Owned by
Rouzee Family, American
Date
October 22, 1841
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
L x W: 2 5/8 x 6 in. (6.7 x 15.2 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 an account of taxes owed by Edward Rouzee to the Sheriff of Essex County for the year 1841. The taxable property is listed as "26 slaves, 15 horses and Buggy," four hundred and fifteen (415), eighty-seven (87), two hundred and ninety-seven (297), and one hundred and six (106) acres of land, and twenty-six (26) county and poor levies. The itemized account listing is written in blue ink, the receipt for payment is written in brown ink and signed by Edward Rouzee and dated October 22, 1841. Further notes and accounting figures are written on the reverse in brown ink.
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
Type
financial records
tax records
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
2011.104.71
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5dd5918d1-d43b-4d31-8bcd-55bf8faa6664

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