Owned by:

Rouzee Family, American  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

L x W: 4 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. (11.4 x 15.9 cm)

Type:

financial records

tax records

Place made:

Essex County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Date:

September 27, 1810

Caption:

This document is from a collection of financial papers related to the plantation operations of several generations of the Rouzee Family in Essex County, Virginia. The papers date from the 1790s through 1860.

Description:

This handwritten, single page document is a sheriff of Essex account of taxes owed by Edward Rouzee for the year 1810. This account lists the taxes on "23 negroes 13 horses + 1 Coachee," as well as seven hundred and forty-eight (748) acres of land, eighteen (18) levies at sixty-two (62) cents each, and "1 Bill Essex office," and "Ditto" for Eliza M. Rouzee. At the bottom is a note that full payment of forty-three (43) dollars and eighty-eight (88) cents was received September 27, 1810.

Transcription Center Status:

Transcribed by digital volunteers

Topic:

African American  Search this

Agriculture  Search this

Business  Search this

Finance  Search this

Law  Search this

Slavery  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Liljenquist Family

Object number:

2011.104.47

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title:

Liljenquist Family Collection

Portfolio/Series:

Rouzee Family Papers

Classification:

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5638b96c3-3550-4587-b45a-53abe8662522

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.104.47