Lot 141
1694 Appointment Of An Excise Commissioner. Document written and signed by John Walley, commissioner (Bristol County, Massachusetts), July 5, 1694, 1 pg., legal folio. Appointing Joseph Smith of Swanzey "to be a Commissioner for ye managing of ye Impost Excise & Tunnidge of Shiping within ye province…." and authorizing him to enter and search houses, cellars, and warehouses and to seize any wines, liquors, brandies, rum, etc., for which an impost has not been paid. All persons are required to assist him in the execution of his office. Smith 's commission is renewed for 1695 at the bottom of the same page. Paper seal is at top left margin and red wax seal at bottom left. Overall toning, else Fine. John Walley was commissioner of war of Massachusetts; he was captain in The Military Company of the Massachusetts during the disastrous 1690 expedition against Quebec.
Estimated Value $600 - 800.
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