(MASSACHUSETTS) Statement of the Expenses of the Town of Bos

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(MASSACHUSETTS.) Statement of the Expenses of the Town of Boston, from May 1803, to May 1804. Letterpress broadside, 16 x 14 inches, signed in type by Benjamin Sumner as treasurer and collector; cropped to text, folds, manuscript notes on both sides, moderate toning and wear. [Boston, 1804]

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A detailed accounting of the city's budget, with the largest expenses being schools, streets, and support of the poor. Specific street projects are itemized, as are many other projects such as new firehouses. Income flowed mainly from taxes, but also from rent of stalls at Faneuil Hall and other sources. Shaw & Shoemaker 5893; 3 copies listed in OCLC.