Secretary's Accounts, 1738-1774

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Account books, bills of debt, records of fees paid, receipts, and debit-credit lists. One of the account books was kept by Provincial Secretary Richard Peters for state provincial accounts and the other is a record of the accounts of the Lancaster County Commissioners and Tax Assessors for services rendered relating to the provincial tax for the period 1760-1770. Images are arranged chronologically by date of entry. These records were created under an early government structure of Pennsylvania.
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Secretary’s Accounts (Roll 597)
Secretary’s Accounts (Roll 597)
Pennsylvania. Provincial Council, Fees, Accounts, Account books, Taxation
Proprietary Government, Secretary’s Accounts, 1738-1774 (Account papers i.e. receipts, bills due, fees, etc.) 1 folder; October 9, 1755-April 21, 1760 (Province of Pennsylvania with Richard Peters) 1 volume; and 1760-1770 (Account book with the Lancaster County Commissioners and Tax Assessors For Their Services Relating to the Provincial Tax) 1 volume