Friday, September 26, 1777

The House resumed the Consideration of the Method of assessing a Tax on the Inhabitants of this State for the present Year, and after Debate thereon, appointed a Committee to consider an equal Method of assessing a Tax as aforesaid.1

The Members chosen were Mr. Wendell, Mr. Gardner, Capt. Hosmer, Col. Bliss, Mr. Partridge, Mr. Greenough, Mr. Speaker Paine, Mr. Simpson, Capt. Washburn, Capt. Noyes, Capt. Lovejoy and Mr. Bacon.

Printed in the Journals of the House of Representatives of Massachusetts, 53, pt. 1:90 .

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The legislature considered the committee’s report on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, when it was recommited. On the following day, the committee submitted an amended report, which was accepted (Journals of the House of Representatives, 53, pt. 1:94–95).