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Displaying 426 Finding Aids
Title
- Abstracts, check rolls, and vouchers for canal expenditures
Series Number
- A0013
Summary
- These monthly and bi-monthly abstracts, check rolls, and vouchers were submitted to the Canal Commissioners by Superintendents of Repairs. Arranged by canal starting with Erie, then chronologically by year, and alphabetical by name of Superintendent of Repairs, the records provide detailed information on labor performed (including laborers' names and wages) and expenditures on construction or repair projects on the Erie, Champlain, Oswego, Cayuga and Seneca, Chemung, Crooked Lake, Chenango, Genesee Valley, and Black River canals.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Vouchers submitted for publishing session laws of 1893
Series Number
- A0952
Summary
- This series from the Comptroller's Office consists of vouchers itemized each chapter printed, column inches, and amount due to newspaper from the State. Attached to each voucher is a certificate from the Deputy Secretary of State that the publication was made according to provisions of Chapter 715 of Laws of 1892.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Payroll book for employees of state agencies
Series Number
- B1378
Summary
- This series consists of accounts of monthly salary payments to what appears to be all state agency employees for a given year, 1906-1907. Each page contains printed headings for name and position, month, totals, and remarks. Agency, office, name of employee, position, annual salary, amount paid by month and total for each employee are handwritten.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Audited accounts of payments made by overseers of the poor for support of children born to slaves
Series Number
- A0827
Summary
- Abandoned children of slaves were to be supported at the state's expense by the local overseers of the poor. This series contains accounts of expenses of overseers of the poor for the maintenance of children of slaves. The accounts include the name of the town and county; names of overseers of the poor; name of master; name and birth date of child; time period for which child was maintained; amount spent and date.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- Original documents are fragile. Digital images are first use copies.
Title
- Blueprints of state buildings and county courthouses
Series Number
- A0199
Summary
- This series contains blueprint drawings of state, county, and town buildings and courthouses in the State of New York, as well as some contract specifications for labor and material for the construction of public buildings. Some blueprints may be restricted due to their poor condition.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- Documents relating to existing facilities may be withheld under FOIL sect. 87.2(f) ("if disclosed could endanger the life or safety of any person").
- Some blueprints may be restricted due to poor condition. Consult with reference archivist before use.
Title
- Payroll for construction of Auburn Prison
Series Number
- A1293
Summary
- Legislation of 1818 authorized the State Comptroller to settle accounts relating to the state prison to be built at Auburn. This series records payments to workers on the construction of Auburn Prison. A two-week cycle record is kept of category of worker; number of days worked; wage per day; and list of laborers in each category.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Financial reports of corporations
Series Number
- A0833
Summary
- This series contains financial records of corporations submitted to the Comptroller's Office. Many of the records resulted from acts passed by the state for the collection and assessment of taxes. The records include financial statements; annual reports of real estate holdings and capital stock; lists of stockholders, New York State Stock Certificates; certificates of acceptance of laws concerning them by officials of various corporations; and records relating to financial matters.
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 canal claims
Series Number
- A1441
Summary
- This series relates to claims against the state, mostly for money owed on contracts and for damages to property adjacent to the canal. Included are minutes of testimony in cases heard; notices of awards by the canal appraisers; a list of awards for the years 1843-1849; affidavits, notices of appeals, opinions, and briefs relating to canal claims; and a few chattel mortgages on canal boats.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Lists of tax assessments on railroads
Series Number
- A0987
Summary
- This series consisting of a list of railroad tax assessments documents the state's Franchise Tax on steam or electric surface or elevated railroads. Each list gives name of steam surface, elevated or street surface railroad, total mileage, total net income, and net income, mileage in state, amounts assessed on income and mileage, and amount of total assessment.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Index to unidentified canal accounts, and papers for an "Albany Lottery"
Series Number
- A3256
Summary
- This series consists of an index, with a few personal names, to unidentified canal accounts. Included in the volume is a letter requesting attendance at the comptroller's office for an audit of the treasurer's accounts. Additional documents refer to the potential offering of an "Albany City Lottery" and include a list of prize money.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Accounts of apportionment of State monies
Series Number
- A1327
Summary
- This series consists of accounts recording payments to state-funded institutions. Information includes name of the school or institution; the amount received and the date paid. They are arranged by type of apportionment such as common school teacher; book; academy; agricultural societies; state school moneys; orphan asylums; hospitals; dispensaries; and charity weekday schools. These accounts were kept in accordance with the Comptroller's duty to oversee the state's financial affairs.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Ledger of deposits and withdrawals in bank accounts
Series Number
- A1333
Summary
- This series documents monthly transactions with various banks including Bank of New York; the State Bank, New York Bank: Mechanics and Farmers Bank; and Manhattan Bank. Information includes deposits; transfers; checks afloat; emissions; and checks drawn and unpaid. (Information for each month may vary.)
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Ledgers of accounts with county treasurers
Series Number
- B0850
Summary
- This series consists of ledgers containing entries of debits and credits for payments by and to county treasurers by and to the Comptroller. Most entries concern the state tax on real and personal property and the state's payment of taxes on lands to be sold for unpaid taxes.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Daybooks of tax payments
Series Number
- B1608
Summary
- This series of daybooks ("tax diaries") documents daily receipts of delinquent taxes paid to the comptroller during the grace period prior to the sale of the property for unpaid taxes. Each entry shows the years taxes are owed; name and address of person paying tax; county and lot or tract; date and amount paid, by type and total; and the page number on which the amount owed is recorded in series B0848, Registers of Unpaid Taxes on Non-Resident Lands.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Canal Fund account book
Series Number
- A1085
Summary
- This volume is a ledger accounts of Commissioners of the Canal Fund for Erie and Champlain Canal Fund and stock, and for stock of the Cayuga and Seneca, Crooked Lake, Chenango, Oswego, and Black River canals. There are also accounts with the Canal Commissioners, Superintendents of Repairs, and banks in New York City, Albany, and elsewhere in which tolls and canal loans premiums were deposited.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Register of occupied lands in Erie County sold as non-resident lands in tax sales of 1826-1885
Series Number
- B1620
Summary
- This volume was apparently created by the Erie County Guaranteed Search Company and submitted to the State Comptroller. An accompanying memorandum indicates that the volume documents occupied or resident lands in Erie County mistakenly sold as unoccupied or non-resident lands for unpaid taxes in the tax-sales of 1826-1885. The memorandum further indicates that the signers wish to make application to the comptroller for redemption of all lots listed that had not already been cancelled or redeemed.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Measurements, calculations, and estimates for construction of Chenango Canal
Series Number
- A1091
Summary
- This series consists of 3 volumes of measurements, calculations, and estimates for construction of the Chenango Canal. For each survey station (approximately three chains apart), there are calculations of cubic footage of excavation, embankment (towpath, berme, etc.), and lining, with comments and totals. For each section of the canal there is an abstract of the account for that section, listing work done, extra material used, pay rate, total amount due, date, and contractor's name.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Appointments of coroners
Series Number
- B1185
Summary
- This series consists of letters nominating individuals for the position of coroner in New York City and in Montgomery County. The letters are either written by the person seeking the appointment, or by others who are nominating a person for the position. All of the letters are addressed to Governor DeWitt Clinton and the Council of Appointment of the State of New York.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Auburn and Syracuse Railroad waybills
Series Number
- A1046
Summary
- These bills were submitted to the Comptroller, and provide date; time of run; name of superintendent; destination; type of freight; and railroad charges. Bills were submitted to the Comptroller in accordance with a law of 1834 incorporating the Auburn and Syracuse Railroad Company and requiring it to pay canal tolls on freight it carried and to submit statements thereof to the Comptroller.
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 Comptroller's Office bonds from purchasers of lands in old military tract
Series Number
- A1052
Summary
- This series consists of bonds relating to land purchased in Lots 11 and 12 of the Old Military Tract. Bonds provide name and residence of purchaser; amount of bond; date; location of parcel; and terms of payment. Bonds were taken by the comptroller pursuant to Chapter 106 of the Laws of 1803, which provided for sale of certain unappropriated lands.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.