Appointment of Elijah Brigham, 1798 December 4

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Description

Appointment of Elijah Brigham. Dated December 4, 1798. Under an "Act to Provide for the Valuation of Lands and Dwelling-houses and the Enumeration of Slaves," President John Adams appoints Elijah Brigham as Commissioner for the Massachusetts seventh division. Signed by both President John Adams and Secretary of State Timothy Pickering.

Subject

Brigham, Elijah, 1751-1816.

Real property -- Valuation -- Massachusetts.

Real property -- Valuation -- United States.

Slavery -- Massachusetts -- History -- 18th century.

Slavery -- United States.

Taxation -- United States.

Source

Collection of Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts.

USM 009

Date

1798 12 04

Rights

This image is presented for research and educational purposes only, and may not be distributed or re-published without permission from the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library.

Language

English

Identifier

A74/002/084

Coverage

United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

Is Part Of

G. Edward Elwell, Jr., Autograph Collection

Extent

1 item ; 23 x 38 cm.

Provenance

Gift of Caldwell Consistory, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania

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Collection

G. Edward Elwell, Jr., Autograph Collection

Citation

Adams, John, 1735-1826, “Appointment of Elijah Brigham, 1798 December 4,” digitalVGW, accessed June 8, 2023, https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/199.