Research

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Creator:

New York (State). Comptroller's Office

 

 

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This series consists of indexes to unidentified comptroller's tax sale records. Information includes tract names and (apparently) purchaser names, with page numbers next to each name. Also included is an alphabetical index to tract name (with lots on parcels entered under each tract). The reference .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

2

Creator:

New York (State). Comptroller's Office

 

 

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This series consists of registers recording accounts of taxes remaining unpaid for specific years. Information includes names of county, town, or tract; owner(s); description of the property; amount of tax due; date of payment; by who paid; and amount of payment..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

3

Creator:

New York (State). Comptroller's Office

 

 

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This series consists of complete tax assessment rolls for the town of Gravesend, Kings County. These records were probably acquired by the Comptroller's Office in connection with sales of lands of non-residents for unpaid taxes. Each entry on a roll provides the name of the taxable, assessed valuation, .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

4

Creator:

New York (State). Comptroller's Office

 

 

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This series consists of receipts issued by the Treasurer's Office for payment of land purchased at the Comptroller's Tax sale of 1853. Records contain the name of the individual who bought the land, the date of the receipt, the amount paid for the land, and the signatures of both the Comptroller and .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

5

Creator:

New York (State). Comptroller's Office

 

 

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This series consists of affidavits of purchasers of land at Comptroller's tax sales, stating that the land purchased was wholly unoccupied and vacant. The affidavits were filed with the Comptroller to prove that no occupant had rights to redeem land from the tax sale..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

6

Creator:

New York (State). Comptroller's Office

 

 

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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; .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

 

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This series consists of lists of land acquired by the state at comptroller's tax sales. Most of the lots are within the Adirondack Forest Preserve. Information usually includes a description of the parcel acreage; date of sale; source of acquisition; person to whom the parcel was sold; and (sometimes) .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives