New York State Comptroller's Office Certificates of Sale of Land for Unpaid Taxes
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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:
This series consists of records certifying the purchase of parcels of land for unpaid taxes. Certificates include purchaser;
number of acres or size of lot purchased; county; lot number and description; amount paid; and date of sale. Some certificates
include an assignment to a third party.
Creator:
Title:
Comptroller's Office certificates of sale of land for unpaid taxes
Quantity:
Inclusive Dates:
1815-1928
Series Number:
B0918
Arrangement
Chronological by year of tax sale, then by county and name of purchaser.
Scope and Content Note
These records certify the purchase of parcels of land for unpaid taxes. Each certificate includes name of purchaser; number
of acres or size of lot purchased; county where parcel is located; lot number and description; amount paid; and date of sale.
Each certificate is signed by the comptroller or deputy comptroller. Some certificates include an assignment to a third party.
B0918-99: This accretion consists of certificates of purchases of parcels during the tax-sale of 1895 in Albany, Allegany,
Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Clinton, Chautauqua, Cortland, and Delaware counties. All purchases documented in this accretion
were made by the state. The records are estrayed from earlier accessions in the series.
Related Material
B0985 New York State Comptroller's Office Cancelled Certificates of Sale of Land for Unpaid Taxes, contains related records.
Access Restrictions
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Access Terms
Personal Name(s):
Smith, Peter, 1768-1837.
Juhel, Cornelia.
Chaumont, Vincent Le Roy de.
Livingston, Robert L., 1775-1843.
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874.
Buel, Jesse, 1778-1839
Kiersted, John.
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Detailed Description
Dates |
Contents |
Box |
Accretion: B0918-85 |
1815, 1826 |
J29-34 |
1 |
1890 |
M48-52 (M54-55 in Box 81) |
46 |
1890, 1895 |
M80-81; N1-6 |
51 |
1895, 1898, 1900 |
N55-60 |
60 |
1905 |
O34-38 (39 missing) |
70 |
1926 (deeds for 1927) |
P2-7 |
79 |
1926 (deeds for 1928) |
P8-13 |
80 |
1926, 1890 |
P14-16 (1926); M54-55 (1890) |
81 |