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Appointment of Elijah Brigham, 1798 December 4

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Collection of Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts.USM 009Appointment 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.
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  1. Brigham, Elijah, 1751 1816
  2. History
  3. Massachusetts
  4. Real Property
  5. Slaver
  6. Slavery
  7. Taxation
  8. United States
  9. Valuation

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