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An Act to provide for the valuation of lands and dwelling houses,... [taxation]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04159 Author/Creator: Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Book Date: 1798 Pagination: 38 p. : Height: 21.6 cm, Width: 12.7 cm Order a Copy

Also printed with "An Act to lay and collect a direct tax within the United States." Apparently first (unrecorded) Virginia printing.

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