Book Description

In this fascinating memoir, Joseph Pacy recounts his life as a gauger, an official tasked with measuring and collecting taxes on various goods. Pacy compares the methods of imperial taxation in his time to those used in the past, shedding light on the changing economic and political landscape of Great Britain. The book provides a valuable historical perspective on tax policy and its impact on society. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.