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Displaying 270 Finding Aids
Title
- Cancelled checks
Series Number
- A0102
Summary
- The bulk of the series consists of cancelled checks drawn on the National Commercial Bank between 1895 and 1900. In addition is a smaller amount of cancelled checks issued by the State Treasurer (1879-1880, 1895) and drawn on various banks. Each of these bears check and warrant numbers, amount, name of payee, bank drawn on, signatures of the Treasurer and Auditor, and endorsements.
Creator
- New York (State). Treasurer's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- List of Loan Office Certificates from the United States to the State of New York
Series Number
- A1208
Summary
- These debt certificates are for money loaned to the United States by individuals. Information for each certificate includes: name of lender; certificate number; date issued; nominal value of certificate; discount rate; specie value of certificate; date interest began to accrue; length of time accruing interest through 1784; and amount of interest due.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Reports of occupancy of lands purchased by the state in tax sales
Series Number
- B0943
Summary
- This series consists of documents listing lots acquired by the State in the Adirondack and Catskill Forest Preserves through Comptroller's tax sales. Each list provides the town, lot number, description of the parcel, name of the occupant, if any, and acreage.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Register of tax relevied
Series Number
- B0957
Summary
- This series consists of a register of taxes re-levied by the Comptroller on lands of non-residents after a previously unpaid tax levy had been ascertained to be illegal or void, either before or after a tax sale. Entries include the date and cause of re-levy; a description of the parcel taxed; acreage; the year of erroneous tax; and the amount levied.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Payments for land sold for taxes
Series Number
- A0895
Summary
- This series from the Land Tax Bureau is an index listing payments made for the purchase of lands sold for arrears of taxes. The list contains the name of the purchaser; county in which the land was located; and the amount paid for each piece of land.
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
- Records relating to the purchase of firearms
Series Number
- A1235
Summary
- This series from the Comptroller's Office consists of correspondence, receipts, depositions and an agreement relating to the purchase of firearms in Europe by the New York State government for the equipping of the State's volunteer militia. The series consists of mostly correspondence about the purchase between State officials and representatives of Schuyler, Hartley and Graham.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Letters from agents appointed to serve notice on illegal occupants of state lands
Series Number
- B0942
Summary
- This series consists of letters from comptroller's agents who served eviction notices on occupants of lands conveyed to the State in Comptroller's tax sales. Most, if not all of the letters, pertain to lands being acquired for the Adirondack Forest Preserve. The letters describe the difficulties of serving notice on "squatters," and discuss the theft of timber and other natural resources.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Bill for goods procured for the Executive Mansion
Series Number
- A1209
Summary
- This series consists of a list identifying items that were purchased from O'Brien and Mahan's for use at the Governor's Mansion in Albany. The bill describes each type of item purchased, the price per unit, the number of units purchased, and the total that was payed for them. The bill also lists the grand total due for the entire purchase.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Town assessor's statements of assessed value of forest and improved lands
Series Number
- A1382
Summary
- This series consists of statements prepared by assessors of towns within what became the Adirondack Forest Preserve. Information includes acres of forestland, assessed value in 1883, acres of improved land, assessed value in 1883, and total acreage of town. Some statements have letters of transmittal to Comptroller attached.
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
- Newspaper notices of tax sales
Series Number
- A1396
Summary
- This series consists of notices published by county treasurers giving town, patent or other subdivision, lot number, description of parcel, owner's name, and amount of back taxes due. Included are notices for Oswego, Niagara, Rockland, Ulster, and Sullivan Counties, for various years. Clippings are on newsprint and are badly deteriorated.
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
- Vouchers, payment orders, and payrolls for highway maintenance and repair
Series Number
- A0936
Summary
- Supply vouchers and payment orders are duplicate printed forms sent to the Highway Commission Auditor in Albany, who submitted them to the Comptroller pursuant to legislation of 1909. The forms provide order number; date; name and address of supplier; amount of labor or materials (cement, tools, pipe etc.) required; signatures of Division Engineer and Deputy; and road number and location.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Accounts of receipts and taxes paid by athletic clubs
Series Number
- A0934
Summary
- A law of 1911 required all athletic clubs to pay a tax of 7.5 percent on gross proceeds of boxing or sparring matches and submit statements of the proceeds and tax to the State Comptroller. Money was used to pay expenses of the State Athletic Commission, established in 1911. Each typewritten carbon account gives name of club, date of contest (boxing match), gross receipts, and tax paid.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Entry documentation relating to draining of the Cayuga Marshes
Series Number
- A1394
Summary
- This series consists of oaths of office of Commissioners for Draining the Cayuga Marshes; vouchers and bills for labor and materials; letters to the Comptroller; contracts of Liberty L. Lowell and William Baldwin with the Canal Commissioners for Draining the Cayuga Marshes; abstracts of expenditures submitted to the Comptroller; and miscellaneous accounts and receipts.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Mortgage tax bonds given a surety by county clerks and treasurers
Series Number
- A1237
Summary
- This series from the Dept. of Audit and Control consists of bonds issued by county clerks and treasurers in the names of surety companies. The bonds may contain mortgagee and mortgagor names; mortgage date and the county where first recorded; maximum principle debt or obligation by which contingency may be secured by the mortgage, and summarizing page of the financial statement detailing their resources and liabilities.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Receipt books for redemption of "Million Loan"
Series Number
- A1196
Summary
- This series from the Comptroller's Office consists of receipt books for redemption of the stock for the "Million Loan" of 1818. Entries are alphabetical by stockholder name, and include amount of debt, number(s) of stock certificate(s), name of stockholder, amount redeemed, date paid, and signature of stockholder or representative. At end of each book is a "Recapitulation" of amount redeemed.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Accounts of municipal securities held in various state funds
Series Number
- A1343
Summary
- This series contains financial actions relative to securities purchased for various state funds. Information includes the name of the security, rate, coupon or regular, amount; principal paid (date and amount) and relevant year. Accounts are arranged by fund types such as the common school fund, United States deposit fund, literature fund, military record fund, and highway debt sinking fund.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Indexes to applications for redemption of lands from tax sales
Series Number
- A1409
Summary
- This series consists of name indexes to applications for redemption of lands from tax sales. Information includes name of applicant, county, and date. Also included are indexes to cancellations of tax sales giving location of parcel, a name (presumably owner or occupant), a date, and remarks about cancellation of tax sale or redemption of parcel.
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
- Accounts of Senate and Assembly expenses
Series Number
- A1353
Summary
- This series is a record of accounts of expenses by the Legislature for items, primarily of a "housekeeping" nature (i.e. telephone company accounts, postage, telegraph payments, funeral related expenses, and travel expenses for investigative committees). Accounts include sergeant at arms; committee on Soldiers and Sailors Home at Bath; phone company accounts; and telegraph company accounts. The information contained in these accounts is date; person or purpose; and amount.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Request to Comptroller by Corporation Tax Bureau to issue refund checks to corporations
Series Number
- A1347
Summary
- This series consists of forms submitted to the Comptroller's Office by the Corporation Tax Bureau (in the Department of Tax and Finance). They request the Comptroller to issue refund checks to corporations for overpayment of taxes. Information includes refund number; check number; name of corporation; date received by Audit and Control; and amount. Three categories of refunds are included: credit due corporation, old suspense, and current suspense.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Index of newspapers in which notices of redemption of state stock were published
Series Number
- A1192
Summary
- Notices of state stock redemption were routinely published in newspapers statewide to meet legal requirements. The series is a list of newspaper titles. No actual notices or any other information on stock transactions are present.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.