Drafts for tax assessment rolls of real and personal estates in Clinton County (N.Y.)
Series Number
B1805
Summary
This series consists of drafts of town assessment rolls prepared for county treasurers by tax assessors. Information includes name of possessor of real or personal property; description of real estate (acreage, farm, mill, tannery, etc.); value of real estate; value of personal estate; and total assessed value. Also included is a printed 1798 set of instructions to assistant assessors from United States Government relating to federal taxes.
Creator
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Legislation enacted in 1799 (amended in 1801) established a system of assessing and taxing real and personal property and required tax commissioners or (beginning in 1801) county supervisors to submit to the State Comptroller a copy of the county's tax rolls and a list of unpaid taxes. This series consists of town and city tax assessment rolls (excluding New York City) prepared by county treasurers and filed with the State Comptroller's Office.
Creator
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
Originals are in fragile condition. Microfilm is first use copy.