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New York State Department of Audit and Control U.S. Deposit Fund Mortgage Payment Ledger


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Overview of the Records

Repository:

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

Summary:
The U.S. Deposit Fund was established to make surplus monies from the U.S. Treasury available to states as loans for improved real estate. This series consists of a ledger recording United States Deposit Fund mortgage payments. Entries include mortgage number; original mortgagor; date; unpaid principal; name and address of present owner; and dates payments were made on principal and interest.
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U.S. Deposit Fund mortgage payment ledger
Quantity:

0.1 cubic feet

(1 volume)

Inclusive Dates:
1860-1938
Series Number:
B1622

Arrangement

Alphabetical by county, then by town.

Administrative History

The U.S. Deposit Fund was established by Chapter 150 of the Laws of 1837, to make surplus monies distributed to the states from the U.S. Treasury available as loans for improved real estate.

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of one ledger prepared by the Comptroller's Office to record United States Deposit Fund mortgage payments for the 1934-1935 fiscal year. Information is in columnar form, and each entry includes mortgage number; name of original mortgagor; date; unpaid principal; name and address of present owner; and dates payments were made on principal and interest. Some of the mortgages date to the 1860s. Some of the payments recorded date to1938.

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Available at Repository

There is a county and town index at the fore of each volume.

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

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