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Collapse 1 - Land tax records for the Hundred of Wisbech and the north part of the Hundred of Witchford1 - Land tax records for the Hundred of Wisbech and the north part of the Hundred of Witchford
1 - Volume of Acts for the redemption of Land Tax and the amendment of same
2 - Explanation of the act, 39 George III c.60, 21 June 1798, for the sale of land tax, with instructions for persons intending to redeem their tax. (Draft and printed copies). 2 November, 1798
3 - Copy of Act, 39 George III, c.6, 22 December 1798, with enlarging of the time limited for redemption, etc.. (Drafts and printed copies). 3 January, 1799
4 - Table showing amount of stock to be purchased for any land tax bought. (2 copies) n.d. (1798)
5 - Table showing amount of stock to be transferred on account of any land tax purchased in one sum or by instalments, with supplement to same. (2 items) n.d.
6 - Table showing sums payable for redemption of land tax of any yearly amount under £25, when 3% bank annuities are between 60 and 66. n.d.
7 - Minutes of commissioners appointed for the sale of land tax in Isle of Ely. Contains notes of agreements for redemption and contracts entered into. 20 October 1798 - 21 September 1813
8 - Register of contracts made for the redemption and sale of land tax. At back: index of persons contracting. 9 November 1798 - 21 September 1813
9 - Land tax assessments for Wisbech hundred (comprising Wisbech St. Peter, Wisbech St. Mary (Murrow Watch), Outwell, Upwell, Leverington, Parson Drove, Newton, Tydd St. Giles, Elm Welney) and the liberties of Whittlesey and Thorney. 24 November, 1798 Dates of contracts for redemption added, 1798 - 1803. Attached: assessment of the freehold, leasehold and copyhold premises of Rev. Nathaniel Colvile in Wisbech St. Peter, for redemption purposes.1 December 1801
10 - Extracts from land tax assessments for hundred of Wisbech and Whittlesey. Assessments only given when they have been altered since the previous year (see above). 1799
11 - Land tax assessments for part of hundred of Wisbech (containing Wisbech St. Peter, Wisbech St. Mary (Murrow Watch), Leverington and Parson Grove) 5 October 1802
12 - Land tax assessments for part of hundred of Wisbech (containing Elm, Newton, Tydd St. Giles, Outwell, Upwell, Welney and Whittlesey). 5 October, 1802
13 - Extracts from land tax assessments for hundred of Wisbech and Whittlesey. Assessments only given when they have been altered since the previous year. 15 December 1803
14 - Account of land tax redeemed in Wisbech St. Peter. Gives sums redeemed and dates of contracts. 1798 - 1803
15 - Land tax assessments for north part of Witchford hundred (comprising Benwick, Chatteris, Doddington, March and Wimblington). Some dates of contracts for redemption added, 1798 - 1802. 1798
16 - Land tax assessments for north part of Witchford hundred (comprising Benwick, Chatteris, Doddington, March and Wimblington). Some dates of contracts for redemption added, 1798 - 1802. 23 May, 1799
17 - Land tax assessments for north part of Witchford hundred (comprising Benwick, Chatteris, Doddington, March and Wimblington). Some dates of contracts for redemption added, 1798 - 1802. 1801
18 - Land tax assessments: Witchford. 1801
19 - Land tax assessments: Littleport. Also gives assessments as altered in 1802. 1800
20 - Accounts of H.R. Evans, Clerk to the Commissioners for the redemption and sale of land tax, for journeys, printing, etc. (2 copies) November 1798 - July 1800
21 - Vouchers and bills of H.R. Evans, Clerk to the Commissioners for the redemption and sale of land tax, for journeys, printing, etc. (2 copies). 1798 - 1800
22 - Clerk's and commissioners' papers, including correspondence about salary, small accounts, nomination and appointment of commissioners to fill vacancies, 1811, and warrant revoking commissioners, 1813. 1804-8, 1811-15
23 - Circular notices concerning land tax redemption, including ecclesiastical bodies, etc., and notices of meetings for intending redeemers. 1799 - 1813
24 - Papers concerning contracting for land tax redemption, including notice about Matthew Brackenbury appointed as trustee to purchase land tax for several small landowners; form to appoint a trustee and affidavit to forward purchase money to him; draft assignment of land tax by the trustee. c.1798 - 1799
25 - Blank forms of documents, including certificates of contract for redemption, agreements to contract, certificates for amount of land tax, modes of redemption, surveyors' estimates on glebe property, etc. c.1813
26 - Certificate of amount of land tax, and affidavit to repay the trustee purchasing it, of Morley Cutlack, owner of 23a. pasture in Littleport. 21 December, 1798
27 - Certificate of amount of land tax, and affidavit to repay the trustee purchasing it, of John Dench, owner of messuage in Littleport. 21 December 1798
28 - Certificate of amount of land tax, and affidavit to repay the trustee purchasing it, of Thomas Gillet, owner of messuage and 2.5a. and 77a. pasture in Littleport. 21 December 1798
29 - Certificate of amount of land tax, and affidavit to repay the trustee purchasing it, Thomas Gillet, junior, owner of 5r. arable, 4a. highland pasture and 13a. pasture in Littleport. 21 December, 1798
30 - Certificate of amount of land tax, and affidavit to repay the trustee purchasing it, of James Simpson, owner of 16a. fen in Littleport. 21 December 1798
31 - Letters and notices concerning redemption, including notices of intention to redeem, authorities to persons to purchase tax, letters about altering the amount contracted, etc. 1798 - 1806
32 - Form and certificate of contract for redemption of land tax on messuage, cottage, and 238a. arable in Coveney, owned by George Clay of Haddenham, gentleman. 7 December, 1798
33 - Notice of meetings for residents of Chatteris and Wisbech desiring to redeem their land tax. c.1799
34 - Form and certificate of contract for redemption of land tax on farms and premises in Sutton owned by Jane Butts, widow. 15 March, 1799
35 - Form and certificates of contract for redemption of land tax on farms and lands in Aldreth and Haddenham owned by Edward Green of Hinxton, Esq. 7 June, 1799
38 - Papers concerning redemption by Rev. Nathaniel Colvile of Lawshall, Suffolk of tax on property in Elm, Outwell, Tydd St. Giles, Wisbech St. Peter and in Emneth, West Walton and Walsoken in Norfolk by selling 2 messuages in High Street, Wisbech St. Peter. 1 October, 1801 - 3 April 1802
39 - Notice of sale of Three Tuns public house, messuage and shops fronting the Market Place and of messuage, baker's shop and houses fronting the river, all in Wisbech St. Peter, the property of the Wisbech burgesses, in order to redeem land tax on other property. 30 December, 1801
40 - Correspondence concerning erroneous charge for the contract to redeem land tax on steam engine, mill, warehouses and granaries owned by the Union Company on the west side of the river in Wisbech. 1803 - 1807
41 - Summary account of sale of land tax for redemption (2 items). 1804 - 1813
42 - Papers concerning exoneration of small livings and charitable institutions from land tax. Including Act, 46 George III, cap 133, 22 July 1806; Form of memorial about livings 1806, 1813; List of parishes with incumbents seeking redemption and requests from the following parishes for the Bishop's signature to their memorials, 1806: Barton, Dilham with Honing, Norfolk, Impington, Swaffham Bulbeck, Melbourn, Newton with Hauxton, Barrington, Great Abington, Tharston, Norfolk, Bourn, Gamlingay, Hardwick, Fulbourn All Saints, Kenninghall Norfolk, Meldreth, Witcham, Cambridge St. Giles, Papworth Everard, Great Wilbraham, Knapwell, Eltisley, Ringland Norfolk, West Wratting, Cambridge St. Sepulchre, Sawston, Whaddon, Roughton Norfolk, Harston and Comberton, Stanford Norfolk, Lolworth, Westley. Letter from incumbent of Whittlesey referring to sale of land to churchwardens for addition to churchyard, 1811. 1806-13
43 - Letters from Thomas Houcher of Wereham, Norfolk, to the commissioner's clerk requesting that his contract for tax redemption be attended to. February 1810 - July 1812
44 - Papers concerning the purchasing of land tax in order to procure votes. Including letters to the commissioners' clerk from John Dugmore of Fakenham, Suffolk, and Robert Eagle of Lakenheath, Suffolk; account of their contracted land tax, etc. April - July, 1812
45 - Letter to clerk's commissioner concerning signing of contract for redemption on 50a in Upper Delph, Haddenham, owned by Christ's college. 24 August, 1812
46 - Certificates of amounts of land tax payable on glebe land in Sutton and Mepal. 17 September, 1812
47 - Letters to clerk to the commissioners from John Finch of Cambridge about tax redemption on estate of Miss M. St. John in Wilburton, occupied by John Crowe. March 1813
48 - Account of land tax to be redeemed on property (unspecified) of Rev. Bowen Thickins of Ross, Herefordshire. 1 October, 1813
49 - Letter to the commissioners' clerk from 'Pickering' concerning the repayment of expenses from legal proceedings concerning tithe. 3 October, 1813
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