Part of: Massachusetts Treasury Department
Deeds for lands owned by the Commonwealth, 1817-1975 (Bulk: 1896-1975).
51 record center cartons
Call no.: TR1/2468
Scope and Content: St 1870, c 329 (MGLA c 29, s 41) obligated the Massachusetts state treasurer to keep all deeds and instruments conveying real property to the Commonwealth. But St 1980, c 579, s 48 provided that the treasurer was not required to keep records related to property acquired for the use of state agencies. Series consists of deeds and related papers for various real properties purchased by or transferred to the Commonwealth.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
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Part of: Massachusetts Treasury Department
Forms, 188- -1957 (Bulk: 188- - 189-).
1 document box
Call no.: TR1/2277X
Scope and Content: The treasurer and receiver-general of Massachusetts is the sole receiver, custodian, and payer of state funds. Series consists of forms used by the Commonwealth’s Treasury Dept. toward the end of the nineteenth century.
Notes: Includes former series (M-Ar)2318X: Sample forms. File binder in which materials were originally housed included
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Part of: Massachusetts Treasury Department
General incoming correspondence, 1898-1920 (Bulk: 1900-1905).
18 record center cartons
Call no.: TR1/981X
Scope and Content: The treasurer and receiver-general of Massachusetts is the sole receiver, custodian, and payer of state funds. General incoming correspondence documents the activities of the Commonwealth’s Treasury Dept. at the turn of the nineteenth century. Series relates to collection of revenues (including municipal settlements of 1900) and payment of bills, with receipted bills and other documents connected to their payment constituting the bulk of the records.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by year, thereunder alphabetically by correspondent
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General outgoing correspondence, 1830-1915 (Bulk: 1961-1915).
13 record center cartons and 1 document box
Call no.: TR1/18X
Scope and Content: The treasurer and receiver-general of Massachusetts is the sole receiver, custodian, and payer of state funds. General outgoing correspondence documents the activities of the Commonwealth’s Treasury Dept. primarily during and after the Civil War, in letterbook format.
Arrangement: In three subseries: (1) General, 1830-1915 (2) Corporation taxes, 1882-1886 (3) Inheritance taxes, 1908-1914; Arranged within each subseries chronologically
Notes: Former subseries (2) Allotment commissioners, 1862-1865, now included in: Massachusetts. Treasury Dept. Allotment commissioners correspondence ((M-Ar)2411X) –Former subseries (3) Paymaster-general, 1865-1868, now included in: Massachusetts. Paymaster General. General letterbooks ((M-Ar)464X)
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Interest accounts with banks, 1882-1888.
1 document box
Call no.: TR1/1719X
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Interest schedule for temporary loans, 1823-1871.
3 volumes
Call no.: TR1/1479X
Scope and Content: The state treasurer was authorized by the legislature through periodic resolves to borrow money temporarily for various purposes until revenue was available. This was done through direct loans from banks, and also through the issuance of scrip or certificates of debt. These temporary loans were especially prevalent during and following the Civil War, including a deposit loan to fund the volunteer bounty (see: Registers of interest received on volunteer bounty loans of 1863 and 1864, 1863-1882 ((M-Ar)1469X). Series consists of schedules of interest payments due on sequential temporary loans.
Arrangement: Arranged by type of account, thereunder chronologically
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Interest schedule of the Western Railroad sinking fund, 1855-1868.
1 volume
Call no.: TR1/1477X
Scope and Content: Pursuant to St 1839, c 50, the state treasurer and the treasurer of the Western Railroad Corporation were given responsibility, as commissioners of a sinking fund, for the care and management of the finances and monies raised to pay for the construction of the railroad. As part of this duty, the commissioners invested assets and loaned money on interest. Schedule of interest was created as an account of payments due on interest from promisors on scrip, bonds, and other loans and on interest and dividends on stock.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically thereunder by type of account, and then by account number
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Interest schedules, 1855-1882.
2 volumes
Call no.: TR1/1481X
Scope and Content: The state treasurer was authorized by the legislature to issue scrip or certificates of debt in the name of the Commonwealth to cover the financing of construction of various railroads and state institutions; improvement of lands owned by the Commonwealth; public defense; public debt; and for other temporary loans. Monies so raised were in turn invested as loans to municipalities, corporations, or individuals. Schedule of interest was created as an account of payments due on interest from promisors on such loans.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Volume 1: 1855-1877. Volume 2: 1877-1882
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Part of: Massachusetts Treasury Department
Inventories transferred to incoming treasurers, 1784-1949.
64 volumes in 9 boxes/bundles
Call no.: TR1/417
Scope and Content: In 1784 and again in 1792, following the death in office of Massachusetts state treasurers Gardner and Ivers, respectively, committees appointed by the governor prepared reports on outstanding taxes, organized by town and/or tax collector, to be handed to the incoming treasurer. To account for all Commonwealth debts and assets, and to ensure their correct transfer at the end of a treasurer’s tenure, St 1791, c 59 required state treasurers to submit a full inventory of money, bonds, notes, and other Treasury assets and debts on leaving their post, for the benefit of the incoming treasurer. Starting in 1797, the focus of these reports shifted from outstanding taxes to state debts in notes and bonds. While the vast majority of reports were prepared by the Treasury, certain reports (usually prompted by the death in office of a treasurer) were prepared by outside committees at the direction of the governor. Procedure is currently mandated by MGLA c 10, s 13.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
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Journal of the Norwich and Worcester Railroad sinking fund, 1857-1877.
1 volume
Call no.: TR1/1476X
Scope and Content: Pursuant to St 1854, c 134, the state treasurer was authorized to issue scrip or certificates of debt to finance the extension of the state loan to the Norwich and Worcester Railroad Company and to establish and manage a sinking fund. The treasurer of the Norwich and Worcester Railroad was required to deposit
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
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