Orders on legislative payrolls, 1779-1830 (bulk 1779-1795).

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Orders on legislative payrolls, 1779-1830 (bulk 1779-1795).

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Members of the Massachusetts General Court were paid per diem attendance at session, as first scheduled by Resolves 1780, Oct Sess, c 44. While actual payrolls are generally found elsewhere (see below), subseries (1-2) consist for each chamber of orders (grouped from 1782 by treasurer--Thomas Ivers (1782-1787), Alexander Hodgdon (1787-1792), and Thomas Davis (1792-1797), thereunder by payroll no.) from individual legislators directing the state treasurer to consign payment to a third party, or occasionally receipt of payment accompanied by certificate of attendance.

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