The Number of Polls and the Value of rateable Estates within the Province of Massachusetts-bay during the year 1771, [1772]
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This manuscript, entitled The Number of Polls and the Value of rateable Estates within the Province of Massachusetts-bay during the year 1771, contains a detailed calculation of the total tax revenue generated by Massachusetts in 1771. The manuscript may be in the hand of George Chalmers.
This manuscript is entitled "The Number of Polls and the Value of rateable Estates within the Province of Massachusetts-bay during the year 1771." The figures are presented by county, with each county divided into towns; totals for each town and county are provided, as are totals for the entire colony, multiplied by current tax rates to provide a proportional and total amount of taxes owed in 1771. The information was presented to the House of Delegates.
"Polls" by county:
- Suffolk: 8,446 (including Boston's 2,876)
- Essex: 11,697
- Middlesex: 8,987
- Hampshire: 6,779
- Plymouth: 6,163
- Barnstable: 3,478
- Bristol: 5,842
- York: 3,368
- Dukes: 692
- Nantucket: 1,130
- Cumberland: 2,683
- Lincoln: 1,844
- Worcester: 9,697
- Berkshire: 2,773
A "Recapitulation" shows a total count of 73,478 polls and a total estate value of £549,001 17s. 4d. Taxes accrued equal £382 14s. 0d. from polls, £617 12s. 6d. from estates, and £1000 6s. 6d. total.