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Tag: 1793

1793 and 1818: the “Burden of the Poor” divides Ipswich into 3 towns, Ipswich, Hamilton and Essex

March 21, 2021November 4, 2022 Gordon Harris5 Comments

As the people of the Hamlet were financially stable, the burden of taxation for the support of the poor in the old town of Ipswich was considered to be an unjust imposition. 25 years later, the men of Chebacco petitioned the Legislature for incorporation as a separate town.

Posted in HistoryTagged 1793, Essex, Hamilton, poor
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