New York State Comptroller's Office Register of Applications for Cancellations of Tax Sales
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New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
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Albany, NY 12230
1 cubic foot
1 volume
Scope and Content Note
This volume lists information gathered from applications for cancellations of tax-sales. All of the applications were made in 1885 for tax-sales held as early as 1866. Information given for each entry includes name of applicant; date of application; description of land; tax-sale year; ground of application; and remarks. Grounds for cancellation frequently include failure of the assessors to certify assessment rolls; failure of the comptroller's office to follow proper notification procedures; and other reasons technical in nature. Remarks, when given, typically indicate whether the cancellation was withdrawn, denied, or granted.
Related Material
B0929 Documents Supporting Orders for Cancellations of Tax-Sales, 1829-1926, contains some information registered in this volume.
Other Finding Aids
Available at Repository
The volume has two alphabetical indexes: one at the fore of the volume lists applicants for cancellations; one at the end of the volume lists names of tracts.
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