Papers on settling previous treasurer accounts, 1784.

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Papers on settling previous treasurer accounts, 1784.

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After the Revolutionary War's end in 1783, Massachusetts struggled to collect outstanding taxes to pay off accumulated debt. In an attempt to reconcile Treasury books and begin bringing in arrears, in 1782 the office of Treasurer Thomas Ivers (1782-1787) formed a Committee for Auditing of the Late Treasurer Gardner's Accounts, i.e., including taxes not yet collected under Henry Gardner (1774-1782). Resolves 1783, Jan 1784 Sess, c 65 (Feb. 18, 1784) additionally authorized collection of taxes levied prior to 1775 by the office of Treasurer Harrison Gray (1753-1774), and remaining uncollected under Gardner. Series consists of a small assortment of documents relating to settlement of these old accounts. Related series: Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State. Massachustts archives collection ((M-Ar)45X), v. 137, p. 440-442 (1783--correspondence from committee on Gardner accounts); Massachusetts. Treasury Dept. Inventories transferred to incoming treasurers, 1784-1949 ((M-Ar)147) (transfer of debts and assets from outgoing to incoming treasurer)

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