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Title

Audited accounts of the comptroller

Series Number

A1475

Summary

The series consists of accounts audited by the state comptroller for monies due to the state treasury or owed to individuals or agencies by the state. Each entry includes name, date, brief description with amount due, and account balance. An index appears at the end of the volume.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Assorted documents

Series Number

A0039

Summary

The series consists of an assortment of unrelated and unprocessed records from courts and various departments of state government. Records include receipts and cancelled checks from the Treasurer's Office (1921-1925); judgments and other court records; bonds, bills, receipts, and statements (ca. 1770-1800); and documents from the Secretary of State's office, such as payments of hemp bounties and state printer's accounts (ca. 1790-1830).

Creator

• New York (State). Secretary of State

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Affidavits of claimants for clothing and equipment lost or destroyed while in the service of the United States since April 16, 1861

Series Number

A4115

Summary

This series consists of affidavits submitted by individuals to a board, created by legislation of 1862, to validate claims and determine the sums due to regiments or members of the militia for clothing and equipment lost or destroyed in the service of the United States since April 16, 1861. Claims were to be paid only if neither the individual nor his regiment or company received compensation for the items claimed, which had to be originally provided at his own expense.

Creator

• New York (State). Board of Commissioners Constituted by Chapter 421, Laws of 1862

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Title

Board of Estimate and Control report files

Series Number

A3215

Summary

Legislation of 1921 established a Board of Estimate and Control and directed it to conduct a survey of all state departments, offices, and institutions to determine where waste and duplication of effort existed. The Board was then to recommend improvements to each agency or recommend to the legislature that agencies or functions be consolidated or discontinued. This series consists mainly of typescript studies or "surveys" made by Board employees concerning particular state agencies or institutions.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor (1921-1922 : Miller)

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Title

Register of receipts and checks issued

Series Number

A0866

Summary

This series records money received by the Comptroller, whose office was responsible for receiving and distributing state funds Information includes date, name, residence, account (by mortgage tax or inheritance tax), amount, and amount refunded.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

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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

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

New York State Treasurer's register of audited accounts

Series Number

A0333

Summary

This series contains audited accounts. Entries for individuals and organizations list name, purpose due, and amount. They are signed and certified by the commissioners.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Department of Taxation and Finance canal fund ledger

Series Number

B0980

Summary

This series consists of ledgers listing accounts of New York State with banks in which Canal Fund moneys were deposited.

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Title

Special funds ledger

Series Number

B0981

Summary

This series consists of a fragmentary record of receipts and disbursements for various state and federal special funds (e.g., Federal Rehabilitation Fund, Federal Cooperative Fire Protection Fund, State Insurance Fund, etc.).

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Title

Accounts of money received

Series Number

B0982

Summary

This series consists of volumes were kept by the Treasurer's Office and its successor the Department of Taxation and Finance. They contain daily entries of moneys received from various state agencies and funds, distributed in unlabeled columns.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Taxation and Finance. Division of Finance

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Title

Assorted early records relating to taxes and accounts

Series Number

B1451

Summary

This series consists of an assortment of unrelated documents. Many documents date from the establishment of the Office of the Comptroller. Several documents may relate to the comptroller's duties to sell land for payment of delinquent state taxes. Included are certificates of payment to the Treasurer's Office; property inventory and other information on tax sales and quit rents; and a note relating to payment for an elector for president and vice president of the U.S.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.