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Shaw, Francis, fl. 1778 [Tax bill for William Knox]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08457 Author/Creator: Shaw, Francis, fl. 1778 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Printed document signed Date: 1778 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 9.4 cm, Width: 12.8 cm Order a Copy

Tax bill is divided into state tax and town tax. The state tax includes: £2 poll tax, £1.13.6 house and land tax, £4.10.0 personal estate and faculty tax, for a total of £8.3.6. The town tax includes: £0.1.6 poll tax, £0.10.0 house and land tax, and £0.5.0 personal estate and faculty tax, for a total of £0.8.4. William owed £8.11.10 in total.

Shaw, Francis, fl. 1778

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