Comptroller's Office certificates of sale of land for unpaid taxes
Series Number
B0918
Summary
This series consists of records certifying the purchase of parcels of land for unpaid taxes. Certificates include purchaser; number of acres or size of lot purchased; county; lot number and description; amount paid; and date of sale. Some certificates include an assignment to a third party.
Creator
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
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This series consists of lists of lands on which taxes were owed by non-residents of the taxing unit, with accompanying letters to the Comptroller. The correspondents include prominent land speculators such as Robert S. Bowne, George Scriba, Gerrit Smith, Edward Suffern, and others.
Creator
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
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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
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