In Boston, MA tax records, what should we record for "Vacant Land" or "Do"?
I'm working on US, Massachusetts—Boston Tax Records, 1822–1918 [Part G], and some of the entries read "Vacant Land" or "Do" (with no names). I know we're not supposed to go and use the name of the "Owner," but I don't know if we should say "Blank" or record the words that are in the field (i.e., "Vacant Land").
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Here's an image, for reference.
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It is always best to share the batch code and/or the url link to get the most accurate answer. This way people can also review the project instructions and field helps to make sure they aren't giving bad advice. Sharing the image isn't as helpful.
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I believe the Do is like a ditto mark.
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I've been working on the Canada, Ontario Tax Assessment Records project. The instructions for that project state: "do not index terms such as "vacant lot" "unfinished house" "right of way"
I've also been working on the Boston MA project and I have skipped over the "vacant lot" items. I started doing the Canada project before the Boston project, so the "vacant lot" instruction was in my brain! I didn't know it wasn't in the Boston project until I saw your comments.
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The project instructions say If the surname was not recorded or was written as a variation of the word "unknown," press Ctrl+B to mark this field blank or do not index this line if there are no other unique indicators.
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