Orders on militia rolls for Shays' Rebellion, 1787-1792.

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Orders on militia rolls for Shays' Rebellion, 1787-1792.

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Series consists of orders submitted for pay, some of which were paid per Resolves 1786, Apr Sess, c 41 (May 2, 1787), which allowed tax collectors and sheriffs to fulfill orders on the Treasury with monies received for taxes, and to forward them to the Treasury in lieu of tax payments.

2.1 cubic ft. (6 doc. boxes)

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Throughout the provincial period, Massachusetts towns were periodically assessed by the Treasury with taxes for the defraying of public charges and support of the government. This practice increased in importance and frequency during the Revolutionary War, as individual colonies became largely responsible for financial support of the war effort. Resolves 1777-78, c 398 (Oct. 9, 1777), dictated that all Massachusetts financial support of the war was thenceforth to be based on taxation only, with ...