Record 4053/5355 Catalog Record Archives Exhibit Page Home Search Description  The state legislature passed a law in 1843 requiring corporations to send a list of stock holders to the assessors of each town residing in the town together with the number of shares and the value of them. This act was titled "An Act for the more equal Assessment of Taxes" List of banks and corporations in this file dated 1 May 1848 & 1849 Firms w/ stockholders 1 Bridge Company 24 Banks 11 Manufacturing Co. 8 Insurance Co. 11 Railroads Misc. Papers List of 68 persons "1849, Gone to California" with amounts next to name. (for list of names see below) Letter requesting abatment of taxes, Ill health and losses in business, Wm. Richardson Letter listing property held in trust, by Rob. Hooper List of Companies, with shareholders, shares and value List of names handed to the assessors, some with X and some without. List of Companies with "Markett Value of Stock on first May in Boston-1948" (for list of companies see notes) 1849 Gone To California Goodwin, William H. Graves, John F. Snow, Franklin Roundy, John Lummus, Benjamin Stacey, William, Capt. Linsey, Joseph Johnston, William Ramsdell, Natt, Capt. Wilson, George H., Jr., Capt. Girdler,Lewis Graves Amos E., Jr. Chapman, John Cragin, Alvah Prime, Stephen F. Gardner, John, tailor Dixey, Benjamin D. Roundy, George Lennell, Alonzo Rogers, Franklin D. Girdler, John, Capt. Martin, William (dead) Bruce, Daniel Shirley, William Pray, Ruel Ceaf, James Brown, James A. Cloutman, George, Jr. Bassett, John M. Roundy, John Peach, Stephen Gregoty, Alford Caswell, William Proctor, John, Capt. Snow, Thomas, 3rd. Peach, Lott Proctor, John, Jr. Meeck, Thomas Hammond, William Hammond, John S. Hutton, William Bray, Knott F., Capt. Miller, John Gregory, Agustus Madison, Andrew Flynn, Edward Graves, Benjamin T. Phillips, Joseph Glover, John Snow, richard D. Goss, John Cole, John Russell, John Green, Joseph W. Crowinshield, Samuel Giles, Samuel Allin, Ambros, Jr. Ramsdill, John Bessom, Washington Perkins, Steven T. Eveleth, John Millett, Peter B. Pedrick, John B. Brown, George T.

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