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NOTICE is hereby given to the following non-resident proprietor of unimproved
land lying in Conway, in the county of Hampshire, that his land is taxed in a
town and minister tax for the year 1784, as follows, viz. Lot No. 102, laid to
Nathaniel Dickinson, town tax, 12s. 6d.—minister tax, 4s. 6d. 1/4q.
Unless said taxes are paid on or before the 9th day of March next, so much
of said land will then be sold at Public Vendue, at the house of Elisha Amsden,
in Conway, at one o'clock, P.M. as will be sufficient to discharge the same
with intervening charges. Said Vendue will be continued from day to day, by
me the subscriber.
Cyrus Rice, Collector for 1784.
Conway, Jan. 13th, 1789.
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This advertisement for real estate back taxes would have served as a legal notice to the owner. When real estate taxes on a piece of land were not paid, the town was allowed to advertise for potential buyers. Anyone who paid the taxes and accrued interest could take over ownership of the land. In this case, a piece of land in Conway had five years of unpaid taxes and was owned by a non-resident. The tax collector issued this notice that enough land would be sold to cover the cost, if payment was not received by a certain date.
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Public Vendue notice of Nathaniel Dickinson published in the Hampshire Gazette
publisher Hampshire Gazette |
author Cyrus Rice (1726-1804) |
date Jan 28, 1789 |
location Northampton, Massachusetts |
height 3.0" |
width 4.25" |
process/materials printed paper, ink |
accession # #L04.112 |
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