When real estate taxes were not paid, a town was allowed to advertise for potential buyers and sell the property at a “vendue”, or public auction. Nathaniel Dickinson, a Tory (in support of England) had fled to Canada and owed five years-worth of taxes on land he owned in Conway, Massachusetts. The tax collector issued this notice that enough of Dickinson’s land would be sold to cover the cost of taxes due, if payment was not received by a certain date.
Rice, Cyrus. Public Vendue notice of Nathaniel Dickinson published in the Hampshire Gazette. Hampshire Gazette, January 28, 1789. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l04-112/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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