Written by
Torrance, Hugh, American, born 1810
Date
1852-1864
Medium
ink and graphite on paper, leather
Dimensions
H x W x D (closed): 7 1/4 × 5 × 3/16 in. (18.4 × 12.7 × 0.5 cm)
Description
Leather bound volume containing tax records of enslaver Hugh Torrance including years from 1852 to 1864. The text "Hugh Torrance / Tax Book" is handwritten in black ink on the front cover. The approximately twenty (20) interior pages are ruled and filled out with handwritten records in graphite and black ink. Information includes the taxable property of Torrance and some others, including enslaved people and taxes paid to the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. A child named Minnie May Wellford appears to have later used the book to practice penmanship, with her name and a Memphis address written in graphite on the back pages. Some pages are loose from the binding and at least one appears to be out of the original order.
Place used
Yalobusha County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Liljenquist Family Collection
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Documents and Manuscripts
Type
tax records
Topic
American South
Finance
Slavery
U.S. History, 1815-1861
U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
Object number
2016.166.36.1
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52edc3e5d-47d8-4ae0-9e79-aa0aee5a96cb

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