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General Index of Mortgages, 1858
This volume lists the Mortgagee (bank or individual), the Mortgagor, volume and page. It is not clear if the volume and page refer to the deed book volume and page. If the mortgage has been discharged, it is stamped with the date.
Accession 2007.15
"Old Taxes" (Tax Receipts) 1883-1888
This journal is labeled "Old Taxes" but it is not clear if the years refer to the dates the taxes were due or the date the taxes were paid. Individuals are listed alphabetically under a year. The second half of the 1883-1888 volume has a series of dates (no year) and the amount of money received.
Accession 2006.7
Journal of City, State, County and School Tax, 1860-1861
This journal of payments for City, State, County and School Taxes has an alphabetical list of tax payers under the District Number where they resided. There are annotations next to the names indicating why an individual did not pay (i.e. deceased, moved away).
Accession 2004.20
Journals of Resident and Non-Resident Lands sold for taxes, 1863-1923
Residents and non -residents of Manchester whose property was sold for nonpayment of taxes are listed under the District were the property was located. Information includes name of the taxpayer, the address, tax due, interest, cost (which may mean processing fees) and the total which represents what the property sold for. The journal also lists the individual who “redeemed” the property.
Accession 2004.23
Land sold at auction for taxes, 1883-1915
The books begin with a notice that the following real estate will be sold at public auction to pay for back taxes. The volumes then list the names of the individuals, the description of the property and the tax owed.
Accession 2007.18
Journals of Unpaid Taxes, 1874-1877, 1879-1883, 1905-1912
The State of New Hampshire issued warrants to the Manchester Collector of Taxes authorizing him to collect unpaid taxes. The warrants authorize the Tax Collector to seize goods and chattels in lieu of monetary payment or commit the individual to the county jail until the debt was paid. There is one undated draft journal of individuals owning tax.
Accession 2006.11
Journals of Unpaid Taxes, 1874-1877, 1879-1883, 1905-1912
The State of New Hampshire issued warrants to the Manchester Collector of Taxes authorizing him to collect unpaid taxes. The warrants authorize the Tax Collector to seize goods and chattels in lieu of monetary payment or commit the individual to the county jail until the debt was paid. There is one undated draft journal of individuals owning tax.
Accession 2006.11
Non-Resident Tax Book, 1866
This journal of Non-Resident taxpapers lists individuals alphabetically under the District where their property was located. Individuals were taxed for real estate and shares in banks and other corporations. The volume does not indicate where the taxpayers lived.
Accession 2004.22
Property Tax Redemption Ledger, 1913-1925
The Property Redemption Ledger lists the date of redemption; name; property description; year tax due; redeemed by; mortgagee fee; tax; interest; collector's fee; registrar's fee and total collected. Property was frequently redeemed by either the owner or a bank.
Accession 2006.9
Record of Tax Payers, 1855-1865
This ledger contains a roughly alphabetical list of Manchester tax payers with columns for each year, one for property and one for the school district in which the tax payer resided. Not everyone has an X under the property column so it is not clear what kind of taxes were being paid.
Accession 2006.6
Sales, Abatements, Inventories, Exemptions, Redemptions Records, 1845-1914
These files contain Abatement Requests, Sales of Resident and Non-resident land, exemptions, redemptions of property, advertisements of land sales and a 1860 Inventory of Tax Revenues. There is also an 1863 book of non-resident land sales (Box 183, Folder 9) and an 1864 book of resident land sales (Box 184, Folder 2).
Accession 2005.8
Sales and Redemptions of Resident and Non-Resident Lands, 1861-1885
These oversized records consist of advertisements of real estate sales; tax collectors sale of real estate; sale of non-resident lands and sales of residents' lands.
Accession 2007.7
Tax Books, 1847-1883, 1891
The Collector of Taxes was issued a warrant to collect taxes by the State of New Hampshire. In the 1860s, Henry R. Chamberlin served as the City Treasurer and the Collector of Taxes. The Tax books contain the following types of information: District (Tax Collection Entity); Name of Taxpayer; Property Description and Value in Dollars; Stock in Trade; Money on Hand; Stock in Banks and other corporations; Value of Livestock; Value of Carriages; Factories and their machinery; State, County, Town, School and Highway Tax; and School House Tax. The volumes labeled East Side and West Side refers to the address of the tax payer. The property being assessed for taxes was not always located in the geographic area of the volume.
The working copy for 1861 and 1871 divides the tax areas into geographic sections (Amoskeag, Piscataquog, Amoskeag Mills) as well as School Districts.
Accession 2004.18
Tax Receipts (Day Books), 1865-1891
This is a daily journal (day book) of tax payments made to the Collector of Taxes. Information includes date, name and amount paid.
Accession 2004.21
Tax Redemption Receipt Book, 1910-1912
This is a book of handwritten letters by George Morrill, Collector of Taxes to the Registry of Deeds in Nashua, NH stating that taxes on a piece of property had been paid. There is an index of property owners at the beginning of the book.
Accession 2007.16
Town of Manchester Tax Books, 1845-1846
The Collector of Taxes was issued a warrant to collect taxes by the State of New Hampshire. The two volumes represent tax collection in the Town of Manchester and the warrants were received by the Selectmen of Manchester.
Accession 2004.48
1847 Tax Book Database
1864 Tax Book Database