Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: These manuscript volumes appear to have been kept by the Treasurer of the First Municipality for the periods 1836-1839 and 1849-1851. During the 1840-1848 period the Treasurer of the Department of Police of the First Municipality was responsible for collecting the real estate taxes for this section of the city, as provided for in the ordinance that divided the municipality's fiscal responsibility between two treasurers. As with many tax records, though, there exists the possibility that the...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: These manuscript volumes appear to have been kept by the Treasurer of the First Municipality for the periods 1836-1839 and 1849-1851. During the 1840-1848 period the Treasurer of the Department of Police of the First Municipality was responsible for collecting the real estate taxes for this section of the city, as provided for in the ordinance that divided the municipality's fiscal responsibility between two treasurers. As with many tax records, though, there exists the possibility that the...