Certificates of sale of land for unpaid taxes, 1815-1928.

New York (State). Dept. of Audit and Control.

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These records were generated as a result of the duty of the Comptroller to maintain clerical accounting records for the state. From the description of Computer-produced appropriation ledger abstracts for state agencies, 1968-1969. (New York State Archives). WorldCat record id: 77686278 Appraisal of damages was first carried out by a Canal Commissioner and two canal appraisers pursuant to Laws of 1817, Chapter 262; the Revised Statutes of 1829, Part I, Chapter 9,...

New York (State). Dept. of Taxation and Finance.

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Registers in this series were created to record the issuance of deeds to purchasers of lands sold for unpaid taxes. The Comptroller's Office performed that function until 1926; the State Tax Commissioner had the responsibility after 1926. The person who bought property in the tax sale was given a certificate. When the grace period for redeeming the property was over, the buyer gave the certificate back, and was issued a deed. From the description of Register of tax sale certificates ...

Le Ray de Chaumont, Vincent, 1790-1866

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Livingston, Robert L., 1775-1843

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Livingston was a landowner and president of the North River Steamboat Company. From the description of Account book, 1832-1842. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122568253 Congressman, born at Claverack, N.Y.; graduated College of New Jersey (now Princeton) in 1784; officer in the U.S. Army; member U.S. House of Representatives (Federalist) from N.Y.; served as an officer in the War of 1812. From the description of Letter, 1825 July 21. (Unknown). WorldCa...

Kiersted, John.

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John Kiersted was an agent for Henry Overling who was a landowner in the Hardenbergh patent. From the description of Letters, 1830-1851. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122487883 ...

Smith, Peter, 1768-1837

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Peter Gerrit Smith (1768-1837), landowner and father of reformer Gerrit Smith, was a man of significant influence during the first quarter of the nineteenth century in Madison County, New York, where he was active in business, politics, and land transactions, and owner of a large portion of the central and northern sections of the country. In some of his ventures he was the partner of John Jacob Astor. The town of Peterboro, New York is named for him. Peter Smith was bor...

Buel, Jesse, 1778-1839

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New York (State). Comptroller's Office

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The U.S. government levied a direct property tax in 1798. The state collected delinquent taxes for this direct tax. Assessment for the U.S. direct tax was used for the 1799 state tax. The tax-sale of 1808 was conducted for instances of nonpayment of the U.S. direct tax. From the description of Abstracts of sales of non-resident lands for unpaid quit rents, road and marsh taxes, and U.S. Direct Tax, 1803-1830. (New York State Archives). WorldCat record id: 80471064 A law of 1...

Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874

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Congressman, philanthropist, reformer. From the description of Letter, 1840 May 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122379141 Gerrit Smith resided in Peterboro (N.H.?) at the time of these writings and was a strong supporter of emancipation and African American rights. Upon his death the African American citizens of Buffalo paid him a formal tribute. From the description of Letters and broadsides, 1868-1871. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 34178334 ...

Juhel, Cornelia.

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