Archive Record
Metadata
Title |
Towns: Hubbardton: general |
Object Name |
Documents |
Creator |
Hubbardton (Vt.) |
Dates of Creation |
1784-1789 |
Scope & Content |
Mostly items dealing with land sales: lists of land sales, deeds, and a survey. A 1789 deed is interesting for the three spellings of Wallace/Wallis/Wallac found in the same item. |
Administrative/Biographical History |
Tax sales of land belonging to absentee original proprietors was authorized in 1783 permitting towns to levy a tax on all land in order to improve services and building roads. When the absentee land owners refused or failed to pay their tax, the land was auctioned or sold at vendue to collect the past tax. |
Related People |
Alexander, Giles Alexander, William Barber, David Barnard, Francis Bratte, William Dana, Stephen Eames, Thomas Fuller, Benjamin Gelliss, Thomas Gillis, Thomas Hale, John Hall, Daniel Hazeltine, Richard Hodges, Henry Hodges, Silas H. Hogg, David Hogg, Samuel Hubbard, Thomas Hunt, Jonathan Jones, Daniel, Jr. Parker, Jonathan Jr. Parker, Samuel Parsons, Samuel Rumsey, Nathan Jr. Smith, Eleazer Wallis, Ebenezer Whelpley, James Wiggins, Andrew |
Credit line |
Bequest of Hall Park McCullough |
Catalog Number |
2010.2.21 |
Parent Object ID |
2009.163.113 |