Thomas Jefferson’s Statement of Taxable Property in Albemarle County, 1 February 1823
Statement of Taxable Property in Albemarle County
a list of taxable property in Albemarle county Feb. 1. 1823, for which the subscriber is responsible
| ? 2597. | acres of land ? | |
| 56. | slaves above 12. years of age | |
| 1. | Landau | |
| horses and mules. |
Th Jefferson
MS (MHi); written entirely in TJ’s hand on a narrow slip; question marks in original; endorsed by TJ: “Sheriff Albemarle Taxables Feb. 1. 1823”; with portion of a presumably unrelated note by TJ on verso: “int of the.”
The Virginia General Assembly set property tax rates for 1823 in a law enacted on 19 Feb. of that year ( [1822–23 sess.], 3–4).
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- Albemarle County, Va.; sheriff of search
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