Massachusetts tax valuation records, 1771

Description

This collection contains the names and descriptions of taxable property of nearly 38,000 individuals who resided in 152 Massachusetts towns in 1771. Data items include type and value of real estate and buildings, as well as tabulation of livestock and farm commodities produced. The data in this collection were prepared by Bettye Pruitt, Phillips Exeter Academy. The tax list has been published in its entirety (along with extensive discussion of Massachusetts tax laws and practices) in The Massachusetts Tax Valuation List of 1771 edited by Bettye Pruitt, (Boston: G. K. Hall and Co., 1978).