Charles H. Black census tax book for Christiana Hundred, Delaware
Content Description
One census and tax assessment book for Christiana Hundred, Delaware, for 1841, certified by Clerk of the Peace Charles H. Black, accompanied by an undated newspaper article, written by W. Emerson Wilson, describing Delaware's early attempts to establish the practice of registering and taxing dogs as personal property.
Dates
- Creation: 1841-1842
Creator
- Christiana Hundred (Del.) (Organization)
Language of Materials
Materials entirely in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. Please contact Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, http://library.udel.edu/spec/askspec/
Extent
2 item (65 pages)
Abstract
One census and tax assessment book for Christiana Hundred, Delaware, for 1841, certified by Clerk of the Peace Charles H. Black, accompanied by an undated newspaper article, written by W. Emerson Wilson, describing Delaware's early attempts to establish the practice of registering and taxing dogs as personal property.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, 1992.
Shelving Summary
Box 3, F0059: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0098 manuscript boxes
Processing Information
Processed and encoded by George Apodaca, June 2015.
Subject
- Wilson, W. Emerson (Person)
- Title
- Finding aid for Charles H. Black census tax book for Christiana Hundred, Delaware
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
- Date
- 2015 June 1
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Delaware Library Special Collections Repository