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Comptroller's accounts with county treasurers for taxes due the state


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Overview of the Records

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

Summary:
This series consists of accounts for taxes due the state from county treasurers. Information includes taxes due the state, with notes of total valuations of real and personal estate and balances; cash payments by county treasurers; fees of collectors and county treasurers; arrears for non-resident taxes by towns; and taxes on corporations brought forward from another book. Also included is an index to counties.
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Comptroller's accounts with county treasurers for taxes due the state
Quantity:

0.3 cubic feet

1 volume

Inclusive Dates:
1816-1829
Series Number:
A1315

Arrangement

Alphabetical by county, with some accounts carried over to the end of the volume.

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of accounts for taxes due to the state from county treasurers. On the debit side are entered amounts of taxes due to the state, with notes of total valuations of real and personal estate and balances. On the credit side are entered cash payments by county treasurers, fees of collectors and county treasurers, arrears for non-resident taxes by towns, and taxes on corporations brought forward from another book. An index to counties is at the front. Mill taxes on real and personal property for the benefit of the state were authorized by various acts of the legislature.

Related Material

Series B0850, Ledgers of accounts with county treasurers (1848-1912), and Series B0995, Ledger of accounts with county treasurers (1799-1810), contain Comptroller's accounts with county treasurers for payment of taxes.

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