Feb 04, 2016 - Sale 2404

Sale 2404 - Lot 267

Price Realized: $ 1,500
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
(VERMONT.) A Collector's Book for the Collection of a Tax . . . in the Township of Highgate. 23 manuscript pages. Folio, contemporary wrappers, minor wear; minimal wear to contents. (MRS) Highgate, VT, 1805
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Highgate, in Vermont's northwestern corner, was chartered in 1763. In 1805, a tax was levied on the original proprietors, with property to be sold to make up the difference for those unable to pay. This volume lists 64 proprietors and the disposition of each one's property: tax paid and/or land sold, with details on the purchasers. Heman Allen, a nephew of Ethan Allen, seems to have acquired quite a bit of property in this way. Also included are manuscript copies of the official notices by collector John Johnson and town clerk Matthew Sax.