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Displaying 548 Finding Aids
Title
- Ledger of accounts of property acquired through foreclosure
Series Number
- A1286
Summary
- This series consists of ledgers of accounts for property acquired by county commissioners of the U.S. Deposit Fund through foreclosure of mortgage and sale of premises. Each account gives name of delinquent mortgagor; county of residence; amount due in principal, interest, and costs; amount of bid by the commissioners; and any deficiency.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
New York State Comptroller's Office Documents Relating to Cancellations and Redemptions of Tax Sales
Title
- Documents relating to cancellations and redemptions of tax sales
Series Number
- B0933
Summary
- This series includes denied applications for cancellation of tax sales; comptroller's orders setting aside cancellations; motions and stipulations to set aside cancellations; and denied applications to redeem lands from tax sales. Also included are a few notices to occupants to vacate lands and legal documentation related to an application for cancellation of a tax sale of 760 acres in the Old Military Tract, Townships #1 and # 2 of Essex County.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Vouchers for Erie Canal survey
Series Number
- A0953
Summary
- This series from the Comptroller's Office consists of vouchers and receipts for services performed by engineers, surveyors, chainmen, foremen, and laborers in a survey of the Erie Canal. Information includes payee, date, nature of service, amount due, signature for receipt, and sworn statement that the account is correct. Some vouchers list work location.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Abstracts of corporation reports
Series Number
- A1325
Summary
- This series contains abstracts of reports by corporations on their financial status. These reports were required to be filed with the Comptroller's Office for corporate taxation purposes. Reports include information on stocks; debts; loans; dividends and real estate holdings.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Published notices of lands sold for unpaid taxes and unredeemed
Series Number
- B0846
Summary
- This series consists of notices listing lands sold by the state comptroller for unpaid taxes and still unredeemed. Each notice lists parcels by location; by patent, tract, township etc.; then by lot number or street address. Notices also state the acreage, the quantity of land sold and unredeemed, and the amount required to redeem the parcel from tax sale. Names of owners and purchasers are not included.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Auctioneers' statements of sales
Series Number
- A1443
Summary
- This series consists of auctioneers' sales statements listing daily totals of moveable goods or real estate sold at auction (mostly commercial auctions), amounts, and amounts of duty paid at various percentages. The statements were submitted every three months to the Comptroller. Most of the statements do not itemize articles sold, but a few list items individually.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Ledger accounts for leases of surplus canal water, salaries of canal officials, and canal loans
Series Number
- A3240
Summary
- This series is a record of payments and receipt of the canals account and canal debt. Each account provides account name; account paid or received; date of transaction; and service or item for which payment was made or received.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Canal Affairs
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Account book for cash paid out for Black River, Genesee Valley, and other branch canals
Series Number
- A1092
Summary
- This account book documents cash payments for construction or repairs of the Black River, Genesee Valley, Crooked Lake, Chemung, and other branch canals, and for the Oneida River improvement. Each entry provides date, voucher number, amount paid, and occasionally a brief note on the type of work done.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Passenger list and freight account book of steamboat "Red Jacket"
Series Number
- A1079
Summary
- These are passenger lists for daily steamboat trips between Buffalo and Niagara Falls. Provided are names; destinations; number of party; and fares paid. The series also includes daily accounts of Roswell Haskell with steamboat "Red Jacket" for receipts and disbursements.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Incoming correspondence from county treasurers
Series Number
- A1051
Summary
- This series from the Comptroller's Office consists of routine letters inquiring about laws on assessment and collections of taxes and redemption of lands sold for unpaid taxes, enclosing accounts, and other financial business between the comptroller and county treasurers.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Copies of certificates confirming title to state lands
Series Number
- B1625
Summary
- This series consists of original certificates issued by the State Tax Commission confirming the state's ownership of lands purchased at the 1926 tax-sale. Each certificate declares that proper notice has been served and that moneys required to redeem the land has not been paid to the State Tax Commission. Information on the verso of each certificate includes county; date; and book of deeds number and page in which the county clerk recorded the certificate of notice.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Office of the Chief Clerk of the Canal Department Canal Toll Collector's ledgers
Series Number
- A1080
Summary
- This series consists of statements of cargo on canal boats on which toll was not paid, kept by a Canal Toll Collector's Office, location not given. Each entry gives clearance number; date; name of boat; home port; master's name; articles shipped; where from; where bound; weight of articles; miles traveled; rates; and tolls.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of the Chief Clerk of the Canal Department
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Minutes of commissioners of highways of Town of Clarksville
Series Number
- A1043
Summary
- Highway commissioners of each town are authorized to establish road districts for the upkeep of highways by the labor of the inhabitants. This series contains minutes of the Commissioners of Highways of Clarksville, Cattaraugus County, dividing the town into eleven road districts in 1836, and the establishment of road district no. 14 in 1840.
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 Comptroller's Office statements of tolls on canal passenger boats
Series Number
- A1057
Summary
- These chronological lists of passengers were submitted monthly by masters of boats traveling the Erie Canal. Required for taxation purposes, the lists provide name of boat; date of travel; names of passengers; and distance traveled. The card index indicates names of boats in chronological and alphabetical order.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- Restricted due to fragility. Use with supervision of archivist.
Title
- Outgoing correspondence relating to taxation and sale of state land
Series Number
- A1358
Summary
- This series consists of letters sent by the Comptroller and Deputy Comptroller to individuals, organizations, and government organizations. The correspondence relates to school taxes requested to be paid on State lands; highway taxes levied against state land; exchanges with people wishing to purchase tracts of state land; and appraisals of the value of state land.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- County clerks' certificates of searches for New York and Erie Railroad Company records
Series Number
- A0913
Summary
- This series consists of reports of county clerk searches made for records of contracts made by, mortgages and conveyances given by, and judgments against the New York and Erie Railroad Company. Also included is a form requesting the clerk of a county Supreme Court to search for records of judgment against the company. Information includes county; date; records found, if any; and the clerk's certification.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Entry documentation for Utica and Schenectady railroad and Schenectady and Troy railroad
Series Number
- A0907
Summary
- This series from the Comptroller's Office contains records of the Utica & Schenectady and Schenectady & Troy Railroads. Records include statements and reports related to property on the railroad (agricultural and manufactured products, stocks.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Register of interest payments
Series Number
- B0967
Summary
- These series records interest payments made on interest accrued. There is no indication of what the interest was paid for, although it may have been for state securities. Each entry provides date of payment, year for which interest accrued, and amount of payment.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Register of incorporated companies
Series Number
- A1204
Summary
- This series from the Comptroller's Office contains a list of incorporated companies in New York State counties, arranged according to type of company (bank, insurance, turnpike, bridge, manufacturing, etc.). Incorporation date and information on capital stock are occasionally included.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- County summaries of tax assessment rolls
Series Number
- A1210
Summary
- This series from the Land Tax Bureau consists of summaries of county assessment rolls compiled to determine the number of days per year town residents should work on bridges and roads. Each summary sheet lists name of town; number of residents and non-residents being assessed; the number of days on duty for residents and non-residents; the total number of days; the total amount at 5 shillings a day; the amount of debt against the town; and remarks.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.