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Catalog Number |
25531 |
Object Name |
Document |
Scope & Content |
1798 document, a "commissioners warrent" from the State of Massachusetts appointing the board of assessors for the towns of Boxford, Rowley and Bradford. This was to fulfill a Federal law passed July 1798 to assess the value of lands and dwelling houses and to count the number of slaves within the United States. |
Dates of Creation |
1798 |
Title |
Assessment board to value land, houses and slaves in Massachusetts. |
People |
Dane, Nathan Hayward, Erza Brigham, Elijah Whitney, Abel Bacon, William Drummer, Nath Wells, Nath Davis, Thomas Brooks, E. |
Search Terms |
commission board assessors property houses slaves Boxford Rowley Bradford |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Accession number |
25531 |
Date |
7 November 1798 |
Medium |
paper |