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Displaying 47 Finding Aids
Title
- Register of lands sold by Surveyor General
Series Number
- B0968
Summary
- This series consists of register lists of lands acquired by mortgage foreclosure, escheat, and conveyances and sold by the Surveyor General. Each entry gives sale date; name of obligor of mortgage bond; location of lands sold; acreage; payment date; amount paid; amount of bond to state; date of delivery of deed; name of previous obligor of reverted lands; date of reversion; and amount of mortgage principal due at time of reversion.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Statement of lands sold for taxes
Series Number
- B0954
Summary
- This series consists of a published list of lands sold by the Comptroller for unpaid taxes. Each entry gives the sale certificate number; a brief description of the parcel sold; the acres sold; the name of the purchaser; the amount of the bid; and to whom the parcel was conveyed.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Correspondence relating to the publication of notices of lands sold for taxes and unredeemed
Series Number
- A1384
Summary
- This series consists of routine correspondence of the Comptroller's office with newspapers published in Forest Preserve counties, relating to publication of notices of lands sold for taxes and unredeemed.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Statements of proceeds from sales of Canal Fund lands
Series Number
- A1395
Summary
- Each statement of proceeds in this series provides year, proceeds from lands sold (location not given), and distribution of monies to the Erie and Champlain Canal Fund and the Oswego Canal Fund.
Creator
- New York (State). Commissioners of the Canal Fund
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Applications to purchase state lands
Series Number
- A1381
Summary
- This series consists of applications that are sworn statements, giving name of applicant, date, parcel(s) description(s), and appraised value(s), with Treasurer's office payment receipts attached. Most applications are for the purchase of "Prison Lands" in the Old Military Tract in Franklin County. Also included are minutes of the Commissioners of the Land Office; miscellaneous deeds with related documents; and petition of John B. Van Allen for sale of certain parcels in Albany, with search and abstract.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- County treasurers' tax sales records
Series Number
- B0937
Summary
- This series includes e lists of the property redeemed from county treasurers' tax sales, receipts and other items.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Resolution, agreements, and purchase list of the sale of college land scrip
Series Number
- A1297
Summary
- The Comptroller was authorized to sell land scrip for establishing a land grant college. This series records the names of individuals who purchased land scrip. Entries include, date the transaction was recorded, purchaser's name, residence, number of pieces of scrip purchased, total number of acres purchased, purchase price and scrip numbers. Also included are copies of agreements and contracts and resolutions made between the state and Ezra Cornell. These entries mostly pertain to the purchase of unsold scrip by Cornell.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.