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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04432 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1788 |
| Title | Resolution of Massachusetts Legislature |
| Date | 19 June 1788 |
| Author | Hancock, John (1737-1793) |
| Additional authors | Sedgwick, Theodore (1746-1813) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | Signed approved by Hancock. Also signed by Theodore Sedgwick, Speaker of the House, and Samuel Phillips, President. Certified as a true copy by John Avery as Secretary. Concerns levying taxes on the polls and estates in Worcester County, Massachusetts in order to discharge debts. One seated engraving of John Hancock included. |
| Subjects | Government and Civics Finance Taxes or Taxation Debt |
| People | Hancock, John (1737-1793) Sedgwick, Theodore (1746-1813) Phillips, Samuel (1715-1790) Avery, John (1739-1806) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |