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Displaying 60 Finding Aids
Title
- Drafts of laws on assessment and collection of taxes
Series Number
- A1040
Summary
- This series contains rough drafts of laws on assessment and collection of taxes presumably made for the Revised Statutes published in 1829.
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
- Geographical registers of comptroller's tax deeds
Series Number
- A1071
Summary
- These registers from the Comptroller's Office provides geographic access to conveyances of non-resident lands sold for unpaid taxes. Information includes town name or ward number; lot number; tax year; description of parcel conveyed; acreage; payment date; payor; tax paid; total taxes; interest due; cost of sale; sale price; portion of parcel sold; acres sold; purchaser; date of redemption or conveyance; redeemer or grantee and redemption amount. There were no tax sales for non-Forest Preserve counties after 1893.
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 Land Tax Bureau list of lands advertised to be sold for arrears of quit rents
Series Number
- A1338
Summary
- This series lists land sold for arrears of quit rents. Information includes patentees' names; date of grant; description of property; county where formerly situated; county where currently situated; and quantity. Handwritten notes are included, which are primarily corrections and additions to the original printed list.
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
- Corrected proofs of advertisement for redemption of lands sold for non-payment of U.S. Direct Tax
Series Number
- A0972
Summary
- This series consists of galley proofs of advertisements for redemption of lands sold for non-payment of U.S. Direct Tax. Proofs have handwritten corrections indicating lands redeemed from the sale. Also included is an accounting of lands sold for the Direct Tax of the United States which lists names of collectors, counties, sales dates, number of lots sold, taxes and costs and interest due, redemption costs, total amount, number of lots redeemed, and cost of 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
- Cayuga County records
Series Number
- A4718
Creator
- Cayuga (N.Y. : County)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this 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
- 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
- County commissioners' minute and account books of the U.S. Deposit Fund
Series Number
- A1282
Summary
- This series consists of minute and account books kept by the County Commissioners of the U.S. Deposit Fund. Books typically contain minutes of actions of the Commissioners, including: allotment of monies to towns and city wards; statements of loans awarded; annual reports to the Comptroller; lists of persons to whom notices of default were served; mortgages synopses including name of mortgagor, date, terms, and property boundaries; minutes receipts and disbursements; and receipts for monies credited to the state.
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
- Closed U.S. Deposit Fund mortgages and farm loan mortgages
Series Number
- A0836
Summary
- This series from the Bureau of Unclaimed Funds consists of correspondence and standardized forms for submitting payments of principal and interest on U.S. Deposit Fund mortgages. The Comptroller was assigned the function of receiving these payments, which would then be deposited in the State Treasury. Each file consists of correspondence recording payments on each loan until the date of its satisfaction.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control. Office of Unclaimed Funds
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- County treasurer's lists of non-resident lands to be sold for unpaid taxes
Series Number
- B0936
Summary
- This series consists of lists that identify parcels to be sold by county treasurers for unpaid taxes. For each parcel, the notice provides the lot number and description; name of owner; acreage; and amount of taxes due. Some of the lists include resident as well as non-resident lands.
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 Comptroller's Office Land Tax Bureau register of lands sold by the Surveyor General
Series Number
- A1337
Summary
- This series records land sold by the Surveyor General. Volumes list date of bond; obligor of bond; lot; tract; acre; date and amount of first payment; amount of bond; date of delivery to State Comptroller; previous debtor for reverted land (where relevant) and year of reversion; and amount due of reversion.
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
- Lists of bonds and mortgages on state lands delivered to the Attorney General
Series Number
- A1323
Summary
- This series from the Comptroller's office records action on bonds and mortgages for state lands. Information includes date; lot number; mortgage or bond holder; and whether it was returned, foreclosed, paid in full, or delivered to Attorney General. Also indicated is date, some monetary amount and additional markings of capital letters that are unidentified.
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 commissioners' annual reports of the U.S. Deposit Fund
Series Number
- A0983
Summary
- Surplus monies received from the U.S. Treasury were loaned to county residents on mortgages on improved land at 7% interest. These records include annual reports and related documents of the Commissioners of the U.S. Deposit Fund in each county of the state. They contain lists of mortgagors; statements of principal and interest due and paid; lists of delinquents with interest due and summaries of legal actions against them; interest paid to the State; bonds of the Commissioners; correspondence and receipts.
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
- Card file index to records of surveys and maps of state lands
Series Number
- B1858
Summary
- This series indexes Series A4016, Records of Surveys and Maps of State Lands. The index has multiple alphabetical sequence, includes various topical entries such as islands, surnames, geographical place names, certificates, lakes, and municipalities; and special subject categories such as county and town bounds, forfeited lands, lands under water, patents and grants, reservations, warrants to survey and return of surveys.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Conservation Commission recommendations to the Commissioners of the Land Office on land purchases for new state parks
Series Number
- A1346
Summary
- This series consists of resumes summarizing transactions, recommendations, and appraisals of lands for potential purchase for new state parks. Once approved, the State Comptroller could issue bonds or warrants for payment. Records include a memorandum outlining the procedure to acquire new state park land; information on location and ownership of land considered for purchase; purchase cost; description; estimated valuations; recommended purchase price; types of timber on the land; and a procedural statement on the valuation of forest lands and approval date.
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
- Transcription of receipt book of land grants from Gerrit Smith to African Americans and poor white people
Series Number
- A1352
Summary
- This is a transcription of the original receipt book listing land grants issued by Gerrit Smith in 1846, when he made a gift of 3,000 deeds to African Americans and poor white people. The book lists the following information relating to these grants: county name; township; tract; lot; quarter of lot; acres; and remarks (i.e. names of grantees). This volume was apparently retained by the Comptroller due to his involvement in land grants and land taxing in New York State.
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
- Notices to state regarding assessments for local improvements
Series Number
- A1385
Summary
- Municipal officials authorized to assess lands for local improvements were required to notify the comptroller about the improvements, and their assessment of any state lands involved. Notifications had to show the assessments' purpose, authorizing law, and the state lands and amounts for which they were assessed. This series consists of assessment notices (a few redemption notices) for local improvements on state lands. Most improvements are in western or central New York and were for street pavings, gradings, or sewer construction.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Surrendered certificates of sale
Series Number
- B1871
Summary
- This series consists of purchase certificates of land from the Oneida Indian Reservation. The certificates were returned to the Office of the State Comptroller when the sales were not completed due to non-payment. The certificates are signed by the Surveyor General as seller and include receipts for partial payments. Other information includes lot number, number of acres purchased, date of purchase, amount paid, amount due, subsequent payments and transferences of ownership, and date surrendered.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
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.