Incoming correspondence from clerks of boards of supervisors regarding the assessment of taxes A1238

Incoming correspondence from clerks of boards of supervisors regarding the assessment of taxes

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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:

This series consists of correspondence from county boards of supervisors, tax assessors and county clerks to the Comptroller's Office regarding the assessment and/or collection of New York State taxes. Topics include deadlines for reports to the Comptroller's Office, information to facilitate the compilation of assessment rolls, the receipt of forms and questions concerning the assessment of taxes.

Creator:

New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Title:

Incoming correspondence from clerks of boards of supervisors regarding the assessment of taxes

Quantity:

0.25 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:

1893-1894, 1897-1898

Series Number:

A1238

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of correspondence from various members of county boards of supervisors, tax assessors and county clerks directed to the Comptroller's Office regarding the assessment and/or collection of taxes throughout New York State.

The majority of the correspondence is of less than one page and deals mainly with: the meeting of deadlines for reports to the Comptroller's Office; the requesting of specific information which would facilitate the compiling of assessment rolls; the receipt of forms; or other detailed questions concerning the assessment of taxes. The records were generated as a result of the first tax assessment law of 1788 and its subsequent amendments.