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Title

Lists of sales of and accounts of payments for confiscated lands

Series Number

A4032

Summary

These volumes contain a record of sales of land confiscated from loyalists in the Eastern and Western districts. Included are date of sale; name of purchaser; forfeiter (Eastern Division only); price; lot number and location; acreage (Eastern District only); and date of deed (Western District only). The series also includes accounts for Western District lands, which list purchaser's and forfeiter's names; lands purchased; date and amount of sale; and amounts and means of payments made by the purchaser.

Creator

• New York (State). Commissioners of Forfeitures

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Title

Register of occupied lands in Erie County sold as non-resident lands in tax sales of 1826-1885

Series Number

B1620

Summary

This volume was apparently created by the Erie County Guaranteed Search Company and submitted to the State Comptroller. An accompanying memorandum indicates that the volume documents occupied or resident lands in Erie County mistakenly sold as unoccupied or non-resident lands for unpaid taxes in the tax-sales of 1826-1885. The memorandum further indicates that the signers wish to make application to the comptroller for redemption of all lots listed that had not already been cancelled or redeemed.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

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Title

Register of applications for cancellations of tax sales

Series Number

B1616

Summary

This volume lists information gathered from applications for cancellations of tax-sales. All of the applications were made in 1885 for tax-sales held as early as 1866. Information given for each entry includes name of applicant; date of application; description of land; tax-sale year; ground of application; and remarks. Grounds for cancellation frequently include failure of the assessors to certify assessment rolls; failure of the State Comptroller's office to follow proper notification procedures; and other reasons technical in nature.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

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Title

Daybooks of redemption payments made for non-resident lands sold for unpaid taxes

Series Number

B1617

Summary

This series of daybooks ("redemption diaries") documents daily receipts of payments made to the State Comptroller to recover title to property sold for unpaid taxes. Payments included delinquent taxes, interest, and other expenses incurred by the state in connection with the sale of the property. If full payment was made within two years, the tax-sale was voided. In such cases the purchase price was refunded to the buyer, and ownership of the property reverted to the original owner or occupant.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

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Title

Ledgers of accounts with purchasers of Holland Land Company lots

Series Number

B0279

Summary

This series consists of ledgers of accounts with purchasers of lots or portions thereof in townships of the Holland Land Purchase. Accounts include name of purchaser, sale date, location, lot and section number, debits and credits by date, principal, and interest. Also included are maps of lots in the township.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

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Title

Registers of cancelled tax-sales

Series Number

B1615

Summary

This series provides summary information on cancellation of tax sales held to sell lands for unpaid taxes. While tax-sales for as early as 1800 are referred to, and a few cancellations are included for as late as 1946, the cancellations generally date from 1818-circa 1930. Usual causes for cancellation include errors in tax assessment, mistakes in payment records before the tax-sale, and redemption payments made after the tax-sale was completed.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

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Title

Records of applications for and sales of forfeited estates and military lots

Series Number

B0256

Summary

This volume contains applications for the survey and purchase of unclaimed lots in the Military Tract or lots on estates confiscated from Loyalists during the Revolutionary War. Each application gives the date; name of purchaser; lot number and location; price; and by whom forfeited (if a forfeited estate). Sometimes acreage and cost of survey and appraisal is included.

Creator

• New York (State). Surveyor General

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Title

Auburn Prison monthly sales journal

Series Number

B0074

Summary

This series records the sale of goods produced at Auburn Prison. Each page lists the name and address of a customer, usually a state agency, institution or county clerk's office; the item bought or sold; transaction date and unit price of the item. Also included are credits, gross sales, and net sales for sales titled "women's prison," "wood working," "broom and basket," "bed and brass," "cloth," "farm," and "sign and number plate".

Creator

• Auburn Prison

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Title

Notices to and from mortgagees of lands sold for taxes

Series Number

B0935

Summary

This series tracks the State's requirement to give mortgagees notice before lands sold for unpaid taxes are conveyed to purchasers. Volume 1 lists year of sale; name of tract, patent, or identifying information; when notice was served and filed; and sometimes redemption notes. Volume 2 records summary information from mortgagees claiming an interest in the property sold. Information includes filing date; mortgagor and mortgagee; mortgage date; amount claimed; location and address of land; description of land; and person claiming notice.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

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Title

Legal documentation relating to college landscrip fund

Series Number

A1241

Summary

This series consists of correspondence, resolutions, receipts, agreements, and other legal records relating to the sale of lands granted to New York under the Morrill Act of 1892. The records deal mainly with the sale of lands or landscrips to various individuals, particularly Ezra Cornell and the establishment of Cornell University.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

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Title

Deed tables regarding sale of Holland Land Company lands

Series Number

B0277

Summary

The Holland Land Company was an association of Dutch banks and other investors speculating in American land during the late 1700s. This series consists of records of persons who purchased and were deeded lands from the Holland Land Company. Each table apparently records sales from a particular geographic area and includes purchaser; date; lot(s); township; acreage; purchase price; and reference in Deed or Mortgage Books.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

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Title

Records relating to sales of state lands

Series Number

A4014

Summary

This series contains records relating to sales of state lands, some titled "Book of Sales," listing: lots, amounts paid, amounts due, names of purchases, and town or tract.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

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Title

Records of conditional sales contracts for transportation company rolling stock

Series Number

A0474

Summary

This series contains conditional sales contracts that the Secretary of State was required to maintain in relation to conditional sales contracts. The records contain the names of the seller and buyer, filing date, filing number, date of cancellation or discharge, or vacation by court order. Some also include a copy of the indenture, which gives a detailed description of the specifications of the rolling stock, including numbers and/or names.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

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Title

New York State Department of Public Works Division of Engineering journal recording original land sales

Series Number

B0369

Summary

This series consists of a lone surviving volume used by the State Engineer and Surveyor and later the Chief Engineer within the Department of Public Works to record sales of state lands. Volume includes details concerning the date, time, and location of public auctions held by the State Engineer and Surveyor and his successors; descriptions of parcels of land being sold at auction; and a detailed record of each sale.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Public Works. Division of Engineering

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Title

Registers of quit rents, payments, commutations, sales, redemptions, and conveyances

Series Number

B1611

Summary

These volumes were created by the comptroller's office to record information related to quit rents on patents granted by the colony, including payments of arrears, quit rent sales, redemptions, and conveyances. Information is grouped by patent. Each patent has a separate heading that gives register number; docket number; name of patentees; county; total number of acres granted; date granted; quit rent rate per hundred acres per annum; when payment was last made; and a description of the property location.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

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Title

New York State Engineer and Surveyor records of sales of state lands belonging to various state funds

Series Number

A4004

Summary

The series consists of volumes recording sales of state lands belonging to the state's general funds, school fund, canal fund, and literature fund. Volumes may provide date of sale; name of tract or township; lot number; acreage; minimum price per acre and per lot; price; amount of bond executed by purchasers for the sale; date of delivery; amount of first payment; page recorded in "General Sales Book" [series A4002]; and date of reversion.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

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Title

Payments for land sold for taxes

Series Number

A0895

Summary

This series from the Land Tax Bureau is an index listing payments made for the purchase of lands sold for arrears of taxes. The list contains the name of the purchaser; county in which the land was located; and the amount paid for each piece of land.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau

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Title

New York State Department of Taxation and Finance reports of sales of state lands

Series Number

B0969

Summary

This series consists of summary reports of sales of state lands by the State Engineer and Surveyor and its successors, including the Department of Public Works and the Division of the Land Office, as well as a few by the Conservation Department. Reports from state agencies making land sales were useful in assessing taxes on new property owners. Each report includes the name of purchaser, address, a detailed description of the property, and price paid.

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Title

Statements of proceeds from sales of Canal Fund lands

Series Number

A1395

Summary

Each statement of proceeds in this series provides year, proceeds from lands sold (location not given), and distribution of monies to the Erie and Champlain Canal Fund and the Oswego Canal Fund.

Creator

• New York (State). Commissioners of the Canal Fund

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