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[Tax bill]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08759 Author/Creator: Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Document signed Date: 24 October 1799 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 13.2 x 17 cm. Order a Copy

Partially printed document with subsequent information filled in by hand. Lists governmental taxes to be paid by Henry Knox, including those for polls, real estate and personal estate. Noted as signed by a Benjamin [Jepson ?], the tax collector.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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