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