Finding Aid Search Results
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Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
This series consists of correspondence from the Deputy Comptroller and the Comptroller with state and local officials such as Commissioners of the Land Office and County Treasurers, and private individuals. Relating to land taxes, the correspondence discusses surveys prior to taxation, amount of taxes .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
2
Creator:
New York (State). Division of Equalization and Assessment
Abstract:
These records contain statistical tables of quantity, value, and use of real property wholly or partially exempt from taxation. Included are annual statistics on the value and use of exempt property in each county; shifting municipal tax burden resulting from partial tax exemption for aged persons; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
3
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
This series documents the non-payment of the 1815 U.S. direct tax on real property in the eastern part of New York. The tax was collected by local officials and paid by the Comptroller to the U.S. Treasury. Each entry states the name of the delinquent taxable; his residence; name of occupant; location .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
4
Creator:
New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Title:
Series:
B0603
Dates:
1886-1961
Abstract:
This series contains schedules of state-owned taxable lots within the Adirondack Forest Preserve and the Catskill Forest Preserve. Tax figures include school, highway, and special district taxes, and taxes rejected because of erroneous assessments. Individual lots are usually listed under the name of .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
5
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
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 .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
6
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Title:
Series:
B0932
Dates:
1852-1855
Abstract:
none
Repository:
New York State Archives
7
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Title:
Series:
A1315
Dates:
1816-1829
Abstract:
This series consists of accounts for taxes due the state from county treasurers. Information includes taxes due the state, with notes of total valuations of real and personal estate and balances; cash payments by county treasurers; fees of collectors and county treasurers; arrears for non-resident taxes .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
8
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Title:
Series:
B0846
Dates:
1826-1905
Abstract:
This series consists of notices listing lands sold by the state comptroller for unpaid taxes and still unredeemed. Each notice lists parcels by location; by patent, tract, township etc.; then by lot number or street address. Notices also state the acreage, the quantity of land sold and unredeemed, and .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
9
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
This series consists of ledgers containing entries of debits and credits for payments by and to county treasurers by and to the Comptroller. Most entries concern the state tax on real and personal property and the state's payment of taxes on lands to be sold for unpaid taxes..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
10
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
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 .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
11
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
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
12
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
This series is a copy of the original tax roll for the town of Rochester, filed in the Comptroller's office. Entries give the name of the taxable, assessed valuation, and the amount of tax..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
13
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Title:
Series:
B0960
Dates:
1916-1917
Abstract:
This series consists of transcriptions of the original tax roll for Union Free School District No. 1, Town of Ossining, Westchester County. The state land involved was Sing Sing Prison. The rolls provide names of taxable residents (by street) and non-residents, type of property (house, store, etc.), .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
14
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Title:
Series:
B0940
Dates:
1849-1854
Abstract:
This series contains statements that list lands of non-residents sold by county treasurers for unpaid taxes. Each statement gives the lot number; description of the parcel sold; acreage; name of the purchaser; number of acres sold; and amount received by the county treasurer..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Abstract:
This series contains rough drafts of laws on assessment and collection of taxes presumably made for the Revised Statutes published in 1829..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
16
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Abstract:
This series consists of receipts to county treasurers and State employees engaged in the distribution of laws pertaining to the collection of quit rents. Records include receipts for copies of the laws relative to the quit rents, receipts for monies received for the distribution of the laws, and newspaper .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
17
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Abstract:
This series consists of affidavits and certificates documenting land ownership, payment of real estate taxes and the location of land owned apparently compiled by local county officials and submitted to the Auditor General's later to the Comptroller's Office. Information includes landowners name; location .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
18
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Title:
Series:
A1258
Dates:
1853
Abstract:
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
19
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Abstract:
Land was sold when the owner failed to pay taxes for two years. If the owner paid the taxes within one year after the sale of the land for taxes, it reverted to that person's ownership. This series consists of information about applications to redeem land sold for failure to pay taxes. Information includes .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
20
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Abstract:
This series contains lists of financial transactions relating to mortgaged lands. The mortgage insurance list includes mortgage number, policy amount and expiration date. The farms rented list includes county, mortgage number, rent, and amount paid. The list of foreclosures includes mortgage number, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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