New York State Comptroller's Office Registers of Cancelled Tax-Sales

Roughly alphabetical by county, then roughly chronological by cancellation date.

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-ca.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.

Information given for each entry includes date and cause of cancellation; lot number; town, name of tract, and description of property; lot size or number of acres; and amount paid.

B0929Series B0929, Documents Supporting Orders for Cancellation of Tax Sales, 1829-1926, contains information summarized and recorded in this series.

Volume list is available at the repository.

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