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2500 acres of 2nt quality 108 pr Acre [7 /100 ?] $ 18.75
4095 " 4 1.25 " " 3.84
80 negroes under 10 12 cts each 9.60
164 " over 10 & under 60 42 cts each 68.88
2 Free negroes 75 1.50
1000 for Pleasure Carrage 37 1/2 /100 3.75
2 Saddle Horses 37 1/2 .75
1 Gold Watch 75 .75
$5000 at interest 18 3/4 per $100 9.37 1/2
[equals]
117.19 1/2
Jas. A. Tate Tax for 1840 Aug. 19th 1840
B. T. Moore TC
Object Description
| Title | James Asbury Tait, Tax Documents, 1840-1851 |
| Creator | Bowman, John; Duff, A.; Moore, B. T.; Ratcliff, C.; Williamson, E. |
| Date | 1840-1851 |
| Description | These documents are tax assessments and tax receipts for James Asbury Tait and his sons Charles William and Felix, from 1840 through 1851. The Taits paid taxes on their land, the workers on their land (both enslaved and free), their livestock, money they had loaned out (which was earning them interest), and luxury items such as watches and clocks, horse carriages, and household furniture. The Tait family were plantation owners in Wilcox County, Alabama; active in politics in Georgia, Alabama, and Texas. Family members include Charles Tait (1768-1835), politician and judge in Georgia and Alabama; his son, James Asbury Tait (1791-1855), plantation owner in Wilcox County; and James Goode Tait (1833-1911), the son of James Asbury, who inherited the family plantation. This item has been aggregated as part of the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL)'s "Deeply Rooted: The Agricultural & Rural History of the American South" project. |
| LC Subject |
Agriculture--Alabama Plantation life--Alabama Slavery--Alabama Slave records--Alabama Farm management--Alabama--Records and correspondence Alabama--Social life and customs--19th century Wilcox County (Ala.) Tax assessment--Alabama Tax collection--Alabama |
| EOA Categories |
History -- 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War, and Reconstruction Peoples -- Domestic Life Peoples -- Agricultural Life Agriculture Government & Politics -- Executive Branch |
| Coverage.Spatial | Wilcox County, Alabama, United States |
| Coverage. Temporal. | 1840-1851 |
| Source | Tail Family Papers, 1798-1922, Auburn University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama |
| Original Item ID | Collection 345, Tait Family Papers, Folder 20 |
| Original Item Format | 36 pages |
| Language | eng |
| Digital Publisher | Auburn, Ala. : Auburn University Libraries |
| Rights | This image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of this image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at archives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732. |
| Type | StillImage; Text |
| File Name | FF20 JA Tait Tax documents.pdf |
| File Type | |
| Relation | Deeply Rooted |
| Contributor | Auburn University Libraries |
Description
| Title | John Ashbury Tait, Tax Assessment for 1840, page 1 |
| Creator | Moore, B. T. |
| Date | 1840-08-19 |
| Description | This document is the tax assessment for James Asbury Tait for 1840. Mr. Tait was assessed $117.19 1/2 in taxes for 1840. The Taits paid taxes on their land, the workers on their land (both enslaved and free), their livestock, money they had loaned out (which was earning them interest), and luxury items such as watches and clocks, horse carriages, and household furniture. The Tait family were plantation owners in Wilcox County, Alabama; active in politics in Georgia, Alabama, and Texas. Family members include Charles Tait (1768-1835), politician and judge in Georgia and Alabama; his son, James Asbury Tait (1791-1855), plantation owner in Wilcox County; and James Goode Tait (1833-1911), the son of James Asbury, who inherited the family plantation. This item has been aggregated as part of the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL)'s "Deeply Rooted: The Agricultural & Rural History of the American South" project. |
| LC Subject |
Agriculture--Alabama Plantation life--Alabama Slavery--Alabama Slave records--Alabama Farm management--Alabama--Records and correspondence Alabama--Social life and customs--19th century Wilcox County (Ala.) Tax assessment--Alabama Tax collection--Alabama |
| EOA Categories |
History -- 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War, and Reconstruction Peoples -- Domestic Life Peoples -- Agricultural Life Agriculture Government & Politics -- Executive Branch |
| Coverage.Spatial | Wilcox County, Alabama, United States |
| Coverage. Temporal. | 1840-08-19 |
| Source | Tail Family Papers, 1798-1922, Auburn University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama |
| Original Item ID | Collection 345, Tait Family Papers, Folder 20 |
| Original Item Format | 12 cm |
| Language | eng |
| Digital Publisher | Auburn, Ala. : Auburn University Libraries |
| Rights | This image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of this image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at archives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732. |
| Type | StillImage; Text |
| File Name | FF20 JA Tait Tax documents.pdf |
| File Type | |
| Relation | Deeply Rooted |
| Contributor | Auburn University Libraries |
| Transcript |
2500 acres of 2nt quality 108 pr Acre [7 /100 ?] $ 18.75 4095 " 4 1.25 " " 3.84 80 negroes under 10 12 cts each 9.60 164 " over 10 & under 60 42 cts each 68.88 2 Free negroes 75 1.50 1000 for Pleasure Carrage 37 1/2 /100 3.75 2 Saddle Horses 37 1/2 .75 1 Gold Watch 75 .75 $5000 at interest 18 3/4 per $100 9.37 1/2 [equals] 117.19 1/2 Jas. A. Tate Tax for 1840 Aug. 19th 1840 B. T. Moore TC |
