A summary record of real estate within the county noting dates when land was sold to satisfy delinquent taxes and the amount of the unpaid tax. The date when the land was entered is also recorded.

Record of receipts and disbursements connected with the construction of the county courthouse indicating amount, person paid, and date of payment or receipt of funds.

Record of daily cash financial transactions with the county. Includes the amount, person paid or paying, and in some cases, the special accounts involved.
Although there is some overlap between volumes, charges recorded in full in one volume are only summarized in another or not recorded at all. Volume 3 also contains some redemption of tax sales certificates.

Although varying to some degree, each volume generally contains accounts for each city, town, and village within the county recording the disbursement to and receipt of funds from local government units.
The county as agent of the state collected its taxes from the local units; it also handled the sale of lands for unpaid taxes and then returned the money to the local units; the county also handled the funds for building bridges and roads which were taxed locally.

Mimeographed monthly statements of the financial condition of Pierce County as of the last day of each month, consisting of (a) Lists of assets and liabilities, by account; (b) Statement of revenues for the calendar year, listing for each revenue source, amounts of actual revenues, appropriated revenues, and excess or unrealized revenues; (c) Statement of expenditures for the calendar year, listing for each account, amounts of actual expenditures, appropriated revenues, and unexpended appropriations; and (d) Monthly recapitulations, listing treasurer's cash balances, value of certificates of deposit held, savings account balance, total value of U.S. government bonds held, and accrued interest on bonds.

Lists of state, university, and swamp land, and land mortgaged to the state which had delinquent taxes held against it. Such land could not be sold to satisfy delinquent taxes.

Listing of state-owned lands and lands mortgaged to the state, showing legal description of the land, number of acres, and class of land (school, University, or mortgaged). Later volumes also show assessed valuation.

Tax sale books showing date, person assessed, land description, acreage, purchaser, date of sale, purchase price, assignee, interest, charges, total charges, and remarks.