax or fund.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Proceedings on applications to redeem land from tax sales
Series Number
- A1342
Summary
- Land was sold when the owner failed to pay taxes for two years. If the owner paid the taxes within one year after the sale of the land for taxes, it reverted to that person's ownership. This series consists of information about applications to redeem land sold for failure to pay taxes. Information includes county and relevant land; date; and details of filing and actions in the case (e.g. hearings, payments, and correspondence). Related correspondence is filed with the proceedings.
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
- Register of canal boats
Series Number
- A0923
Summary
- This series from the Office of the State Comptroller contains certified copies of registers of canal boats kept by the auditor. Information includes names of the boats; where they are from; boat tonnage; owner's names and the date; and a certificate of registry filed with collectors when the name of a boat was changed. Also included is a list of boats whose names were changed.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Canal Department
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.