urn:taro:utexas.cah.02398 A Guide to the B. W. Swett Papers, 1780-1781, 1816 Original EAD encoding by Evan Usler according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. February 2011 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Swett, Bert W. B. W. Swett Papers 1780-1781, 1816 Materials are written in English. 1/2 in. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin The B. W. Swett Papers, 1780-1781, 1816, donated by Bert W. Swett of Grand Prairie, Texas, consist of a four financial documents (1780-1781), from the selectmen of Haverhill, Masssachusetts. Historical Note

The town of Haverhill, Massachusetts, located north of Boston, was founded in 1640. In the 18th century, a board of elected selectmen executively governed the town, including financial affairs.

Scope and Contents

The B. W. Swett Papers, 1780-1781, 1816, donated by Bert W. Swett of Grand Prairie, Texas, consist of a four financial documents (1780-1781), from the selectmen of Haverhill, Masssachusetts. These documents include two procurements of clothes and shoes to the Continental Army and a printed statement of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Tax Law for 1816.

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This collection is open for research use.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Swett, Bert W. Subjects (Organizations) Haverhill (Mass.). Selectmen Places Massachusetts -- History -- 1775-1865. Massachusetts -- Politics and government -- 1775-1865 -- Sources. Preferred Citation

B. W. Swett Papers, 1780-1781, 1816, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.

 Processing Information

Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s “History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project,” 2009-2011.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 2N230 Financial papers of the selectmen of Haverhill, Massachusetts, 1780-1781 Tax law of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1816