Documents supporting orders for cancellation of tax sales
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- This series consists of affidavits stating the grounds for cancellation of a Comptroller's tax sale. Grounds for cancellation were prior payment of taxes, erroneous tax assessment, or occupancy of the premises sold. The affidavits of occupancy include descriptions of farming or lumbering on the parcel sold. From the 1880's on the series also includes applications for cancellation of a tax sale and Comptroller's orders for cancellation.
Title
- Documents supporting orders for cancellation of tax sales
Quantity
- 18 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- B0929
Creator
Arrangement
Alphabetic by county, then by year.
Scope and Content Note
This series contains affidavits stating the grounds for cancellation of a Comptroller's tax sale. Grounds for cancellation were prior payment of taxes, erroneous tax assessment, or occupancy of the premises sold. The affidavits of occupancy include descriptions of farming or lumbering on the parcel sold. From the 1880's on the series also includes applications for cancellation of a tax sale and Comptroller's orders for cancellation.
Related Material
Series B0933, Miscellaneous Documents Relating to Cancellations and Redemptions, contains related records.
Access Restrictions
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