Draper Manuscripts: Newspaper Extracts, 1748-1840

Scope and Content Note

Lexington, Kentucky, assessment book, 1796-1806. Entries contain names of property owners, place of residence, number of tithables, a description of real property and improvements with value, a listing of personal property (including Negroes, horses and other livestock, merchandise, vehicles) with value, and total valuations. As assessors were subject to change annually, entries vary in detail and completeness from year to year. Two undated pages at the end of the volume list some appeals and alterations in the tax assessments.


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