The Province of the Massachusetts Bay, &c., To the Town of Boston for the support of sundry indigent persons not belonging to nor inhabitants of any town within said Province, from Mar. 1st, 1734/5 to May 1st, 1736, Dr. 1736.

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The Province of the Massachusetts Bay, &c., To the Town of Boston for the support of sundry indigent persons not belonging to nor inhabitants of any town within said Province, from Mar. 1st, 1734/5 to May 1st, 1736, Dr. 1736.

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