{"product_id":"1801-massachusetts-tax-broadside-peleg-coffin-treasurer-long-meadow-early-american-government-document","title":"1801 Massachusetts Tax Broadside – Peleg Coffin Treasurer – Long Meadow – Early American Government Document","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"2220\" data-end=\"2332\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2220\" data-end=\"2332\"\u003e1801 Massachusetts Tax Broadside – Peleg Coffin Treasurer – Long Meadow – Early American Government Document\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2334\" data-end=\"2513\"\u003eAn original official Commonwealth of Massachusetts tax broadside issued for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2414\" data-end=\"2427\"\u003eYear 1801\u003c\/strong\u003e, completed in manuscript for the town of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2469\" data-end=\"2512\"\u003eLong Meadow (Longmeadow), Massachusetts\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2515\" data-end=\"2915\"\u003ePrinted in Boston under the authority of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2556\" data-end=\"2572\"\u003ePeleg Coffin\u003c\/strong\u003e, Treasurer and Receiver-General of the Commonwealth and former member of the United States Congress, this document directed local selectmen and assessors to levy taxes pursuant to the Massachusetts tax act of February 28, 1801. The broadside is dated \u003cstrong data-start=\"2824\" data-end=\"2842\"\u003eMarch 23, 1801\u003c\/strong\u003e, and retains the handsome engraved Massachusetts state arms at the head.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2917\" data-end=\"3078\"\u003eThe manuscript entries assess Long Meadow for \u003cstrong data-start=\"2963\" data-end=\"2974\"\u003e$232.50\u003c\/strong\u003e, together with an additional \u003cstrong data-start=\"3004\" data-end=\"3014\"\u003e$10.00\u003c\/strong\u003e assessment for representatives, for a total tax of \u003cstrong data-start=\"3066\" data-end=\"3077\"\u003e$242.50\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3080\" data-end=\"3454\"\u003eDocuments such as this were working government forms intended for temporary administrative use. Most were discarded after the tax rolls were completed, making surviving examples from the early Federal period increasingly scarce. This piece provides an excellent glimpse into the mechanics of taxation in the young American republic only a quarter century after Independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3456\" data-end=\"3467\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3456\" data-end=\"3467\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"3468\" data-end=\"3943\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"8zcvjv\" data-start=\"3468\" data-end=\"3518\"\u003eOriginal 1801 Massachusetts government broadside\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"5mxeuq\" data-start=\"3519\" data-end=\"3557\"\u003eBoston printing dated March 23, 1801\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1kqkhui\" data-start=\"3558\" data-end=\"3614\"\u003eIssued by Peleg Coffin, Treasurer and Receiver-General\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1j1co9f\" data-start=\"3615\" data-end=\"3654\"\u003eCompleted for the town of Long Meadow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1u7b2ty\" data-start=\"3655\" data-end=\"3688\"\u003eOriginal manuscript tax entries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"2j6xps\" data-start=\"3689\" data-end=\"3740\"\u003eLarge folio format (approximately 13 × 16 inches)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"2n47hs\" data-start=\"3741\" data-end=\"3943\"\u003eCondition: Fair to Good with expected fold wear, edge losses, old archival tape repairs on the reverse, scattered staining, and small tears; text remains substantially complete and highly displayable.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3945\" data-end=\"4123\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eA scarce survivor from the Jeffersonian era, combining early Massachusetts state history, local genealogy, and the fiscal administration of one of America's oldest commonwealths.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52565746811162,"sku":null,"price":565.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/IMG_1677.jpg?v=1784739909","url":"https:\/\/princetonaudubonprints.com\/en-ca\/products\/1801-massachusetts-tax-broadside-peleg-coffin-treasurer-long-meadow-early-american-government-document","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}