Returns of accounts filed with probate offices, 1823-1826.

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Returns of accounts filed with probate offices, 1823-1826.

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Orders of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Jan. 30, 1827, required complete returns to the state secretary of the number of accounts (inventories) of executors, administrators, guardians, and trustees for 1823-1826 as filed with county probate registries. Series consists of letters dated 1827 reporting the requested information.

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