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| 26 pieces of correspondence from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to the town of Marblehead. Some are hand written and some are printed. All are on handmade rag paper. 1) Dated March 2, 1784 A handwritten document pertaining to taxes paid by Marblehead to the Commonwealth the amounts denominated in pounds, shillings and pence. Samuel Adams Pres.(signature) Tristram Dalton, Spkr, (signature) John Hancock, (signature) True copy Attest John Avery, Sect.(signature) 2)Dated November 20, 1788 A printed document which divides the Commonwealth into eight districts to elect representatives to the U. S. Congress . 3)Dated June 18, 1790, Half of a printed document which divides the Commonwealth into eight districts to elect representatives to the U. S. Congress . It is similar to the above but adds the counties of Washington and Hancock. 4) Dated February 16, 1787, A printed document outlining the terms of the pardon offered to the members of Shay's Rebellion. 5) Dated February 17, 1787, A printed copy of the pardon mentioned in #4 above by the governor, James Bowden, Esq. 6&7) Dated March 10, 1787, Two copies of a printed paper listing the objection of the governor to a bill by the Senate and House of Representatives reducing the pay of the governor . Added to the end is the notation that the bill was reconsidered and cancelled dated February 9, 1787. 8)Dated February 17, 1787, A printed sheet listing the resolves pertaining to the collection of taxes in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 9) Dated March 10, 1787, A printed sheet of resolves pertaining to the taking of oaths by local officials. . 10) Dated March 23, 1784, A printed act pertaining to tax collectors reports on monies collected. 11) Dated July 5 1782, A printed notice that taxes which had been allowed to be paid in kind (Rum, Salt, Beef, Pork, Flour and Teaming) must now be paid in money. 12) A printed sheet appointing certain men to be collectors of taxes and determining what moneys could be used to pay the taxes. 13)Dated June 23 1781, A printed sheet with a resolve of the House of Representatives giving the rules for the service of men who accepted a bounty for service in the army for three years but were not accepted by the army. 14) Dated June 16, 1781, A printed sheet with a resolve of the House of Representatives giving the rules for drafting men from each town, plantation or class into the Continental Army. 15) Dated February 26, 1781, A printed sheet with a resolve of the House of Representatives giving the rules for drafting men from each town, plantation or class into the Continental Army. 16) Dated February 6, 1779, A printed statement of the House of Representative of the State of Massachusetts-Bay concerning the pay of the men and officers serving in the Continental Army. 17) Dated June 17, 1778, A printed list of the towns and cities of the state listing the number of units of supplies each must sent to the army for the use of the soldiers. Each unit consist of pairs of Shirts, Shoes, and Stockings. Boston is required to send 407 units, Salem 166 units, Marblehead 156 units and other quanties for each town down to 2 units from Brownfield in the County of York. It also list the names and town of the men in each county who will receive the supplies. 18) Dated April 23, 1778, A printed resolve of the House of Representative of the State of Massachusetts-Bay allowing the towns to deduct 30 pounds from the state tax to be put on the town or plantation for each man raised for the army . 19) Dated February 19, 1778, A printed letter to the Selectmen of each town for a "speedy Payment of the Tax emitted for the year 1777, into the Treasury" from the House of Representatives, 20) Dated February 6 1777, A printed letter instructing the towns to re-appoint the members of the Committees of Correspondence, Inspection and Safety. 21) pages 5 and 6 printed of what appears to be part of a order for supplies from each town denominated in Wt. (weight of) Beef. (see #17 above) 22) Dated May 29, 1776 Watertown, Mass, Printed page 59 and pages 61 through 68, bound together with thread, titled Bills of Public Credit, 23) Dated October 9, 1776, Printed pages 113 through 116 from the Journal of the Honorable House of Representatives 24) Dated 1778, printed page 9 of rules on how to determine the residence of various classes of people. 25) Dated in the Year of our LORD 1776, A single printed sheet containing pages 65 through 68 of various chapters of laws., Supply Bill, Hospitals Permitted, Cumberland Courts, and Small Pox Act. 26) Dated September 17, 1776, Two printed pages on a single sheet , one request Town Meeting to consult on a form of government for the state. The second is an attempt to form an army. |
Acts pertaining to the Town from Congress 1700's (see notes)
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