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Subseries V: Tax Documents, [ca. 1880s]-1955

 Sub-Series

Dates

  • Created: [ca. 1880s]-1955

Disclaimer for Name and Subject Authorities

Some of the name and subject authority tags have been assigned by educated guessing and estimation of persons and subjects by region, age, profession, and familial relationships. They have been thoroughly researched by using primary and secondary sources available digitally, and named in each description, or in some cases linked directly to the person tag.

Access:

All series and subseries within this collection are open for research, with the exception of a few files within the Academia series that are restricted. The Academia series contains financial and sensitive institutional records from Wilkes College, and financial report records from Princeton University that will remain restricted for 80 years upon creation.

Extent

From the Collection: 17 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Subseries V: Tax Documents, [ca. 1880s]-1955

Subseries V: Tax Documents, [ca. 1880s]-1955, is arranged chronologically and contains various materials relating to taxes and dues owed to different parties. Of the manuscripts included, there are various pay assessment notes regarding the Pennsylvania Coal Company, property assessments and taxes, correspondence regarding taxes, as well as photostat copies of records. Among the companies listed, Lehigh Valley Coal and Northern Goal & Iron Company also appear in the manuscripts, along with familial lines seen in other subseries including Sarah Blanchard and Helen Basgier.

The majority of these documents depict pay assessments, which can be for many purposes, some include a payout for coal mining taxes and assessment charges, royalties, or reclamation taxes if the ash produced by the companies were to affect neighboring sites.

Repository Details

Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository

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