On July 9, 1798, the United States Congress passed an act requiring the valuation of lands and dwellings, and the enumeration of enslaved people. On July 14, another act was passed to set and collect a tax. The states were divided into divisions and the President appointed a commissioner for each, who designated assessment districts. The assessors were to compile a list of houses, land, and the enslaved and then evaluate and assess them accordingly. This notification is from the tax collector of Hampshire County, which was the eighth division of Massachusetts. It tells people where the assessments can be viewed and when he will be in Hawley to collect the taxes due.
Barnard, Theodore. Tax Form F. State House, April 7, 1800. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l04-125/. Accessed on November 2, 2024.
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