Series 2926: Lands Held By State. 1869-1895; 1897.
Creator: Auditor (RG 29)
Collection Summary: This series consists of forms submitted to the Auditor’s office from different counties for remittances received during the process of redeeming taxes on lands forfeited to the state for failure to pay taxes. There are two different methods documented that record these transactions. Method 1: 1869-1878. The documents for this date range are receipt warrants and the sales of the tax lands went to the Common School Fund. The clerks of the counties would submit lists of transactions for fiscal years end or from month to month. The information listed on these forms include individuals’ names, township & ranges of the lands, dates, and the amounts given in remittance and the total remittance for the county during the recorded period. Method 2: 1880-1897. The forms for this date range were submitted for each individual or individuals that transacted to redeem lands. The information on these forms include information such as individuals’ names, township & ranges of the lands, dates, and the amounts given in remittance. Not all counties are available for all years within these date ranges for either method.
Access Restrictions: None
Dates: 1869-1895; 1897
Volume: 24 cubic feet
Language: English
Finding Aid Edited By: Lori Kincses in January, 2022
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1869: Tippah County 35578 1873: various counties 35575 1874: Adams-Copiah Counties 35575 1875: Covington-Yalobusha Counties 35577 1875-1878: Various Counties 35578 1880: Adams-Lincoln Counties 3380 1880: Lowndes-Yazoo Counties 3383 1881: Adams-Greene Counties 3385 1881: Lowndes-Yazoo 3383 1881: Adams-Greene Counties 3385 1881: Grenada-Kemper Counties 3387 1881: Lafayette-Montgomery Counties 3399 1881: Neshoba-Sumner Counties 3267 1881: Sunflower-Yazoo Counties 3270 1882: Adams-Calhoun Counties 3384 1882: Carroll-Grenada Counties 3389 1882: Hancock-Kemper Counties 3394 1882: Lafayette-Monroe Counties 3395 1882: Montgomery-Quitman Counties 3396 1882: Rankin-Warren Counties 3398 1882: Washington-Yazoo Counties 3400 1883: Adams-Holmes Counties 6186 1883: Issaquena-Warren Counties 9075 1883: Warren-Yazoo Counties 17130 1884: Adams-Prentiss Counties 2139 1884: Quitman-Smith Counties 35019 1884: Sunflower-Tate Counties 35021 1884: Tippah-Warren Counties 35022 1884: Warren-Webster Counties 35023 1884: Wilkinson-Yazoo Counties 35024 1885: Adams-Itawamba Counties 35552 1885: Jackson-Tunica Counties 35025 1886: Adams-Monroe Counties 2530 1886: Neshoba-Yazoo Counties 2541 1887: Adams-Jackson Counties 2555 1887: Jasper-Panola Counties 2556 1887: Pike-Yazoo Counties 3966 1888: Adams-Lafayette Counties 35554 1888: Lauderdale-Tallahatchie Counties 35555 1888: Tate-Yazoo Counties 35556 1889: Alcorn-Lincoln Counties 35557 1889: Madison-Yazoo Counties 35558 1890-1891: various counties 3277 1892-1895; 1897: various counties 3282