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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05016 |
From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0100] May-June 1791 |
Title | Henry Knox to Jacob Hull stating that he is exempt from the local taxes of Philadelphia as he is a member of Congress |
Date | 20 June 1791 |
Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
Recipient | Hull, Jacob |
Document Type | Correspondence; Government document; Business and financial document |
Content Description | Written by Knox, who refers to himself in the third person throughout. Knox states that he is exempt from the local taxes of Philadelphia the same as any member of Congress. Says this was the case in New York. Says he would only have to pay taxes if he owned and occupied real estate. |
Subjects | Revolutionary War General Government and Civics Congress Finance Taxes or Taxation Law |
Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Theme | Banking & Economics; Government & Politics; Law |
Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |