Finding Aid Search Results
1
Creator:
New York (State). Division of Equalization and Assessment
Abstract:
These records contain statistical tables of quantity, value, and use of real property wholly or partially exempt from taxation. Included are annual statistics on the value and use of exempt property in each county; shifting municipal tax burden resulting from partial tax exemption for aged persons; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
2
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
This series documents money received for sale of land for unpaid taxes. Information includes names of successful bidders and the amounts bid for each parcel, by county. Totaled at the bottom of the column is the amount bid, the amount paid and date of payment. Starting with the 1859 tax sale the entries .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
3
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
This series documents the non-payment of the 1815 U.S. direct tax on real property in the eastern part of New York. The tax was collected by local officials and paid by the Comptroller to the U.S. Treasury. Each entry states the name of the delinquent taxable; his residence; name of occupant; location .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
4
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
This series consists of indexes to unidentified comptroller's tax sale records. Information includes tract names and (apparently) purchaser names, with page numbers next to each name. Also included is an alphabetical index to tract name (with lots on parcels entered under each tract). The reference .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
5
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
This series consists of registers recording accounts of taxes remaining unpaid for specific years. Information includes names of county, town, or tract; owner(s); description of the property; amount of tax due; date of payment; by who paid; and amount of payment..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
6
Creator:
New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Title:
Series:
B0603
Dates:
1886-1961
Abstract:
This series contains schedules of state-owned taxable lots within the Adirondack Forest Preserve and the Catskill Forest Preserve. Tax figures include school, highway, and special district taxes, and taxes rejected because of erroneous assessments. Individual lots are usually listed under the name of .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
7
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
This series is an index to Applications to Redeem Property from Tax Sales, series B0847. The index lists names of persons redeeming lands sold for unpaid taxes; county; description of lands redeemed; year of tax sale; and box and document numbers of records in series B0847. The series is incomplete; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
8
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
This series consists of affidavits stating the grounds for cancellation of a Comptroller's tax sale. Grounds for cancellation were prior payment of taxes, erroneous tax assessment, or occupancy of the premises sold. The affidavits of occupancy include descriptions of farming or lumbering on the parcel .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
9
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Title:
Series:
B0932
Dates:
1852-1855
Abstract:
none
Repository:
New York State Archives
10
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
This series includes e lists of the property redeemed from county treasurers' tax sales, receipts and other items..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
11
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
This series tracks the State's requirement to give mortgagees notice before lands sold for unpaid taxes are conveyed to purchasers. Volume 1 lists year of sale; name of tract, patent, or identifying information; when notice was served and filed; and sometimes redemption notes. Volume 2 records summary .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
12
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Title:
Series:
B0945
Dates:
1821-1926
Abstract:
This series consists of tax sale notices to occupants of lands sold and summary information derived from tax sale notices. Notices record name of occupant, date of tax sale, location of premises sold, purchase price, and date of conveyance. Bound volumes in accretion B0945-99 provide summary information .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
13
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
This series consists of complete tax assessment rolls for the town of Gravesend, Kings County. These records were probably acquired by the Comptroller's Office in connection with sales of lands of non-residents for unpaid taxes. Each entry on a roll provides the name of the taxable, assessed valuation, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
14
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
This series is a copy of the original tax roll for the town of Rochester, filed in the Comptroller's office. Entries give the name of the taxable, assessed valuation, and the amount of tax..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
15
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Title:
Series:
B0960
Dates:
1916-1917
Abstract:
This series consists of transcriptions of the original tax roll for Union Free School District No. 1, Town of Ossining, Westchester County. The state land involved was Sing Sing Prison. The rolls provide names of taxable residents (by street) and non-residents, type of property (house, store, etc.), .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
16
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Title:
Series:
B0940
Dates:
1849-1854
Abstract:
This series contains statements that list lands of non-residents sold by county treasurers for unpaid taxes. Each statement gives the lot number; description of the parcel sold; acreage; name of the purchaser; number of acres sold; and amount received by the county treasurer..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
17
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
This series consists of lists of lands on which taxes were owed by non-residents of the taxing unit, with accompanying letters to the Comptroller. The correspondents include prominent land speculators such as Robert S. Bowne, George Scriba, Gerrit Smith, Edward Suffern, and others..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
18
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Title:
Series:
A1258
Dates:
1853
Abstract:
This series consists of receipts issued by the Treasurer's Office for payment of land purchased at the Comptroller's Tax sale of 1853. Records contain the name of the individual who bought the land, the date of the receipt, the amount paid for the land, and the signatures of both the Comptroller and .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
19
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
This series consists of receipts 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 series is incomplete; not all tax sales are represented..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
20
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Title:
Series:
B0942
Dates:
1881-1893
Abstract:
This series consists of letters from comptroller's agents who served eviction notices on occupants of lands conveyed to the State in Comptroller's tax sales. Most, if not all of the letters, pertain to lands being acquired for the Adirondack Forest Preserve. The letters describe the difficulties of .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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