Collector of Taxes records, 1744-1862.

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Collector of Taxes records, 1744-1862.

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Records include: two printed Massachusetts form tax warrants (addressed to Constable or Collector) with ms. additions for Concord (1744 and 1780); one ms. assessment list for Concord's ministerial tax (1744) with entries marked by Constable as paid. (Cont.) four ms. record books, the first with entries for 1772, the second with entries primarily for 1786 (these two earlier volumes both referring to Constables rather than to Collector), the third with entries for 1804-1805, the fourth with entries for 1840-1841 (all four record books including the warrants of the Assessors or their predecessors in assessment the Selectmen ordering the Constable or Collector to collect the taxes, which were marked as paid; town, county, and ministerial taxes are included in these volumes). (Cont.) one printed slip for War Tax (1862), filled out by Collector for Miss Elizabeth B. Ripley.

8 items ; 39 cm. or smaller.

Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection

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Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection

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