Finding Aid Search Results
1
Creator:
New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Abstract:
The series consists of a one-volume "Comptroller's Tax Levy County Journal" which notes receipts and/or distributions of various funds, including direct state tax, school taxes, and special fees (e.g., stenographers tax, armory tax). Entries appear chronologically in a form of double-entry bookkeeping .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
2
Creator:
New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Abstract:
This series contains case files related to the state's acquisition of real property, either by purchase, appropriation, or court judgment. Files include sale contracts, final deed or court award, title and lien histories, correspondence, maps, etc. Files document acquisition of lands for purposes such .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
3
Creator:
New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Abstract:
The information in these registers record bonds issued by the state comptroller to villages, towns, cities, and counties in trust for various funds for debt payment. Information includes name of fund, municipality, date and amounts, rates of interest, amount of principal and interest paid by date, and .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
4
Creator:
New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Abstract:
This series documents a little-known state program to protect the assets of foreign-born persons entering the United States. The series consists of a cashbook documenting receipts from and payments made as refunds of foreign money orders. Entries for refunds include date, names of remitters, account .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
5
Creator:
New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Title:
Series:
B1606
Dates:
[circa 1930]
Abstract:
The series indexes maps of lands sold for unpaid taxes by the comptroller in counties located inside (Volume 1) and outside (Volume 2) the Forest Preserve. The index lists tract; "old" map number; "new" map number; "case 'O'" map numbers; and the town in which the property is located..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
6
Creator:
New York (State). Military Board
Title:
Series:
A4158
Dates:
1861
Abstract:
The Military Board was responsible for the initial enrollment and mustering of troops as well as directing the expenditure of funds necessary to supply and equip them. This unbound volume deals with claims filed against the state for expenses incurred in the organization, equipment, and subsistence .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
7
Creator:
New York (State). Attorney General's Office
Title:
Series:
B0901
Dates:
1824-1861
Abstract:
This account book contains tables, a summary recapitulation, and a report relating to the investigation of James H. Ward. Ward served as agent of Dr. James H. Hart, health commissioner of the port of New York, from 1838 to 1840. He was responsible for the collection and accounting of monies to be paid .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
8
Creator:
New York (State). Adjutant General's Office
Abstract:
This brief series of four pages documents individuals who were assessed fines for delinquent behavior while in the New York State Militia. Fines could be levied against militiamen for a variety of delinquent behaviors, among them: not appearing at a regimental parade or place of rendezvous when summoned; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
9
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
10
Creator:
New York (State). Office of the Auditor of the Canal Department
Abstract:
This series consists of multiple copies of two different blank forms. One is an "Account of Tolls" paid by railroads whose routes paralled the canals, and the other is a "statement Showing the Total Quantity of Each Article Subject to Toll" (listing various articles of produce and manufacture)..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
11
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Abstract:
This series consists of canal construction reports and cover letters from the Special Deputy State Engineer to the State Engineer and Surveyor. The reports include contract number; location of construction; contractors; summary of work done; and percentage of work done..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
12
Creator:
New York (State). Office of the Auditor of the Canal Department
Abstract:
Inventories of moveable property were submitted annually to the Comptroller (later, the Canal Auditor) by the superintendents of repairs, toll collectors, and weigh masters. The superintendents' inventories list materials, tools, and machinery on hand and include value, condition, and whether bought .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
13
Creator:
New York (State). Department of State
Abstract:
This series consists of releases of right and claim to property by individuals to the State of New York. Almost all of the releases convey real property to the state. Releases are for lands erroneously granted by letters patent; purchased by the state for public buildings; seized during the Revolutionary .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
14
Creator:
New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Abstract:
This series consists of press releases issued by the Office of the State Comptroller during the tenure of State Comptroller Arthur Levitt (1956-1976). The series contains news articles and press releases issued by the agency to the media to inform the public about the comptroller's activities, accomplishments, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
15
Creator:
New York (State). Office of Canal Appraisers
Title:
Series:
B2027
Dates:
1835-1848
Abstract:
This series consists of an index to damages awarded by the Canal Appraisers for the enlargement of the Erie Canal and for the construction of other canals, particularly the Chemung and Chenango Canals. Data includes claimant name; county where claimant's property was located; filing number; date; volume .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
Abstract:
The series includes copies of certificates stating that a search and examination of the books of the State Comptroller's Office (later Department of Taxation and Finance) were made, by a competent clerk, for instances of unpaid taxes and tax sales upon/against a particular parcel of land. In addition .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
Title:
Series:
B1614
Dates:
1873-1937
Abstract:
These records contain abstracts of information originally included in deeds conveyed to purchasers of lands sold for unpaid taxes. The State Comptroller's Office was in charge of selling lands for unpaid taxes until 1926, when that function was assumed by the Department of Taxation and Finance. For .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Abstract:
The U.S. Deposit Fund was established to make surplus monies from the U.S. Treasury available to states as loans for improved real estate. This series consists of a ledger recording United States Deposit Fund mortgage payments. Entries include mortgage number; original mortgagor; date; unpaid principal; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
19
Creator:
New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Title:
Series:
B1809
Dates:
1870-1962
Abstract:
This series documents the State Comptroller's role in administering accounts of the state, paying bills and payrolls, and auditing records, accounts, and financial and management practices of state agencies. The Office of the State Comptroller used this material in exhibitions to highlight key agency .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
20
Creator:
New York (State). Auditor General
Title:
Series:
B1843
Dates:
1780-1794
Abstract:
This series indexes copies of accounts audited by the Auditor General for obligations incurred by the state (Series A0870)..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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