Louisa County (Va.) Tithables Lists, 1767-1854 and undated.

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
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Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Louisa County (Va.) Tithables Lists, 1767-1854 and undated. Local government records collection, Louisa County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

Creator:
Louisa County (Va.) Circuit Court.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Louisa County (Va.) Tithables Lists, 1767-1854 and undated. Local government records collection, Louisa County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Louisa County (Va.) Tithables Lists, 1767-1854 and undated, consist of lists of tithable heads of household in the county for the years 1767-1854 and undated. The lists are foldered by the tax collector name and year.

Biographical / historical:

Locality History: Louisa County was formed from Hanover County in 1742.

Context for Record Type: In seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Virginia, the term "tithable" referred to a person who paid (or for whom someone else paid) one of the taxes imposed by the General Assembly for the support of civil government in the colony. In colonial Virginia, a poll tax or capitation tax was assessed on free white males, enslaved people, and Indigenous servants (both male and female), all age sixteen or older. Enslavers paid the taxes levied on their slaves and servants. For a more detailed history of tithables, consult Colonial Tithables Research Guide found on the Library of Virginia's web site.

Acquisition information:
These records came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Louisa County Circuit Court in an unspecified year under the accession number 33140 and an additional undated accession.
Processing information:

Encoded by Vincent T. Brooks, 2006; Updated by Vincent T. Brooks, 2023.

Photostat volume generated from original materials lent for copying by the Louisa County Circuit Court Clerk in 1957. Original records were returned after reproduction.

Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
.9 cubic feet (2 boxes)