Payments for land sold for taxes
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Overview of the Records
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
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Albany, NY 12230
0.1 cubic feet
1 volume
Scope and Content Note
This volume is an index listing payments made for the purchase of lands sold for arrears of taxes. A law of 1820 set the first Tuesday of February, 1821, as the date for the sale of these lands by the comptroller. The list contains the name of the purchaser; county in which the land was located; and the amount paid for each piece of land.
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