Research

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of brief typewritten abstracts of information concerning unpaid quit rents, road and marsh taxes, and direct taxes (levied by the United States government). When and for what purpose the abstracts were prepared is unknown. Each entry usually contains only name of tract, lot number, and numbers of acres.

B1621-05:This accretion consists of handwritten abstracts documenting sales of lands for non-payment of U.S. Direct Tax of 1798 for the years 1803-1804. Some notices of unpaid taxes are also included. Information includes name of tax collector, name of owner or alleged owner, name of occupant, location of land, amount of taxes and other costs, names purchasers, amount paid, and quantity of land sold.