Name/Title
Buchanan County Tax Records, 1843Entry/Object ID
2009.3.333Description
Buchanan County Tax Records, 1843 is a photocopy of the original which is also in the collection of the St. Joseph, Museum.
Columns in addition to names are:
Notes and bonds/yrs/at interest
Slaves/Value
Horses mules/Value
Asses/Value
Cattle/Value
Carriages/Value
Clocks & Watches
Distillery
Tanyard's?
Mills
Handwritten note included with the book reads:
Who wrote the figures in this book? W.W. Reynolds was the first Buchanan County Assessor. He held office until 1843. Are these his figures?
Roy Coy in the Buchanan Co. Hist of 1984 states, "The Book of Assessments for Buch. Co. dated June 5, 1843, by Hiram Rogers, Assessor, lists 1598 taxpayers in the county, 263 slaves, (We counted 275)
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Tax Records, 1843, Early St. Joseph History, Tax Records, Buchanan County, St. Joseph HistoryPublication Details
Author
Buchanan CountyPlace Published
City
St. JosephState/Province
MissouriDate Published
1843Call No.
StJoArea BUNotes
Copy No.: 2