Scope and Content Note
This series consists of galley proofs of an advertisement for redemption of lands sold for non-payment of U.S. Direct Tax, pursuant to a law of 1804.
Proofs have handwritten corrections indicating lands redeemed from the sale. There are fragmentary proofs for Cayuga, Herkimer, Montgomery, New York, Onondaga, Saratoga, and Schoharie Counties. There is also an account of Samuel Osgood, "supervisor in relation to lands sold within said state for the Direct Tax of the United States," giving names of collectors and counties, date of sales, number of lots sold, taxes and costs due, interest due, costs of redemption, total amount, number of lots redeemed, and cost of redemption.
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