Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Josiah Willard, provincial secretary of the Massachusetts Colony, wrote a brief note to William Pepperrell of Kittery, informing him that the Treasurer could not issue warrants for collecting taxes until decisions were made on the value of commodities that would be accepted as taxes.
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About This Item
- Title: Josiah Willard on tax collection, 1752
- Creator: Josiah Willard
- Creation Date: 1752-11-13
- Subject Date: 1752
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Locations:
- Boston, Suffolk County, MA
- Kittery, York County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 420, Box 9/44
- Collection: John S. H. Fogg autograph collection
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Autographs
- Pepperrell, William, Sir, 1696-1759--Correspondence
- Tax collection
- United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- Willard, Josiah--Correspondence
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