Owned by
Rouzee Family, American
Date
October 18, 1819
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
L x W: 4 1/4 x 6 3/4 in. (10.8 x 17.1 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 an account of taxes owed to the Sheriff of Essex County by Edward Rouzee for the year 1819. The taxable property is listed as "24 slaves, 11 horses, 1 buggy," twenty-three (23) levies, four hundred and fifty-four (454) and two hundred and ninety-three (293) acres of land, and the clerk's fee. At the bottom it is noted that payment was received on the 19th of October 1819, and there is an illegible signature in the bottom right. On the reverse is written "Edward Rouzee Acct. Sheriff for taxes 1819." Both sides are written in black 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
2011.104.79
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55fe0c8b6-1ccc-4d2b-9e5a-5510200f5439

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