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 twenty-fourth day of October ... one thousand seven hundred and eighty.