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Heron, William (fl. 1798) [Appointment of assessors for the 47th assessment district]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09068 Author/Creator: Heron, William (fl. 1798) Place Written: s.l. Type: Printed document signed Date: 24 September 1798 Pagination: 1 p. Order a Copy

Appoints "Samson Howe, Thaddeus Learned, Jonathan Nichols, Zadoc Spalding & Hobart Torrey...Assessors for the 47th Assessment District comprising the Towns of Killingley & Thomson..." Signed by five Connecticut State Commissioners: Heron[a Revolutionary War spy], Andrew Kingsbury, Epaphroditus Champion, Shubael Abbe, and Julius Deming.

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