1781-08-24th
At a meeting of the Selectmen August 241781.
The following orders are all to be paid off in the new emission at one and seven eights per one by
order of the Selectmen viz.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay John Vickery 24/ for abatement of poll tax through mistake
1781.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Jonathan Presson 4/ for abatement of a poll, in captivity.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Josiah Foster £ 1.6.11 for abatement of his state tax, he being
in captivity.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Edward Foster£ 1.12.0 abatement of his state tax 1781, he being
in captivity.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Livermore Whittridge 30/ abatement of part of his State Tax
1781, on account of losses by sea.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Thomas Woodberry 30/ abatement of his State Tax 1781, on
account of great losses at sea.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay William Homan 50/ abatement of part of his State Tax for 1781,
by reason of losses at sea.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay John Dyson 40/ abatement of State Tax 1781, by reason of
losses at sea.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Benjamin Corning 24/ abatement of part of his State Tax, he
being in captivity.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Thomas Stephens three pounds abatement of part of his State
Tax and 1781, on account of losses at sea.
Ordered the Treasurer to paying Nathan Leech 55/ abatement of part of his State Tax and
1781, on account of losses at sea.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay William Leech 20/ abatement of part of his Commonwealth Tax
in 1781, on account of losses at sea.
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Ordered the Treasurer to pay John Lovett 4 90/ abatement of part of his Commonwealth Tax
in 1781, on account of his great losses by sea.
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Ordered the Treasurer to pay William Woodberry 4 50/ he being overtaxed that sum in State
Tax in 1781.
Ordered the Treasurer to pay Josiah Batchelder Esq. five pound for abatement of part of his
Commonwealth Tax in 1781, on account of great losses by sea.