
By Jeri Zeder In 1735, Captain Joseph Bowman of Lexington, Massachusetts, was assessed taxes on the following: two orchards, one slave,four oxen, eight cows, two horses, ten sheep, and one pig. That's according to the meticulously hand-written pages made by Captain Bowman's contemporaries 276 years ago. Made delicate by time,these documents rest within archival boxes, catalogued, shelved, … [Read more...]



