Payment receipts for lands purchased at tax sales
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Overview of the Records
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
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Albany, NY 12230
3 cubic feet
Arrangement
Rough chronological order by year, then by purchaser's name.
Scope and Content Note
These receipts were issued by the State Treasurer for payment for lands sold at Comptroller's tax sales.
Each receipt states name of purchaser, amount paid, date of tax sale, and date of receipt. The receipt is signed by the deputy treasurer and counter signed by the Deputy Comptroller. The series is incomplete; only the tax sales of 1859, 1866, 1871, 1895, 1900, 1905, 1910, 1915, and 1926 are represented.
Related Material
Series A1258, Treasurer's receipts for payments of land purchased at Comptroller's tax sale of 1853, contains receipts from the tax sale of 1853.
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