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The item of "town charges" means the amount voted by the town to be raised over and above that voted for specific purposes, or required by general law to be raised for certain town purposes. Provisions of the latter kind relative to schools and highways have now existed for many years.
649
STATISTICS OF TAXATION.
For the first third of the period covered by the table care of the highways was provided by voting a certain sum "on a poll and other estate in proportion," and for the first few years it was ex- pressed in hours of labor rather than by money terms. Until within a comparatively few years a taxpayer had the option, at least, of meeting his highway tax by labor of person or of team.
The determining of the tax rate for the last thirty years has been an easy task, since it has been the same as the tax upon a poll, a law having been then enacted that "in making the annual invoice each poll shall be reckoned at $100." Previous to 1872 the only way of determining the rate from the records was to divide a person's total tax by the total valuation of his taxable property. It was thought that having this column complete would prove of enough interest to warrant such labor.
The general subject of direct taxation in the state is of much interest. In the early days the rate at which property was to be assessed was specifically stated by law. A poll tax was made a definite amount, as was that upon specified classes of live stock, acres of land, etc. The basis for live stock was the number of win- ters an animal had been kept; of land, there were the classes of orchard, arable, mowing and pasture, and so on. Full details of the plan in effect at the beginning of the century can be found in a quotation from the law of 1798, printed as a foot note to the inven- tory of 1800, which appears in a subsequent table.
The poll tax, which was $1.34 in 1798, and which had been ten shillings previously, was made $1.30 in 1803; in 1842 it was made $1.50; in 1851, $1.20, and in 1872, as mentioned above, reckoned as of $100 in value in making the invoice.
The rate at which subjects of taxation, other than polls, were assessed, was changed from time to time. In 1828 a law was passed that assessments of property should be made at money value ; previously, all individual property in a certain class paid the same sum without regard to real value.
The form of the present appraisal of property is found in the statute revision of 1842. It made it the duty of assessors "to ap- praise all taxable property at its full and true value in money. They shall set down in their invoice, in separate columns, the value of improved and unimproved lands; of buildings not specially desig- nated; mills and carding machines, factories and their machinery ; wharves, ferries, toll-bridges, locks, and canals ; value of stocks in
650
HISTORY OF BEDFORD.
public funds ; of shares in banks and other corporations; the amount of money on hand, at interest and on deposit; stock in trade; the value of carriages; the number and value of horses, asses, and mules ; of cows, oxen, and other neat stock, and of sheep."
In 1878 the item of aqueducts and also of hogs was added, and in 1889 fowls exceeding $50 in value.
It will be noticed in the extract cited from the law of 1798 that it was provided that buildings should be rated in the assessment " at one half of one per cent." When the law was made requiring all property. to be inventoried at its full value in money, that idea of keeping the assessment at reduced figures was continued. In the chapter upon "assessment," revision of 1842, an article reads : " All taxes for the year following shall be assessed upon the invoice made as aforesaid, estimating each poll at $1.50, and taxable property at the rate of fifty cents on each $100 of its appraised value." The figures relating to poll tax were changed to $1.20 in 1851. When the revision of 1878 was made the $1.20 was stricken out and " fifty cents " inserted to make the reading of the article consistent with the amendment of 1872 that a poll be reckoned at $100.
This reading of the law as to assessment strikes one, at first, as rather peculiar. In the inventory books of the town, for years, a column headed "reduced valuation " has followed that headed " total valuation." Following the plan of the law as it reads, it was the practice to place in the column last mentioned the total valua- tion of a person's property, and then insert the figures in the other column that would result from reckoning " fifty cents on each $100" of it, the practical way of doing which was dividing by 2 and pointing off two decimal places. One reason advanced for such a practice was that it reduced the number of figures for the subse- quent computation of determining a person's tax. For instance, if the total valuation of a taxpayer's property were $3,846 the re- duced valuation would be $19.23. Assume further that the rate on $100 of valuation was $1.14. A person's tax is found by multiply- ing the valuation of his taxable property by the rate; in the in- stance given $3,846.00 by $1.14, pointing off four places, since the rate is on each $100; this gives the tax $43.84. If the reduced valuation be taken as the basis, the rate would need be doubled to get the same result, or to continue the illustration, multiply $19.23 by $2.28, which equals $43.84.
It should be added that the column of "reduced valuation " in
651
STATISTICS OF TAXATION.
the invoice books of this town has been left blank for many years past, the direct and logical method of making the computation being regarded preferable to that indicated by the law. And such practice in Bedford has been general throughout the state. The method of determining the rate is to divide the total amount of money to be raised for all purposes by the total valuation of the town, which latter is the sum of the inventory of all resident and non-resident property. To the former sum, total tax, the law per- mits to be added five per cent. to cover abatements that may be necessary, a permission frequently exercised.
During the first part of the period covered by the table, there were, as a rule, five distinct assessments made for each taxpayer : state, county, town, school, and minister tax, each having a special rate, the sum of which latter made the rate given in the table. The method of raising the highway tax at such time has been already explained. Some years there would be no state tax, but such was the exception. Soon after the enactment of the "Toleration Act" of 1819, the assessment for the support of the minister ceased. This had been made to meet the deficiency of full compensation to the minister, which the income from the public lands, set apart for that purpose, did not supply.
A few years later a law was passed doing away with these dis- tinct assessments, a great saving in the labor of computation, but for many years after the highway tax became regular, instead of special ; that was kept separate, because of the option of meeting it with labor instead of with money.
652
HISTORY OF BEDFORD.
Year.
Rate.
Tax.
Highway Tax.
Town Charges.
School Tax.
Valuation.
1799
$0.22
$411.80
1 day .*
$130.00
$150.00
1800
.32
692.71
1 day .*
160.00
207.55
$214.260.00
1801
.24
465.86
1 day .*
80.00
208.90
1802
.94
1,199.77
1 day .*
90.00
207.55
1803
.24
529.11
2 days .*
100.00
207.55
1804
.40
826.11
16 hours .*
150.00
211.40
1805
.47
934.36
2 days .*
350.00
272.00
1806
.80
1,617.71
16 hours .*
800.00
272.00
1807
.58
1,237.52
$1.00*
600.00
271.80
1808
.69
1,516.57
1.00*
700.00
427.00
222,352.00
1809
.69
1,467.50
1.00*
700.00
401.10
1810
.61
1,416.17
1.00*
500.00
421.09
234,384.00
1811
.75
1,756.53
2.00*
750.00
402.43
247,678.00
1813
.59
1,309.57
2.00*
350.50
397.60
1814
.78
1,771.39
1.00*
1,000.00
398.48
1815
.88
2,073.96
1.00*
1,000.00
418.36
1816
.88
1,908.55
1.00*
800.00
418.59
253.146.00
1817
.96
2.093.63
1.00*
1,050.00
412.19
1818
.89
1,926.44
1.30*
1,000.00
399.65
1819
.89
1,979.44
1.50*
1,000.00
471.80
1820
.85
1,926.87
1.00*
750.00
474.15
228,406.00
1821
1.35
3,105.40
1.00*
800 00
497.04
1822
.94
2,033.29
1.50*
900.00
504.47
1823
1.22
2,465.18
1.30*
900.00
521.76
1824
1.12
2,039.94
1.50*
800.00
515.60
1825
.60
1,646.75
1.30*
800.00
511.40
1826
.81
1,980.40
1.30*
1,100.00
488.58
1827
.71
1,656.85
2.00*
800.00
415.07
1828
1.02
2,489.14
1.30*
1,200.00
513.62
1829
1.12
2,275.66
1.30*
1,800.00
463.38
1830
.57
1,449.20
1.30*
600.00
486.07
250,606.00
1831
.68
1,479.33
1.50*
600.00
1832
.81
1,883 05
1.50*
1,000.00
1833
.32
1,356.17
1,600.00
800.00
1834
.32
1,433.98
1,600.00
600.00
1836
.84
2,668.05
2,200.00
1,000.00
429,303.00
1837
.47
2,672.39
800.00
800.00
1838
.50
2,121.53
1,200.00
1,000.00
1839
.43
2,650.74
1,600.00
1,500.00
1840
.45
2,546.36
1,600 00
1,500.00
400,812.00
1841
.75
4,437.29
1,600.00
3,000.00
1842
.58
3,451.78
1,600.00
2.000.00
1843
.66
3,647.10
1,600.00
2,000.00
1844
.41
2.843 70
1,200.00
1,200.00
1845
.70
2,626.79
1,200.00
1,000.00
1846
.76
2,939 45
1,200.00
1,300 00
1847
.61
3,955.06
600.00
1,500.00
1848
.55
3,150.82
700.00
1,500.00
1849
.65
5,094.59
900.00
2,000.00
1850
.65
4 997.29
1,500.00
1,500.00
766,915.00
1851
.74
4,260.63
1,500.00
2,100.00
1852
.78
5,255.94
1 200.00
2 500.00
1853
.84
5,081.18
1,500.00
2,500.00
1854
1.16
5,005 26
1.000.00
2,500.00
950.43
1855
.92
4,752.10
1,000.00
2,000.00
1856
1.06
5.445.91
1,000.00
2,500.00
1857
1.04
4.807.92
1,000.00
2,000.00
1858
.87
4,134.79
1,200 00
1,600.00
999.29
1859
.83
4,591.83
1,200.00
1,500.00
994.48
1860
.83
4,630.19
1,000.00
1,6 0.00
1,002.04
544,832.00
1861
.80
3,492.94
1,000.00
1,500.00
989.64
1862
.91
3,604.54
1,000 00
1,500.00
964.52
1863
.98
4,985.57
1,000.00
1,000.00
973.33
497,981.00
1864
1.51
6.621.37
1,400 00
2.000.00
1,045.31
493,868.00
1865
2.06
9,010.61
1,500.00
4,000.00
1,029.11
1866
2.00
9.133.40
1,500.00
4,000.00
1,149.82
450,162.00
1867
1.65
6,840.27
1,800.00
2,000.00
1,041.35
499,069.00
1868
1.88
9,127.26
1,000.00
3,000.00
1,400.54
498,945.00
1869
2.21
10,430.40
1,500.00
5,000.00
1,283.60
1870
1.89
9,755.13
1,500.00
3,000.00
1,274.50
482,320.00
1871
2.14
9,407.49
1,500.00
3,000.00
1,511.76
1835
.50
2,417.75
1,600.00
1,500.00
394,765.00
1812
1.14
2,581.86
2.00*
1,464.77
391.34
686.75
923.31
828.38
926.25
465,857.00
* On a poll and other estate in proportion.
653
STATISTICS OF TAXATION.
Year.
Rate.
Tax.
Highway T'ax.
Town Charges.
School Tax.
Valuation.
1872
$1.80
$7,467.99
$1,500.00
$3,500.00
$1,652.50
$453,382.00
1873
1.91
8.581.02
1,500.00
3,500.00
1.520.92
1874
1.49
5,740.15
2,000 00
1,000.00
1,655.04
1875
1.30
6,678.70
2,500.00
1.00
1,481.21
495,664.00
1876
1.46
6,326.25
2.600.00
1.00
1,636.28
527 728.00
1877
1.74
7,730.11
2,500 00
1,000.00
1,556.73
516,911.00
1878
1.08
4,+30 26
2,000.00
1.00
1,701.39
542,073.00
1879
.77
3,771.61
1.500.00
1.00
1,464.90
594,232.00
1880
1.30
7,898.44
2,000.00
1.00
1,420.68
583,282 00
1881
1.00
6,025.65
1,500 00
1.00
1,672 20
578,665.00
1882
1.00
6,336 36
1.500 00
1.00
1,500.11
599 943.00
1883
.87
5,696.74
1,000.00
1.00
1,913.52
602,405.00
1884
.88
5.452.86
1,000 00
1.00
2,058.25
604,075 00
1885
1.00
6,171.44
1,500.00
1 00
2,066.39
577,042.00
1886
1.80
5.057.88*
1.000.00
1.00
2,073.33
577,211.00
1887
.90
5,526.06
1.000.00
1.00
2,159.68
599,007.00
1888
1.34
8,106.27
1,500.00
1,000.00
2,142.74
594,126.00
1889
1.21
7,155.89
1,000 00
500.00
2,173.34
579,413.00
1890
1.21
7,244 93
1,500.00
1 00
2,187.13
586 854.00
1891
1.01
6,420.61
1,200.00
1 00
2,237.84
621,744.00
1892
.90
5,813 82
1,200.00
1.00
2 219.01
633.259.00
1893
1.31
8,093.00
1,000.00
1.00
2,559.03
618,339.00
1894
1 29
7,859.54
1,0 0.00
1.00
2.221 68
608,340.00
1895
1.23
7,773.34
500.00
1.00
2,427.06
632,134.00
1896
1.28
8.262.99
500.00
500.00
2,390.09
646,331.00
1897
1.12
7,291.67
(none)
300.00
2.375.44
651,042.00
1898
1.32
8,802.69
(none)
800.00
2,497.43
666,872.00
1899
1.11
7,340.67
(none)
1.00
2,567.80
661,322.00
1900
1.52
9,933.73
(none)
500.00
2,578 29
653,535.00
1901
1.25
7,837 23
(none)
1 00
2,579.28
626,979.00
1902
1.61
10,229.44
1.000.00
1,000.00
635,369.00
AMONG THE PAPERS OF MATTHEW PATTEN WAS DISCOVERED THE FOLLOWING LIST OF INHABITANTS AND TAX PAYERS OF NARRAGANSETT NO. 5, IN 1738 :
A TAX BOOK OF THE PROPRIETORS OF NEROGANSET TOWNSHIP NO 5 THAT ARE NOW SETTLED IN SAID TOWNSHIP TOGETHER WITH THE NOUMBERS OF HOM LOTTS AND THE SEVERALL TAXES VOTED TO BE PAYD ON SAID RIGHTS.
No
Origenall Proprietors On Merimeck River
Present Settlers On Merimeck River
Jencry 24,
1738-9 Min-
Jenery 9,
Ministers
June 18,
ministers
Highways
1738-9 June
Jenery 9,
non-set-
1743 min-
hous May
Sougheg'n
Brig May
Babusek
Brig May
Past char-
ges Octo-
ber 19, 1743
4
Thomas Simpkins ..
By John More ...
£ sd
£sd
£ sd
£sd £sd
£ sd
£ sd
£ sd
£ sd
£ sd
7
Isrell Hubbert ..
By Capt. John Goffe.
0:10:0
0:5:0
0:10:0
0:6:8
5:0:0
0:5:0
1:10:0
0:16:8
0:2:6
0:2:6
0:10:0
10
John Durrell ..
By Capt John Goffe and Hugh Blare ...
0:10:0
0:5:0
0:10:0
0:6:8
0:5:0
1:10:0
0:16:8
0:2:6
0:10:0
11
John Richards .
By Capt John Goffe.
0:10:0
0:5:0
0:10:0
0:6:8
5:0:0
0:5:0
1:10:0
0:16:8
0:2:6
0:10:0
15
Jabiz Hunt ..
By Benj'm Kidder ..
0:10:0
0:5:0
0:10:0
0:6:8
5:0:0
0:5:0
1:10:0
0:16:8
0:2.6
0:10:0
16
Thomas Barrond.
By Benj'm Kidder ..
0:5:0
0:10:0
0:6:8
0:5:0
1:10:0
0:16:8
0:2:6
0:10:0
20
Joseph Thorn ..
By Saml Patton.
0:5:0
0:10:0
0:6:8
0:5:0
1:10:0
0:16:8
0:2:6
0:10:0
22
Pall Dudley Esqr.
By James Chandler.
By James Loyen ..
0:5:0
0:10:0
0:6:8
0:5:0
1:10:0
0:16:8
0:2.6
0:10:0
40
SamIl Gile ..
By Mathew Patton
0:5:0
0:10:0
0:6:8
1:10:0
0:16:8
0:2:6
0:10:0
46
.
By Robert Waker ..
0:5:0
0:10:0
0:6:8
0:5:0
1:10:0
0:16:8
0:2:6
0:10:0
48
.
.
.
By Elixander Waker ..
0:5:0
0:10:0
0:6:8
0:5:0
1:10:0
0:16:8
0:2:6
0:10:0
54
Owen Harvey ...
By William More.
0:10:0
0:5:0
0:10:0
0:6:8
1:10:0
0:16:8
0:2:6
0:10:0
56
Thomas Vickory.
0:5:0
1:10:0
0:16:8
0:2:6
0:10:0
60
Moses Eayrs.
By John More Miller
0:10:0
0:5:0
1:10:0
0:16:8
0:2:6
0:10:0
62
Gamll Rogers ..
By Wm Calwell.
0:10:0
0:6:8
0:5:0
1:10:0
0:16:8
0:2:6
0:10:0
64
Ebenezar Jons .
By Hugh Riddle.
0:5:0
1:10:0
0:16:8
0:2:6
0:10:0
68
Henery Letibor.
By James Waker.
0:10:0
0:5:0
0:10:0
0:6:8
0:5:0
1:10:0
0:16:8
0:2:6
0:10:0
72
Benjm Smith ...
By Do ...
0:10:0
0:5:0
0:10:0
0:6:8
0:5:0
1:10:0
0:16:8
0:2:6
0:10:0
78
By James Littel for Joseph .. Wilm Ogibe.
0:5:0
0:10:0
0:6:8
0:5:0
1:10:0
0:16:8
0:2:6
0:10:0
80
Zachriah Smith.
By Sam! Barron ..
0:5:0
0:10:0
0:6:8
0:5:0
1:10:0
0:16:8
0:2:6
0:10:0
96
Zachriah Chandler
By John Mackdugal.
0:10:0
0:6:8
0:5:0
1:10:0
0:16:8
0:2:6
0:10:0
HISTORY OF BEDFORD.
1.
0:6:8
0:5:0
1:10:0
0:16:8
0:2:6
0:10:0
92
Isrell Vickory
By Capt Bowers ..
0:10:0
0:5:0
0:10:0
0:6:8
1:10:0
0:16:8
0:2:6
0:10:0
50
John Arnold Esqr ..
0:5:0
1:10:0
0:16:8
0:2:6
0:10:0
By Do ...
0:5:0
58
Samll Loyon ...
.
By Ebenezor Lyon.
0:5:0
1:10:0
0:16:8
0:2:6
0:10:0
36
John Morey
By Matthew Littel.
8
Addonton Davenport Esq ....
0:5:0
1:10:0
0:16:8
0:2:6
0:10:0
0:5:0
1:10:0
May 18,
isters
Meting
18, 1743
18, 1743
18. 1743
isters
1739-40
1740
Jen+ry 24,
18, 1740
1739-40
tlers
654
.
Joseph Sable.
NathIl Good wine.
By Ephrem Bushnell.
0:5:0
·
0:16:8
6 1 James Yeats omited.
By Robert Gillmore.
0:10:0
0:5:0
1:10:0 1:10:0
0:16:8 0:16:8
0:2:6 0:2:6
0:10:0 0:10:0
18
Benjm Dyer omited ..
By Thomas Chandler.
Pascataqug
Pascataqug
2
James Davenport.
.
By Capt John Packer.
0:10:0
0:6:8
0:5:0
1:10:0
0:16:8
0:2:6
0:10:0
3
Daniel Jacob.
By John More ...
0:10:0
0:5:0
0:10:0
0:6:8
5:0:0
0:5:0
1:10:0
0:16:8
0:2:6
0:10:0
4
Samll Linkhorn
By Samll Barron .
0:10:0
0:5:0
0:10:0
0:6:8
5:0:0
0:5:0
1:10:0
0:16:8
0:2:6
...
7
Sarah Warren.
By Fergas Canedy
0:10:0
0:5:0
0:10:0
0:6:8
5:0:0
0:5:0
1:10:0
0:16:8
0:2:6
0:10:0
9
John Gridley.
By John Morehed ...
0:5:0
0:10:0
0:6:8
5:0:0
0:5:0
1:10:0
0:16:8
0:2:6
0:10:0
12
John Chamberlin ..
By Capt John Goffe ..
0:10:0
0:5:0
0:10:0
0:6:8
0:5:0
1:10:0
0:16:8
0:2:6
14
John Gridley.
By William Patton.
0:5:0
0:10:0
0:6:8
0:5:0
1:10:0
0:16:8
0:2:6
0:10:0
16
Wm Hercey ..
By James More ...
*6:10:0
*5:10:0
13:00:0
9:0:0
35:0:0
8:10:0
52:10:0
29:03:4
4:0:7:6
16:00:0
* These totals, with a total tax of Robert Gilmore, No. 6, Merrimack, of 3 £ 14 s 2 d was footed up in a grand total of 167 £ 5 s 0 d.
1
STATISTICS OF TAXATION.
0:5:0
1:10:0
0:16:8
0:2:6
0:10:0
0:6:8
0:5:0
1:10:0
0:16:8
0:2:6
0:10:0
5
Edward Hartshorn.
By Robert Redin.
Babusek
Babusek
.
655
656
HISTORY OF BEDFORD.
INVOICE OF 1750.
A tax Laid on the Male Poles Estates and Income of the Inhabitants of the Town of Bedford to pay for Preaching in Sd Town and to pay for the Charter and to pay for Settling the Line betwixt Merrymac and Sd Bedford.
To Forgus Kennedy Sent to Collect and pay unto the Selectmen at or before the tenth Day of March Next
Bedford January ye first 1750.
HEAD.
REAL.
PERSONAL.
TOTAL.1
John Orr.
2-5-0
0-16-6
1-16-0
4-17-6
John McQuig ..
2-5-0
0-11-3
1-15-7
4-11-10
Benjamin Smith
2-5-0
0-8-7
0-16-8
3-10-3
William Moor.
2-5-0
0-10-7
1-9-3
4-4-10
James Mc Night.
2-5.0
0-9-2
1-17-9
4-11-11
John Burns.
4-10-0
0-13-6
2-4-7
7-8-4
Garret Rowan ..
0-0-0
0-2-8
0-0-0
0-2-8
William Caldwell
2-5-0
0-18-0
0-9-0
3-12-0
William Bail.
2-5-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
2-5-0
Ghain Riddle
2-5-0
0-9-2
2-3-8
4-17-10
John Moor.
2-5-0
0-9-11
1-2-1
3-17-0
John Mc Laughlin
4-10-0
0-5-2
0-9-11
5-5-1
David Smith.
2-5-0
0-4-6
0-0-0
2-9-6
Timothy Corles Senr.
4-10 0
0-6-8
2-1-5
6-18-1
Timothy Corles Junr.
2-5-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
2-5-0
John MeLaughlin Junr.
2-5-0
0-5-3
0-13-6
3-3-9
Richard mcalaster
2-5-0
0-9-2
0-17-7
3-11-9
James Little ..
2-5-0
0-9-2
1-8-10
4-3-0
Forgus Kennedy
2-5-0
0-9-2
1-6-7
4-0-9
William Kennedy.
2-5-0
0-2-1
1-0-3
3-7-4
Forgus Kennedy Junr
2-5-0
0-1-5
1-13-6
2-19-11
Robert Walker.
2-5-0
0-12-0
1-15-7
1-12-7
Hugh Riddle
2-5-0
0-11-3
2-11-9
5-8-0
John Riddle
2-5-0
0-7-11
1-9-3
4-2-2
John Clark ..
2-5-0
0-0-0
0-4-6
2-9-6 .
Jonathan Lyon.
2-5-0
0-7-11
1-12-5
4-5-4
Alexander Walker.
2-5-0
0-9-2
2-0-1
2- 18-8
John Bell
2-5-0
0-10-7
1-18-3
4-13-10
Moses Barron
2-5-0
1-5-2
2-19-5
6-5-7
Matthew Patten
4-10-0
0-14-0
1-18-3
7-2-3
James Walker ..
2-5-0
0-15 11
2-2-9
5-3-8
Samuel Barnard .
2-5-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
2-5-0
Samuel Patten.
2-5-0
0-16-8
2-5-11
5-7-7
Thomas Chandler.
2-5-0
1-8-7
2-12-8
6-6-3
John McDugal.
4-10-0
0-12-0
1-2-1
6-4-1
William Paterson.
4-10-0
0-17-4
1-18-3
7-5-7
John Goffe Esqr.
2-5-0
3-11-3
1-16-11
7-16-2
John Goffe Junr.
2-5-0
0-3-5
1-4-9
3-13-2
Matthew Little.
2-5-0
0-14-8
1-4-9
4-4-5
Daniel Moor ..
2-5-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
2-5-0
Robert Gilmore.
2-5-0
0-10-7
0-18-6
3-14-1
Samuel Woods ..
2-5-0
0-10-7
0-11-3
3-6-10
James Mathews.
2-5-0
0-5-3
1-15-7
4-5-10
James Kennedy.
2-5-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
2-5-0
Ephraim Bushnal.
2-5-0
0-4-6
0-0-0
2-9-6
Noah Thayer.
2-5-0
0-0-9
0-0-0
2-5-9 :
Samuel Thayer
2-5-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
2-5-0
Daniel Moor ..
0-0-0
0-2-0
0-0-0
0-2-0
Thomas Vickry
0-0-0
0-4-1
0-0-0
0-4-1
James Moor ..
0-0-0
0-2-0
0-0-0
0-2-0
John Bell Junr.
2-5-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
2-5-0
John Little ..
2-5-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
2-5-0
Archibald mealaster.
2-5-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
2-5-0
John Paterson ..
2. 5-0
0-0-0
0-0 0
2-5-0
John Orr Junr.
2-5-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
2-5-0
Total, old tenor
211-11-3
Errors excepted
Samuel Patten
Robert Walker
Selectmen or assessors for Bedford
Thomas Chandler
A true Record attest John me Laughlin Town Clark
1 Of course, the denomination was pounds, shillings, and pence. The list is also of interest since it is undoubtedly given in the order of residence instead of alphabeti- cally, the modern method of arrangement.
4-14-3
James Lin.
2-5-0
0-9-2
0-4-6
657
STATISTICS OF TAXATION.
A tax Laid on the Male Poles Estates and Income of the Inhabitants of the town of Bedford to pay for the Charges of Building the pound and cost of the Town Book and taking the Invoice in Sd Bedford
To Forgus Kennedy Sen' Constable to Colect and pay in to the Selectmen at or be- fore the twenty Seventh day of march next
Bedford Janr ye 29 1750
HEAD.
REAL.
PERSONAL.
TOTAL.
John Orr ..
0-6-8
0-2-6
0-4-11
0-14-1
John m Quig ..
0-6-8
0-1-8
0-5-3
0-13-7
Benjamin Smith
0-6-8
0-1-3
0-2-6
0-10-5
William Moor.
0-6-8
0-1-7
0-4-4
0-12-7
James mc Night.
0-6-8
0-1-4
0-5-7
0-13-7
John Burns
0-13-4
0-2-0
0-6-7
1-1-11
Garret Rowan ..
0-6-8
0-1-1
0-0-0
0-7-9
William Caldwel.
0-6-8
0-2-0
0-1-4
0-10-0
William Bail.
0-6-8
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-6-8
Ghain Riddle
0-6-8
0-1-5
0-6-6
0-14-7
John Moor ...
0-6-8
0-1-6
0-3-3
0-11-5
John mclaughlin
0-13-4
0-0-9
0-1-6
0-15-7
David Smith.
0-6-8
0-0 8
0-0-0
0-7-4
Timothy Corles.
0-13-4
0-5-0
0-6-0
1-0-4
Timothy Corles Junr.
0-6-8
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-6-8
John mc Laughlin Junr
0-6-8
0-0-9
0-2-0
0-9-5
Riachard mcalester
0-6-8
0-1-4
0-2-6
0-10-6
archibald mcalester.
0-6-8
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-6-8
James Little
0-6-8
0-1-4
0-4-3
0-12-3
John Little.
0-6-8
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-6-8
Forgus Kennedy.
0-6-8
0-1-4
0-3-11
0-11-11
William Kennedy.
0-6-8
0-0-4
0-2-0
0-9-0
Forgus Kennedy Junr.
0-6-8
0-0-2
0-2-0
0-8-10
Robert Walker.
0-6-8
0-1-9
0-5-3
0-13-8'
Hugh Riddle
0-6-8
0-1-8
0-7-8
0-16-0
John Riddle.
0-6-8
0-1-2
0-4-4
0-12-2
John Clark ..
0-6-8
0-0-0
0-0-8
0-7-4
Jonathan Lyon.
0-6-8
0-1-2
0-4-10
0-12-8
Alexdr Walker
0-6-8
0-1-4
0-5-11
0-13-11
James Lin.
0-6-8
0-1-4
0-0-8
0-8-8
John Bell ..
0-6-8
0-1-7
0-5-8
0-13-11
John Bell Junr
0-6-8
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-6-8
Moses Barron.
0-6-8
0-3-2
0-8-10
0-18-8
Matthew Patten.
0-13-4
0-2-1
0-5-8
1-5-5
James Walker ..
0-6-8
0-2-4
0-6-4
0-15-4
Samuel Barnard
0-6-8
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-6-8
Samuel Patten ..
0-6-8
0-2-6
0-6-10
0-16-0
Thomas Chandler.
0-6-8
0-3-11
0-7-10
0-18-5
John mcDugal ...
0-13-4
0-1-9
0-3-3
0-18-4
William Paterson
0-13-4
0-2-7
0-5-8
1-1-7
John Paterson ..
0-6-8
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-6-8
John Goffe Esqr
0-6-8
0-11-0
0-5-6
1-3-2
John Goffe Junr
0-6-8
0-0-6
0-3-8
0-10-10
Matthew Little.
0-6-8
0-2-2
0-3-8
0-12-6
Daniel Man ..
0-6-8
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-6-8
Robert Gilmore
0-6-8
0-1-7
0-2-9
0-11-0
Samuel Woods.
0-6-8
0-1-7
0-5-8
0-9-11
James Mathews ...
0-6-8
0-0-9
0-5-8
0-13-1
Capt Ephraim Bushnal.
0-6-8
0-0-8
0-0-0
0-7-4
Noah thayor.
0-6-8
0-0-1
0-0-0
0-6-9
Samuel thayor.
0-6-8
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-6-8
Daniel Moor.
0-6-8
0-0-4
0-0-0
0-7-0
Thomas Vickry
0-0-0
0-0-7
0-0-0
0-0-7
James Moor ...
0-0-0
0-0-4
0-0-0
0-0-4
John Orr Junr.
0-6-8
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-6-8
Robert mckeen.
0-6-8
0-0-0
0-3-8
0-10-4
Nathanael Martin
0-6-8
0-0-0
0-0-8
0-7-4
Total
32-3-7
Errors excepted
Samuel Patten
Robert Walker
Selectmen or Asessors
Thomas Chandler
A true Record attest John m Laughlin Town Clerk
43
.
658
HISTORY OF BEDFORD.
INVENTORY OF 1801.
With a view to show who were the inhabitants of Bedford one hundred years ago, and what was the amount of their assessed prop- erty, the following copy of the Invoice for 1801 is given :
INVOICE FOR 1801.
Polls.
Arable land.
Tons of hay.
Pasturing.
Orcharding.
Houses.
Horses.
Oxen.
Cows.
3 yr. olds.
2 yr olds.
1 yr. olds.
Wild land.
Stock in trade
Money atinter-
3 yr. old colts.
2 yr. old colts.
1 yr. old colts.
Danı M Cain
$1.59
Joseph Reed.
1
1.34
Jos Harvell Jun
1
1.34
Gerfm Harvell.
1
1.34
Jas Houghton .
1
1.34
Thos Harriman.
1
1.34
Jacob Draper
1
1.34
Joseph Cree
1
2.48
Samn Cree ..
1
1
1.88 .68
Moses Cree.
0
1
Thos Wallace Jun.
1
1.34
David Atwood.
1
1.34
Samn Gordon.
1
1.34
Stephen Worthly
1
1
Dani Platts.
1
Joe Nesmith
1
1
2
7
4
0
1
0
2
2
1
1
2
50
150
5.74
Samll Patterson.
2
7
16
1
1
0
2
2
1
2
2
50
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
7.25 1.46 23 69
Jno Orr Esgr.
5
16 32
1
1
4
5
2
4
2
100
1000
1
1
15.13
Lt. Adam Smith
1
1
4
1
1
4
0
2
0
0
. .
1
4
15
10
1
0
2
4
3
3
1
..
Josiah Caldwell.
1 23
4
8
0
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
. .
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
1.84
Richard Gregg.
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
. .
2.74
Coll D. Moore ..
1
7 25 30
1
2
2
4
3
3
3
160
100
. .
. . ..
18.08
1 The basis upon which these totals were found is from an act approved December 26, 1798. from which the following is taken:
" Each male poll, from 18 to 70 years of age (excepting those from 18 to 21 enrolled in the militia, ordained ministers, students of colleges. paupers and idiots), to be valued at $1.34; stallions or stud horses that have been wintered three winters, each at $5; other horses and mares, that have been wintered five winters, each at 56 cts .; other horses and mares that have been wintered four winters only, each at 50 cts .; other horses and mares that have been wintered three winters only, each at 34 cts .; other horses and mares that have been wintered two winters only, each at 16 cts .; cows that have been wintered five winters only, each at 34 cts .; all neat stock, wintered four winters only, each at 25 cents; all neat stock wintered three winters only, each at 16 cts .; all other stock wintered two winters only, 8 cts., reckoning the winter to begin the first day of December, and end the first day of March; orchard land, accounting so much for an acre, as will one year with another make one barrel of cider or perry, each acre at 25 cents; arable land, accounting so much for an acre as will produce 25 bushels of Indian corn or other grain equivalent, one year with another, each acre at 16 cts .; mowing land, accounting so much as will produce one ton of English hay or other hay equivalent one year with another, at 16 cts. per each ac e; pasture land, so much as will keep one cow, four acres, each acre at 7 cts .; mills, wharves or ferries, to be estimated at one-twelfth part of their net yearly income after deducting repairs; all other buildings and unimproved lands, whether owned by inhabitants or non-residents, at half of one per cent. of the real value."
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