Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Thomas Ivers, 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 twelfth day of December ... one thousand seven hundred and eighty-two.