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ITEM — Box: MSS VF 39, Folder: 10 Identifier: Mss:92 1671-1896 File

Bills and receipts, 1757-1800 Digital

Scope and Contents

Contains tax bills and receipts to New England residents, dated 1757-1800, such as Samuel Langdon and Captain Edward Sargent of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Gideon Thayer of Boston. Included is a bill to the Freetown, Massachusetts, assessors from Captain George Chase for assessing Isaac Hathaway and his in his class granting a warrant for which Hathaway is also taxed, in 1781; and a receipt from the Treasury office in Boston for deposit of taxes collected by Benjamin Henderson for 1789.

Dates

  • Creation: 1757-1800

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. Materials stored onsite. Please contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information regarding access procedures.

Extent

.25 linear feet

Physical Location

MANU

Repository Details

Part of the Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School Repository

Baker Library Special Collections and Archives holds unique resources that focus on the evolution of business and industry, as well as the records of the Harvard Business School, documenting the institution's development over the last century. These rich and varied collections support research in a diverse range of fields such as business, economic, social and cultural history as well as the history of science and technology.

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