A Guide to the Taxes due from the sheriff for carriages: accounts, 1775-1778 APA 620

A Guide to the Taxes due from the sheriff for carriages: accounts, 1775-1778

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Collection Number APA 620

Library of Virginia

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Repository

The Library of Virginia

Collection Number

APA 620

Title

Taxes due from the sheriff for carriages: accounts, 1775-1778

Extent

1 Folder (34 items)

Creator

Auditor of Public Accounts

Language

English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Auditor of Public Accounts, Taxes due from the sheriff for carriages: accounts, 1775-1778. Accession APA 620. State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

No acquisition information is available.

These records are part of Auditor of Public Accounts. Administration of State Government: Revenue Assessment and Collection - Local Officials. Sheriffs. During the colonial period taxes were levied on four-wheeled and two-wheeled vehicles. In July 1775 the Third Revolutionary Convention passed an ordinance taxing all wheeled vehicles except wagons. This series consists of sheriff's vehicle tax accounts; some list only the number of vehicles taxed while others give the names of owners, the number of vehicles owned, and the tax on the vehicles.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged alphabetically by locality.

Contents List

Folder 10

Taxes due from the sheriff for carriages: accounts, 1775-1778 .

Extent: 34 items.