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Title

New York State Comptroller's Office cancelled certificates of sale of land for unpaid taxes

Series Number

B0985

Summary

This series contains certificates of sale of lands for unpaid taxes that are marked "Cancelled." They are evidence that sales of non-resident land advertised to be sold for unpaid taxes in fact did not occur.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

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Title

Bonds for the sale of unappropriated lands

Series Number

A1218

Summary

This series consists of signed and witnessed bonds for various tracts of land throughout New York State. Information includes purchaser's name, city or town of residence, amount for which purchaser is liable, date when the bond was executed, the name of the tract of land, lot number, and the sum of money for which the purchaser has to make six equal payments in each successive year after the date of the bond.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau

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Title

Registers of non-resident lands sold in tax sales

Series Number

B0953

Summary

This series consists of geographical registers recording the tax-sales of lands of non-residents and published volumes listing land to be sold for arrears of taxes. Information includes lot number, description of property, acreage, and information on payments and/or outstanding payments.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

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Title

Legal documentation relating to Comptroller's sales of land for taxes

Series Number

A1387

Summary

Land was sold when taxes were unpaid for two years. If the owner paid the taxes within one year after the land was sold for taxes, it reverted to that person's ownership. This series consists of documents relating to sale and redemption of land on which taxes were owed, mostly in the Forest Preserve. Documents include tax searches, tax sale deeds, lists of lands on which taxes were unpaid or sold for unpaid taxes, affidavits, opinions, and legal briefs.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau

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Title

Register of Canal Fund land sold by the Surveyor General

Series Number

A0903

Summary

These land sales records were made by the Surveyor General in compliance with resolutions of the Commissioners of the Land Office. The entries provide date of sale; description of the land; price; name of purchaser; and certification by the Surveyor General of the sale of the land.

Creator

• New York (State). Commissioners of the Land Office

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Title

Lists of sales of and accounts of payments for confiscated lands

Series Number

A4032

Summary

These volumes contain a record of sales of land confiscated from loyalists in the Eastern and Western districts. Included are date of sale; name of purchaser; forfeiter (Eastern Division only); price; lot number and location; acreage (Eastern District only); and date of deed (Western District only). The series also includes accounts for Western District lands, which list purchaser's and forfeiter's names; lands purchased; date and amount of sale; and amounts and means of payments made by the purchaser.

Creator

• New York (State). Commissioners of Forfeitures

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Title

Accounts of unpaid taxes assessed on non-resident lands

Series Number

11276

Summary

This series contains accounts of unpaid taxes on lands owned by non-residents. Through 1893 the records cover all counties except New York (Manhattan); after 1893 only Forest Preserve counties are represented. The accounts were prepared by the town tax collectors, certified as accurate by the county treasurer, and forwarded to the state comptroller for filing. Accounts list parcels owned by non-residents on which taxes were unpaid, and show the acreage, assessed valuation, and amount of tax due.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

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Title

Comptroller's Office certificates of sale of land for unpaid taxes

Series Number

B0918

Summary

This series consists of records certifying the purchase of parcels of land for unpaid taxes. Certificates include purchaser; number of acres or size of lot purchased; county; lot number and description; amount paid; and date of sale. Some certificates include an assignment to a third party.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

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Title

Payment receipts for lands purchased at tax sales

Series Number

B0930

Summary

This series consists of receipts issued by the State Treasurer for payment for lands sold at Comptroller's tax sales. Each receipt states name of purchaser, amount paid, date of tax sale, and date of receipt. The series is incomplete; not all tax sales are represented.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

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Title

Deeds to lands sold for non-payment of taxes

Series Number

A1332

Summary

This series consists of draft or executed deeds for lands sold for unpaid taxes and not redeemed. Deeds cite specific laws authorizing tax sales but are otherwise in the standard form of a deed. A law of 1823 provided that when land taxes were unpaid for a period of two years the land would be sold. If the owner paid the taxes within one year after the sale, it reverted back to that person's ownership.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau

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Title

Affidavits of publication of county treasurers' notices of tax sales

Series Number

B0932

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

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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

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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

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Title

Index to lands sales for unpaid quit rents (Sale of 1808)

Series Number

B0966

Summary

During the early nineteenth century, the Comptroller conducted several sales of land for unpaid quit rents. This series indexes lands sold for unpaid quick rents. Each entry gives lot number; owner's name, if known; acreage; amount of tax due; charges for interest, advertising, and sale; grand total due; name of purchaser; sale certificate number; portion of parcel purchased; name of person redeeming parcel from sale; and amount paid to redeem.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

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Title

Copies of deeds for state lands

Series Number

A1299

Summary

This series from the Comptroller's Office consists of copies of deeds for parcels of state land (almost all within the Adirondack Forest Preserve) to various individuals and firms. Each entry contains a note of legal authorization for sale for Forest Preserve lands and a copy of the deed as certified.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau

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Title

New York State Comptroller's Office certificates of lands sold at vendue sales for which deeds were given

Series Number

A0217

Summary

This series consists of certificates of conveyance of lands sold for unpaid taxes at public auctions held by the state comptroller in 1812, 1814, 1815, 1821, and 1826. Each certificate lists name of purchaser, number of acres purchased, county in which land was situated, location of land within larger tract, amount paid, and date of purchase.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

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Title

New York State Comptroller's Office Land Tax Bureau register of buyers of state lands

Series Number

A1335

Summary

This volume is divided into three sections. The first is arranged geographically giving purchaser's name, date of purchase, lot, and account book number and page. The second section begins on page 370 and is arranged by book number of the account books of bonds and mortgages for sales of state lands. Information includes lot number, book number, purchaser's name, and the relevant page. The third section begins on page 425 and lists bonds delivered to the Surveyor General. It is arranged geographically and gives information on lot, purchaser, book number and page, and purchase amount and payment.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau

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Title

Treasurer's receipts for payments of land purchased at Comptroller's tax sale of 1853

Series Number

A1258

Summary

This series consists of receipts issued by the Treasurer's Office for payment of land purchased at the Comptroller's Tax sale of 1853. Records contain the name of the individual who bought the land, the date of the receipt, the amount paid for the land, and the signatures of both the Comptroller and the Treasurer.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

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Title

Ledgers of accounts with purchasers of Holland Land Company lots

Series Number

B0279

Summary

This series consists of ledgers of accounts with purchasers of lots or portions thereof in townships of the Holland Land Purchase. Accounts include name of purchaser, sale date, location, lot and section number, debits and credits by date, principal, and interest. Also included are maps of lots in the township.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

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Title

County treasurers' statements of conveyance and redemptions of non-resident land sold for unpaid taxes

Series Number

B0938

Summary

This series consists of lists of non-resident lands sold for unpaid taxes and subsequently conveyed or redeemed. Each list gives the lot number; description of the parcel sold; acre sold; date of conveyance or redemption; to whom the parcel was conveyed or by whom it was redeemed; and amount paid if redeemed.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

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