Finding Aid Search Results
81
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Title:
Series:
A1382
Dates:
1884
Abstract:
This series consists of statements prepared by assessors of towns within what became the Adirondack Forest Preserve. Information includes acres of forestland, assessed value in 1883, acres of improved land, assessed value in 1883, and total acreage of town. Some statements have letters of transmittal .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
82
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Title:
Series:
A1383
Dates:
1894
Abstract:
This series consists of copies of resolutions by the Forest Commission approving applications to purchase Forest Preserve lands. Each document gives name and address of applicant, location and acreage of parcel, bid per acre, and a copy of the resolution of the Commissioners of the Land Office approving .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
83
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Title:
Series:
A1387
Dates:
1870-1910
Abstract:
Land was sold when taxes were unpaid for two years. If the owner paid the taxes within one year after the land was sold for taxes, it reverted to that person's ownership. This series consists of documents relating to sale and redemption of land on which taxes were owed, mostly in the Forest Preserve. .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
84
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Title:
Series:
B2528
Dates:
1911-1922
Abstract:
The State Comptroller's Office compiled these records in the process of performing tax searches on parcels of private land proposed for purchase as additions to the Adirondack Forest Preserve. A smaller quantity of records of these same types were submitted to the comptroller's office by supervisors .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
85
Creator:
New York (State). Task Force on Equalizing Educational Opportunity
Title:
Series:
13526
Dates:
1978-1982
Abstract:
The Task Force on Equalizing Educational Opportunity was the direct result of a U.S. Supreme Court decision declaring unconstitutional New York's then-current system of school finance. The task force was directed to examine the educational and financial issues arising for city school districts from .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
86
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
This series contains applications by occupants or mortgagees of non-resident lands sold for unpaid taxes, seeking to redeem lands from sale upon payment of taxes. Most documents are affidavits of occupancy, giving detailed information on how long the occupant occupied the land and its use (usually farming .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
87
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
This series consists of lists of lands on which taxes were owed by non-residents of the taxing unit, with accompanying letters to the Comptroller. The correspondents include prominent land speculators such as Robert S. Bowne, George Scriba, Gerrit Smith, Edward Suffern, and others..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
88
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
This series consists of geographical registers recording the tax-sales of lands of non-residents and published volumes listing land to be sold for arrears of taxes. Information includes lot number, description of property, acreage, and information on payments and/or outstanding payments..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
89
Creator:
New York (State). Department of Audit and Control. Office of Unclaimed Funds
Abstract:
This series from the Bureau of Unclaimed Funds consists of correspondence and standardized forms for submitting payments of principal and interest on U.S. Deposit Fund mortgages. The Comptroller was assigned the function of receiving these payments, which would then be deposited in the State Treasury. .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
90
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Abstract:
This series consists of draft or executed deeds for lands sold for unpaid taxes and not redeemed. Deeds cite specific laws authorizing tax sales but are otherwise in the standard form of a deed. A law of 1823 provided that when land taxes were unpaid for a period of two years the land would be sold. .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
Abstract:
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
92
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Title:
Series:
A1071
Dates:
1815-1845, 1895, 1900, 1924-1926
Abstract:
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
93
Creator:
New York (State). Department of Audit and Control. Land Tax Bureau
Abstract:
This series contains information on monies received from county treasurers from mortgage taxes. Information includes monthly amount received; interest on bank deposits; quarterly summaries; disbursements approved by the State Tax Commissioners; quarterly net receipts; amount due the municipality; amount .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
94
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Title:
Series:
A1352
Dates:
1846
Abstract:
This is a transcription of the original receipt book listing land grants issued by Gerrit Smith in 1846, when he made a gift of 3,000 deeds to African Americans and poor white people. The book lists the following information relating to these grants: county name; township; tract; lot; quarter of lot; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
95
Creator:
New York (State). Commissioners of the Canal Fund
Title:
Series:
A1388
Dates:
1861-1881
Abstract:
This series consists of deeds, mortgages, bonds, assignments and traced maps of lots in Buffalo. The land was conveyed to the Commissioners of the Canal Fund as collateral for two judgments against Thadeus W. Patchin, bankrupt, in 1874. In 1881 the Commissioners of the Canal Fund empowered the State .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
96
Creator:
New York (State). Industrial and Utility Valuation Bureau
Abstract:
The Industrial Cost and Appraisal Unit makes cost appraisals of complex industrial/utility properties for market value survey and advisory purposes. The market values generated are transferred to the Property Valuation Bureau for use in developing equalization rates, and to municipalities for tax roll .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
97
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Title:
Series:
B0918
Dates:
1815-1928
Abstract:
This series consists of records certifying the purchase of parcels of land for unpaid taxes. Certificates include purchaser; number of acres or size of lot purchased; county; lot number and description; amount paid; and date of sale. Some certificates include an assignment to a third party..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
98
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Abstract:
This series from the Comptroller's Office consists of accounts submitted by the assessors from eleven counties to Commissioners of Taxes. Information includes assessors name; number of days spent assessing lands, preparing lists of assessments, hearing appeals, equalizing the assessments, and preparing .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
99
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Title:
Series:
A1346
Dates:
1917-1925
Abstract:
This series consists of resumes summarizing transactions, recommendations, and appraisals of lands for potential purchase for new state parks. Once approved, the State Comptroller could issue bonds or warrants for payment. Records include a memorandum outlining the procedure to acquire new state park .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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