Washington County, Virginia Personal Property Tax Lists, Volume 6: 1831-1840

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The author has transcribed (with occasional annotations) the personal property tax lists for this southwestern county. A complete series is planned, and the current volume covers w hat is perhaps the most difficult lists to read. Property taxes offer a glimpse into the social status of a county resident, as well as offering possibilities of father-son relationships as young men reach the age of military service (16) and their majority (21) and the tax reporting changes from father to son. This is the first volume of a major reference collection for Washington County, Virginia. Thomas Jack Hockett 2006, 305 pp.107-WPT6 Show more