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Displaying 70 Finding Aids
Title
- County treasurers' statements of non-resident lands sold for unpaid taxes
Series Number
- B0940
Summary
- This series contains statements that list lands of non-residents sold by county treasurers for unpaid taxes. Each statement gives the lot number; description of the parcel sold; acreage; name of the purchaser; number of acres sold; and amount received by the county treasurer.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Assorted records
Series Number
- B0944
Summary
- This series consists of unprocessed records, apparently from the Comptroller's Office. Records include: applications to revoke redemptions; letters and telegrams from appraisers; assessment rolls and lists of construction expenditures; documents on rejection of taxes in 1908 returned from towns; miscellaneous reports and papers; responses to circular letters sent to town clerks; documents pertaining to the tax sales and applications for issuance of deeds.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Abstracts of letters patent
Series Number
- A4005
Summary
- This series consists of abstracts of patents granted for land in New York State. Information includes patentee's name; patent date; land location; land description and acreage. Also included are some undated certifications stating that the preceding abstracts had been compared with the originals in the Secretary's office.
Creator
- New York (State). Surveyor General
Access Restrictions
- Microfilm is not available for duplication or interlibrary loan.
Title
- Maps of lands in New York and Vermont
Series Number
- A4011
Summary
- These survey maps were made for landholders, for partitioning of land, and for disposition of as yet unappropriated lands. Most maps depict areas of eastern upstate New York; some show lands bordering on or within Vermont. The maps generally provide: name, location, or number of the town, tract, patent, or Indian reservation surveyed; lot boundaries and dimensions; lot numbers; names of landholders (sometimes); waterways; and the number of acres in area surveyed (sometimes).
Creator
- New York (State). Surveyor General
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- County treasurers' returns of unpaid taxes on non-resident lands
Series Number
- B0941
Summary
- This series consists of returns listing parcels owned by non-residents who had not paid their taxes. Their property was subsequently sold in the tax sales. Each entry on a list states the parcel location, lot number, acreage, assessed value, and amount of tax due. Each list includes the town tax collector's affidavit that the taxes remain unpaid.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Ontario County deed books
Series Number
- A4593
Summary
- This series consists of microfilm copies of Ontario County recorded deeds, arranged chronologically in consecutively numbered libers.
Creator
- Ontario (N.Y. : County)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- List of grants to Revolutionary War soldiers
Series Number
- A4008
Summary
- These incomplete lists of soldiers who received land grants in return for military service during the Revolutionary War include soldier's name; file number; number of acres; and by whom delivered. There is also a list of muster masters and the amount of acreage distributed to their soldiers.
Creator
- New York (State). Surveyor General
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Maps of land purchased from the Holland Land Company
Series Number
- A4018
Summary
- The Holland Land Company was an association of Dutch banks and other investors speculating in American land during the late 1700s. The company purchased over five million acres in central and western New York and Pennsylvania. This series consists of maps including purchaser's name; acreage and boundaries of each purchase and correspondence. One volume also contains an 1804 map of Holland Land Company land in New York State; another contains miscellaneous correspondence concerning land contracts.
Creator
- New York (State). Surveyor General
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Indexes to maps and land records
Series Number
- A4024
Summary
- These indexes were created by the State Engineer's office to gain control of their maps and surveys. The indexes generally provide: name of town, tract, lot(s), or owner; volume and page number (if a land survey or purchase record); map number (if a map); and map case or portfolio letter or number (if a map).Series indexed include, "Land Papers, 2nd Series" ( A4016); Books of Sales (A4002); , Survey Field Books (A4019); and , Survey Maps ("Rolled Maps") (A4015).
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Cash books for survey and sale of state lands
Series Number
- A4017
Summary
- This series consists of payments made and monies received by the Surveyor General and State Engineer and Surveyor including payments for sale of state land. One volume recording payments and receipts includes date; voucher number; to whom paid or from whom received; and amount paid or received. Other volumes recording land sale payments include payment date; voucher number; lot number; number of acres; location, tract, or village; purchaser; amount for which sold; and amount paid.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.