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Abstract | The collection inlcudes a volume of records, 1800, of land and building valuations of Iredell County, N.C., prepared for assessment of a special direct tax for national defense authorized by Congress in 1798. The book shows the names of property owners, number of acres owned, value of land in dollars, number of buildings, and total valuation. This volume has been analyzed by Hugh Hill Wooten in The North Carolina Historical Review (October, 1952). |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, January 2009
Updated by: Laura Hart, January 2021
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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A special direct tax for national defense was authorized by Congress in 1798. Land and building valuations were carried out in Iredell County, N.C., for assessment purposes as a result of the tax measure.
Back to TopThe collection includes a volume of records, 1800, of land and building valuations in Iredell County, N.C., prepared for assessment of a special direct tax for national defense authorized by Congress in 1798. The book shows the names of property owners, number of acres owned, value of land in dollars, number of buildings, and total valuation. Some supplementary sections show the number and value of slaves owned at Iredell residents owning land in Rowan County, N.C. This volume has been analyzed by Hugh Hill Wooten in The North Carolina Historical Review (October, 1952).
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Land Valuations BookIncludes original finding aid. |