Reference
HW42
Title
Parchment bound book
Date free text
1770-1771
Production date
From: 1770 To: 1771
Scope and Content
containing:
a)Poor Rate for Aspley Guise with protest of Ebenezer Keech, Overseer, against Rate. 1770
b) copy protest against Rate by many other inhabitants, “several live in poor houses or are not taxed tho’ not less able to pay than some of us...”. The rents are higher than formerly as 14 tenements have been pulled down making cottages scarce.
c) copy protest by Richard How against Richard Hetley and Mathew Stevenson being made Overseers. The latter would thus get a settlement. 1771
d) copy protest by several inhabitants against Samuel Davis the Attorney’s bill being charged to the Rates. 1771
Level of description
item