Research

Scope and Content Note

These geographical registers record comptroller's tax-sales of lands of non-residents. Each entry gives lot number, year (or years) of unpaid tax; brief description of parcel; acreage, amount of tax due; when tax was paid (usually blank); by whom paid for what portion of land; amount paid; description of land remaining to be sold; amount of unpaid tax, interest, advertising charge, and sale charge; grand total due; description of parcel sold; acreage; name of purchaser; sale certificate number; date of redemption (if any); name of person redeeming; and amount paid to redeem parcel.

B0953-99: Information recorded in this accretion is consistent throughout for 1815-1926. A few volumes entitled "Outstanding" apparently duplicate information recorded in other volumes. For what purpose and by whom these volumes were created is unclear, but they may have been used to track refunds to the purchaser of the property if it was later redeemed by the original owner.

B0953-99A: This accretion consists of published volumes (51, including duplicates) listing lands to be sold for arrears of taxes. Most of the volumes were published before the sale year and were apparently used to advertise or provide a public listing of lands available. Information in the volumes usually includes name of town; lot number; description of property (including name of owner); and number of acres or lot size. Four volumes (apparently 1814-1821) consist of handwritten summaries including only names of tracts, lot numbers, and acres sold. A few other volumes contain manuscript notations.

A few volumes published after sales were held give the town; lot number; description; acres or quantity conveyed; amount paid; purchaser's name; and to whom conveyed. Volumes for tax sale years 1852-1854 consist of handwritten information on sales conducted by county treasurers.