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Resolution on tax and pay for government expenses 1730
The document records 1730 resolutions authorizing a 20,000 tax on polls and estates to fund grants, revenues, and stipends for Gatle William and forts. It notes the Board’s concurrence to emit 20,000, but opposition to a new supply form. It includes a message about paying members of the House of Representatives and the rate rules set by the General Court.
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His Majesty’s Council