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Displaying 270 Finding Aids
Title
- Applications for cancellation of tax sales
Series Number
- A1411
Summary
- Land was sold when no taxes were paid 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 applications for cancellation of tax sales, with related correspondence of the Comptroller. Documents concern parcels in Kings, Hamilton, and other counties.
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
- Statement of valuations and taxes on state lands
Series Number
- A1377
Summary
- This series consists of form statements submitted to the Comptroller by the State Tax Commissioner which list parcels of taxable state land. The lists give information on: acreage; description of parcel; location; and assessed valuation.
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
- Outgoing correspondence replying to inquiries about records of soldiers of the Revolutionary War
Series Number
- A1363
Summary
- This series contains letterpress copies of replies sent by the comptroller's office in response to inquiries regarding Revolutionary War soldiers. The letters provide information derived from records that were ultimately transferred to the State Archives.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this series.
Title
- Statements and receipts for interest due to holders of New York State stock issued to aid the Hudson and Berkshire Railroad Company
Series Number
- A1405
Summary
- This series contains semi-annual statements of interest due to holders of state stock issued to aid construction of the Hudson & Berkshire Railroad. Each entry gives the amount of stock, stockholders' names, amount of interest, date paid, and signature of the stockholder or attorney.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Prison financial records
Series Number
- A1149
Summary
- This series consists of abstracts and vouchers submitted to the State Comptroller for audit by the agent of Newgate Prison. Also included are balance sheets; pay rolls; inventories of property; lists of materials purchased; accounts of work done in prison factory, for prison construction, and for sheriffs for delivering prisoners; and "final accounts" on closing of the prison in 1828.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Appropriations cash book
Series Number
- B0975
Summary
- This series appears to consist of cash paid pursuant to Legislative appropriations. State expenditures include arsenals, asylums, bridges, clerical salaries, courts, fuel, normal schools, the natural history survey, governor's expenses and salary, prisons, Legislative expenses, military statistics, the new Capitol, printing, etc. Entries give date, name of payee, authorizing law, amount, and balance in each account.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Register of mortgage tax receipts
Series Number
- A1349
Summary
- This series contains information on monies received from county treasurers from mortgage taxes. Information includes monthly amount received; interest on bank deposits; quarterly summaries; disbursements approved by the State Tax Commissioners; quarterly net receipts; amount due the municipality; amount due to the State of New York; amount received by the State of New York and the date; and information on when the receipt was mailed. A few summary sheets, deeds, and correspondence are interfiled at the beginning of the volume.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control. Land Tax Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Abstracts of applications to redeem land from tax sale of 1920
Series Number
- A1407
Summary
- This series consists of abstracts of applications to redeem property from tax sales. Each entry contains name of matter, name of attorney, and a register of correspondence with Comptroller's office concerning redemption. Included is an abstract of affidavit(s) showing that the affiants know location of boundaries of parcel, the identity of the current occupant, and the precise use of the property. Also included are letters and miscellaneous documents relating to the redemption.
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 and accounts of Commissioners of Quarantine, New York City
Series Number
- A1028
Summary
- Vouchers for supplies and services for the office of commissioners of Quarantine and for its tug boat, "State of New York"; transmittal letters of the president of the Board of Commissioners of Quarantine; and a statement of money disbursed for repairs and maintenance, 1904-1905. Also included is a schedule of outstanding accounts for the Quarantine Station on Staten Island for 1924.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Orders for publication of statutes and notices in newspapers
Series Number
- A0322
Summary
- The series consists of publication orders and related material sent to newspapers by the Secretary of State requesting public printing of documents filed with the department. Records include lists of newspapers designated to publish notices, a mailing log; and printed copies of the published notices. Documents to be printed include session laws, vetoed senate and assembly bills; concurrent resolutions; orders amending rules of county clerks and the Supreme Court; and notices of special elections and certifications of voting returns.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- List of newspapers designated to publish concurrent resolutions of the Legislature of 1861
Series Number
- A1029
Summary
- This series consists of a list giving name of county and newspaper and place of publication; dates in margin presumably refer to date of publication.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Register of auctioneers
Series Number
- A0874
Summary
- This series consists of registers listing auctioneers who posted bond and returned taxes to the State Comptroller. State law required auctioneers to file every three months "a just and true account" of all wares and goods sold at public auction so that the treasurer could determine what duties should be levied. The auctioneers are listed by county with each entry recording name, residence (city or town), date of execution of bond, and the dates of receipts of the quarterly returns.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Register of apportionment of monies for schools, academies, hospitals, and orphan asylums
Series Number
- A1203
Summary
- This series from the Comptroller's Office contains registers of accounts of school monies distributed to counties from the Common School Fund; distributed to academies from the Literature and the U. S. Deposit Fund; distributed to academies for the purchase of books, maps, globes, and scientific apparatus, and for education of common school teachers, of monies distributed to orphan asylums and to hospitals.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Accounts of adjusted estate transfer taxes
Series Number
- B0974
Summary
- This series consists of accounts of adjusted estate transfer taxes. Each entry gives name of decedent, amount of tax under old law, amount of tax under new law, total amount due, and loss or gain to state. Entries are grouped under county name.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Index to Comptroller's reports to the legislature
Series Number
- A1188
Summary
- This series consists of an alphabetical name and subject index to reports submitted by the Comptroller to the Legislature. Each entry includes subject of report, year, and report number. The original reports are found in series A0979, Comptroller's reports to the legislature.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Accounts of non-current bank notes deposited in the Treasury and other banks
Series Number
- A1260
Summary
- This series from the Comptroller's Office contains a list of noncurrent bank notes deposited in various state banks. The records contain the name of the bank where deposits were made, the amount of the deposit and the date.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Reports by stock corporations
Series Number
- A1248
Summary
- This series consists of questionnaires sent by the Comptroller's office to corporations, joint stock associations, and navigation companies asking for their financial data. Information includes name of the corporation or association; place of principal business and office; amount of capital stock; capital stock paid in; number of stock shares and par value; actual value of capital stock per share; amount of funded debt, surplus funds, and sinking funds; net earnings; and taxes paid in 1867.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Annual financial reports of fire districts
Series Number
- 13321
Summary
- Annual financial reports of fire districts are generated pursuant to Article 3, Section 30 of the General Municipal Law that requires every fire district to make an annual report of its financial condition to the State Comptroller. Such reports are compiled and submitted by the treasurer of each fire district. Each report contains a statement of the financial transactions of the fire district, according to type of funds (such as general, capital, reserve, trust and agency).
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control. Bureau of Municipal Research and Statistics
Title
- Outgoing general correspondence from the Deputy Comptroller
Series Number
- A1365
Summary
- This series includes correspondence from the Deputy Comptroller and the second Deputy Comptroller. The letters relate to a variety of financially related subjects: reports relating to Court and Trust funds; authorization of investment of funds; and reports of incorporated companies.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Copies of accounts audited by the Auditor General for bills presented to the State
Series Number
- A0870
Summary
- This series consists of two original volumes (Vol. A and Vol. B) of accounts for obligations incurred by the state from 1775-1794. Entries include abstracts of pay and ration rolls for militia officers and private soldiers; accounts for supplies purchased or requisitioned; accounts for soldiers' back pay or widows' pensions; accounts for loyalist lands leased or sold; accounts for service by state officers and; accounts of port fees. Original manuscript indexes to Volumes A and B and bound photostatic copies of the two original volumes are also included in the series.
Creator
- Council of Appointment of the State of New York
Access Restrictions
- Due to fragility of original volumes, digital versions should be consulted initially.