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1798 Assessment Roll
Town of Litchfield
Herkimer County, New York


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The property of Supervisor Howard M. Brace, West Winfield. The list is in 3 sections (unexplained) and at least two different hands, neither, apparently, that of Capt. Abel Brace, the town's first supervisor. It is probably the earliest existing complete list of Litchfield taxpayers. We did not transcribe the amounts of assessed valuation of personal property.



Second Section:
Third Section:

"Done at Litchfield
22nd May 1798
Peter Sears
Tilla Richardson
Fitch, Pabody
Assessors"