State of Massachusetts-Bay. The Honorable Henry Gardner, Esq; treasurer and receiver-general of the said state : To the selectmen or assessors of the town of [blank] Greeting &c. In obedience to an act ... These are in the name of the government and people of the state of Massachusetts-Bay, to will and require you forthwith to assess the sum ... Given under my hand and seal at Boston, the eighteenth day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty.