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Displaying 548 Finding Aids
Title
- Daily journal
Series Number
- A1329
Summary
- This series consists of a chronological record of payments made by the State. Information includes the person, agency, or institution to which payment is to be made; warrant number; amount; and daily totals. Payments were made to brigade inspectors; the banking department; county treasurers; the court of errors; and on accounts such as expenses of the Comptroller's Office, expenses of the geological survey, postage for state offices, and expenses of the building of the new state hall.
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 villages
Series Number
- 13325
Summary
- This series consists of annual financial reports of villages created pursuant to Article 3, Section 30 of the General Municipal Law. That law requires that every municipal corporation submit a report of its financial condition annually to the state comptroller, and that such reports be submitted by the chief fiscal officer of the municipal corporation. Each report contains a statement of financial transactions of the village and is broken down according to type of funds (general, highway, water, sewer, etc.).
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
- Tax accounts of the Treasurer of the City and County of New York
Series Number
- A0973
Summary
- This series consists of lists of "Insolvents of Taxes" for wards of New York City Information may include name, tax owed, address and reasons for non-payment. Also included are cover letters, statements of the City Treasurer, and miscellaneous receipts and accounts of collectors.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Certified abstracts of title of Forest Preserve lands
Series Number
- B2057
Summary
- The Forest Preserve Board was created to acquire land for the State of New York. This series consists of original abstracts of title and Comptroller's tax searches related to lands sold by the State Comptroller for unpaid taxes to be acquired by the State of New York.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Engineers' accounts
Series Number
- A1270
Summary
- This account book documents expenses of canal engineers. Columns on each page include received, salary, travel, stationery, postage, office rent, miscellaneous, and dollar amount.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Canal Affairs
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Comptroller's Office cancelled state stock certificates
Series Number
- A1449
Summary
- This series contains cancelled or unused certificates of state stock issued for construction of canals, railroads, the new Capitol, and for general fund expenditures. Accompanying many certificates are receipts for payment of principal and interest, powers of attorney for transfer of stock, a few stub books, lists of stockholders, and other miscellaneous documents. Scores of different stock issues are included; each issue was authorized by an act of the Legislature.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Department of Audit and Control Bureau of Municipal Research and Statistics annual county constitutional tax margin statements
Series Number
- 13332
Summary
- This series consists of annual statements of counties relating to the computation of their constitutional tax margins. Each statement contains a breakdown of the current tax including computation of constitutional taxing power, determination of amount not affected by constitutional tax limitation, total taxing power of county tax levies and charges which are subject to the tax limit, and the constitutional tax margins. Some of the statements also contain notes and work sheets.
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 the material.
Title
- Contract for protection of Albany Basin
Series Number
- A0817
Summary
- This series from Office of the Auditor of the Canal Department consists of a contract between Alexander Robertson and the state of New York to construct a pier at the Albany Canal Basin. A bond is attached.
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
- Treasurer's journal of receipts and expenditures
Series Number
- A1314
Summary
- This journal was kept by the Treasurer for receipts and expenditures of the state. Information includes date; receipt number; source of monies (taxes, e.g. quit rent, vendue duty, mortgages, etc.); amount; check and warrant numbers; payee (members of the legislature, other state and local officials, and various other creditors of the state) and amount.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Examination of accounts of Battle Island Paper Company
Series Number
- A1472
Summary
- This report on the profitability of the Battle Island Paper Company, Fulton, relates to the company's claim for inadequate compensation for the appropriation of its water power rights during construction of the Barge Canal. The report includes a balance sheet; tables showing yearly balances; monthly summary accounts for manufacture and sale of sulfate; and details the company's assets and liabilities and its profit/loss accounts.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Field notes of the surveys of Brant Lake tract
Series Number
- A1466
Summary
- This series consists of transcriptions for survey field notes of tracts of land in Essex and Warren Counties copied from field books filed by the Surveyor General in the Office of the Secretary of State. The major surveys include Brant Lake Tract 1803 (F.B. no. 20), Paradox Tract, 1807 (F.B. no. 13), Hague Tract, 1817 (F.B. no. 11), and Scaroon (Schroon) Tract no. 2, 1803 (F.B. no. 20).
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Abstracts of payments of New York state bounty by the paymaster general
Series Number
- A1328
Summary
- This series consists of monthly statistical summaries of the number of men receiving payments from the paymaster general's office for sums varying from $10.00 to $150.00. The information contained includes number of men receiving each amount and total amount paid out for the month.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Abstracts of bids received for work on canals
Series Number
- A0988
Summary
- These abstracts from the Office of the Auditor of the Canal Department document the procedure for letting bids for construction and repair of the canals. They contain date and place of letting; number of section on canal; numbers and names of bidders; amounts of bids and engineer's estimate for the work.
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
- Ledger of taxes on corporations
Series Number
- A1301
Summary
- This ledger records taxes assessed on and paid by corporations. Information includes incorporated companies; amount of real and personal property owned; tax or commutation due; amount of stock owned by residents of the county; and amount of tax collected. Individual stockholders' names are not given, but the various incorporated companies (banks, insurance companies, turnpike and steamboat companies, etc.) are listed.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Comptroller's accounts with county treasurers for taxes due the state
Series Number
- A1315
Summary
- This series consists of accounts for taxes due the state from county treasurers. Information includes taxes due the state, with notes of total valuations of real and personal estate and balances; cash payments by county treasurers; fees of collectors and county treasurers; arrears for non-resident taxes by towns; and taxes on corporations brought forward from another book. Also included is an index to counties.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Comptroller's blank forms
Series Number
- A0962
Summary
- The series consists of blank printed forms and circular letters used in the office of the Comptroller. Forms are numbered on endorsement, and the number of copies indicated.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Accounts of town assessors and commissioners of taxes
Series Number
- A0976
Summary
- This series from the Comptroller's Office consists of accounts submitted by the assessors from eleven counties to Commissioners of Taxes. Information includes assessors name; number of days spent assessing lands, preparing lists of assessments, hearing appeals, equalizing the assessments, and preparing the final rolls. Also included are affidavits stating that the work was "actually and diligently" performed; transmittal letters; certifications of elected assessors and collectors of taxes, and abstracts of assessors' accounts.
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
- Inventory of state property by the Commissioners of Quarantine
Series Number
- B1942
Summary
- This series consists of an inventory of property belong to the State of New York and of which the Commissioners of Quarantine are custodians. Listed are objects of value, such as rungs, desks, china, and glassware from the Office of the Commissioners of Quarantine, Swinburne Island, Hoffman Island, and the Steam Propeller, "State of New York."
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Correspondence relating to the payment of interest on loans from the Common School Fund
Series Number
- A1249
Summary
- The Comptroller was authorized to loan monies to towns and school districts from the school fund. This series consists of cover letters that accompanied payment of interest on those loans. Records include the amount for which the draft was made and may include the interest charged.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Special Deputy State Engineer's monthly reports
Series Number
- A1275
Summary
- This series consists of canal construction reports and cover letters from the Special Deputy State Engineer to the State Engineer and Surveyor. The reports include contract number; location of construction; contractors; summary of work done; and percentage of work done.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.