Augusta County (Va.), List of Tithables, 1777 and undated.

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Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
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Richmond, VA 23219
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Preferred citation:

Augusta County (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1777 and undated. Local government records collection, Augusta County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

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

Augusta County (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1777 and undated. Local government records collection, Augusta County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Augusta County (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1777 and undated. Consists of manuscript lists of tithable heads of household in the county for the year 1777 amd undated.

Biographical / historical:

Augusta County was formed from Orange County in 1738.

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, African American slaves, and Native American servants (both male and female), all age sixteen or older. Owners and masters paid the taxes levied on their slaves and servants. For a more detailed history of tithables, consult "Colonial tithables" found on the Library of Virginia's web site.

Acquisition information:
This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Augusta County Circuit Court.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
23 p.