New York State Comptroller's Office Land Tax Bureau Register of Lands Sold by the Surveyor General
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Overview of the Records
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Albany, NY 12230
1 cubic foot
3 volumes
Arrangement
Chronological then by type of fund: general fund, common school fund, literature fund.
Administrative History
These volumes record land sold by the Surveyor General in accordance with laws of 1791, 1794, and ensuing similar legislation.
Scope and Content Note
This series records land sold by the Surveyor General. Volumes list date of bond; obligor of bond; lot; tract; acre; date and amount of first payment; amount of bond; date of delivery to State Comptroller; previous debtor for reverted land (where relevant) and year of reversion; and amount due of reversion.
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