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Displaying 270 Finding Aids
Title
- Comptroller's Office outgoing correspondence
Series Number
- A1075
Summary
- This series contains outgoing correspondence from the Comptroller's Office to county treasurers, individuals, law firms and state agencies. Subjects include taxation or payments for services and requests for clarification on reports. Some volumes are missing.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Ledger of the repayment of the loan of 1792
Series Number
- A1074
Summary
- This series consists of a ledger from the office of the Comptroller continuing entries relating to the repayment of the loan of 1792. Entries are arranged by debtor and list payments of principal and interest. Accounts are listed in pounds until about 1815 when they are entered in American currency.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Annual schedules of real property taxes levied by county boards of supervisors/legislators
Series Number
- 13322
Summary
- Annual schedules are required to be filed with the State Comptroller's Office according to Article 3, Section 30, subsection 4 of the State General Municipal Law, and are submitted on forms provided by that office. Each schedule contains a detailed itemization of the current tax levy for the county and is broken down according to types of taxes and evaluations (general, highway, water, sales, etc.). Some schedules are accompanied by letters of transmittal, related ordinances, copies of the county budget, or other items.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control. Bureau of Municipal Research and Statistics
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Affidavits of publication of comptroller's notices
Series Number
- A0974
Summary
- This series from the Comptroller's Office consists of affidavits of publication of notices. Each affidavit has a copy of the advertisement attached. Affidavits are mostly for sale of lands for arrears in taxes or quit rents, or to announce sale of state stock. Also included is an affidavit of publication of the official canvass of the general election of 1832 in the Albany Argus.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Ledgers for state stock
Series Number
- A1465
Summary
- This series consists of two volumes, one containing accounts of principal, the other of interest, for the issue of state stock totaling $1,600,000. Each page contains names of stockholders and entries of debits and credits for principal or interest. There is a separate paperbound index to names of stockholders.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Comptroller's Office ledger 'K'
Series Number
- A1317
Summary
- This series consists of a general ledger, containing accounts of receipts and disbursements for virtually every state office, department, commission, institution, fund, and activity. Receipts are usually given summarily as from a general or special fund, but there is often columnar breakdown of different categories of expenditures.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Department of Audit and Control archived websites
Series Number
- B2079
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites of the New York State Department of Audit and Control, which is commonly known as the Office of the State Comptroller.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Annual financial reports of counties
Series Number
- 13323
Summary
- Annual financial reports of counties are generated pursuant to the General Municipal Law. That law states that every municipal corporation shall annually make a report of its financial condition to the state comptroller, and that such reports shall be made by the chief fiscal officer of the municipal corporation. Each report in this series contains a statement of the financial transactions of the county, and is broken down according to type of funds (general, special revenue, capital, construction, etc.).
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control. Bureau of Municipal Research and Statistics
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Reports, correspondence and entry documentation relating to inspection of potash
Series Number
- A0961
Summary
- This series consists of annual reports of Samuel Cooper, Inspector of Pot and Pearl Ashes in New York City for 1828 and 1829. Both reports consist of a chronological table of ashes inspected during the year, giving for each shipment of ashes the head mark (firm name or initials), number of barrels of potash scrapings, and fee charged; a "recapitulation" is at the end.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Accounts of debt subscription certificates
Series Number
- A1262
Summary
- This series consists of accounts detailing debt subscription certificates for a loan to the United States. The records contain information under columns headed: by whom presented; by whom subscribed; date of certificates; number of certificates; by whom issued; to whom issued; commencement of interest; amount of each certificate; depreciation; amount of principle; rate of interest; interest computed to December 31, 1791; amount of interest; total amount of principle and interest.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Summary account of bounties paid out by paymaster general
Series Number
- A1458
Summary
- This series contains a fragment from an account book of John D. Van Buren, Paymaster General, giving monthly totals of bounties paid out to volunteers by the State of New York between May 1863, and December 1864. The summary table gives number of bounties paid out to new or re-enlisted men in amounts ranging from $10 to $150.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Abstract of claims of the New York Militia
Series Number
- A1302
Summary
- This register of claims and awards resulted from a law requiring the adjutants and inspector-generals to obtain and revise records dealing with claim payments to state militiamen who served in the War of 1812; and to report to the comptroller the names, places of residence, and amounts due. The register lists the claim number; name of claimant; claimant's residence; amount awarded; and occasional remarks on particular claims.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Personal service histories of state employees
Series Number
- A0949
Summary
- This series includes forms returned to the Board of Estimate and Control by the Comptroller's Office and its bureaus. Each one lists: title of position; name of incumbent; department; bureau; legal address; date of entrance into service; salary; salary history; and brief description of present occupation.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Register of County Treasurers and Commissioners of the U.S. Deposit Fund
Series Number
- A1288
Summary
- This volume is a register of county treasurers and commissioners of the U.S. Deposit Fund. Each entry gives date of appointment, name, post office address, and office to which appointed. Under a law of 1837, two commissioners were appointed by the Governor in each county to loan out monies apportioned to the counties from the U.S. Deposit Fund.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Quarterly statements of fees collected
Series Number
- A3312
Summary
- This series consists of accounts of quarterly fees collected by the Comptroller. Fees were assessed for establishing new accounts, creating deeds for lands bought or sold, searching state certificates and seals, and for insurance.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Ledger of State Treasurer
Series Number
- A1263
Summary
- This series contains a ledger of the New York State Treasurer detailing the drafts issued by the Treasurer's Office. Information includes the balance of the treasury for each day; the amount of money devoted to certain fixed categories (taxes, school fund, vendue duty, charges); the date a specific draft was issued; the warrant number; for what or to whom the draft was issued, upon which bank it was drawn; the check number, and the amount.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- County commissioner's ledgers of mortgage loans of the U.S. Deposit Fund
Series Number
- A1281
Summary
- The U.S. Deposit Fund made surplus monies, distributed to the states from the U.S. Treasury, available for loans for improved real estate. Ledgers were delivered to the Comptroller when the Commissioners of the U.S. Deposit Fund were abolished in 1911. This series consists of accounts of mortgage loan from the U.S. Deposit Fund, kept by County Commissioners of the Fund. Each account includes name of mortgagor, mortgage number, interest and principal due and paid with dates and amounts. Some receipts are 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
- Paymaster returns for service in New York Line
Series Number
- A0809
Summary
- This volume lists men entitled to payments for service in the New York Line, August-December 1780. It is in fragile condition due to burn damage.
Creator
- New York (State). Auditor General
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Proposals and awards made for state loans regarding the general fund debt sinking fund
Series Number
- A1256
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence, lists of awards of stock granted to people regarding the financing of a general fund debt sinking fund and proposals to the Comptroller's Office from bank officers and private citizens about the amount of stock they wish to purchase. The list of awards contains the names of the bidders, the amount expected, the bid, the amount of the premium and total amount.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Annual reports of inspector of gas meters
Series Number
- A1242
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence and annual reports of the inspector of gas meters to the Comptroller's Office. Most reports list the company's name, location (city only), authorized capital, actual, and any remarks about the company.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.