No. 4 Petition of the Committee [sic] of the Town of Cambridge, 1799 January
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31/12/1969
01/01/1799
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| Resumo |
Two folio-sized leaves containing a handwritten copy of a petition to the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the Committee of the Town of Cambridge (comprised by James Winthrop, William Winthrop, and Ebenezer Stedman). The petition includes eight points related to the tax exemptions of Harvard real estate and the personal property of College administrators and faculty, and requests further tax legislation to remove any ambiguity that prevents the College and associated individuals "from paying a just & equitable proportion of Town and Parish Charges." |
| Identificador |
UAI 20.799 Box 1, Folder 12 http://ids.lib.harvard.edu/ids/view/47019289?width=150&height=150&usethumb=y http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.ARCH:11189877 http://colonialnorthamerican.library.harvard.edu/prod/cna/hua20011c00012 |
| Publicador |
Harvard University Archives |
| Relação |
Harvard University Archives: Records of the Corporation relating to College tax exemptions, [1797]-1799-->II. Accounting statements and supporting documents, [1798]-1799 |
| Direitos |
The records of the Corporation relating to College tax exemptions are open for research. |
