Record of taxes on property, including enslaved persons, owned by John Rouzee
Object Details
- Caption
- This document is from a collection of financial papers related to the plantation operations of several generations of the Rouzee Family in Essex County, Virginia. The papers date from the 1790s through 1860.
- Description
- This handwritten, single page document is an account of taxes owed by the John Rouzee estate for the year 1816. The taxable property is listed as "33 negroes, 12 horses and 32 cattle," as well as four hundred and ninety-seven (497) acres of land, twenty-six (26) levies at one (1) dollar and twenty-eight (28) cents each, clerks notes, and account for tallow from 1814. The amount of taxes due was one hundred and nine (109) dollars and ninety-eight (98) cents. Payment was received October 26, 1815 by Alexander Finley. The document is signed in the lower right corner by Robert Hill. On the reverse is written, "Sheriffs acct. rec'd for taxes" along with notes on the date and amount paid. Both sides are written in black ink.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Liljenquist Family
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Date
- October 26, 1815
- Object number
- 2011.104.64
- Owned by
- Rouzee Family, American
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- financial records
- tax records
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- L x W: 4 3/4 x 6 in. (12.1 x 15.2 cm)
- Place made
- Essex County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Portfolio/Series
- Rouzee Family Papers
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Manuscripts
- Topic
- African American
- Agriculture
- Business
- Finance
- Law
- Slavery
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2011.104.64
