- Owned by
- Rouzee Family, American
- Date
- October 1, 1828
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- L x W: 3 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (9.2 x 19.1 cm)
- 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 tax account for Edward Rouzee to the sheriff of Essex County dated October 1, 1828. It lists the taxes owed on "18 slaves, 13 horses + 1 Gig, 18 county and poor levies, 798 1/4 acres of land" and money owed the clerk of Essex. The amounts due are recorded in a column on the right side and totaled at $45.44.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcription Available
- Place made
- Essex County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Portfolio/Series
- Rouzee Family Papers
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Manuscripts
- Topic
- Agriculture
- Business
- Finance
- Law
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Liljenquist Family
- Object number
- 2011.104.45
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




