(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION) TAXES ON SLAVES Letter from the Secr

Sale 2239 - Lot 89

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Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900

(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION.) TAXES ON SLAVES. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, Transmitting a Statement of the Valuation of Lands, Lots and of Slaves in the Several States, made under the Act of 22 of July, 1813. January 25th, Read and ordered to lie upon the table. * Letter of the Secretary of the Treasury presenting in Pursuance of a Resolution of the House of Representatives of the eighth Instant, a Statement of the Valuation of Lands, Lots, Dwelling Houses and Slaves. February 15th, Read and ordered to lie upon the table. * Letter of the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting in obedience to a Resolution of the House of Representatives of the 5th instant, An Abstract of the Valuation of Lands, Slaves, and Dwelling Houses in each County of the State of Maryland. [three items]. Text with charts. [6], [6], [6], pages folio, entirely untrimmed copies; paper lightly and evenly toned. Washington: William Davis, 1816

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An interesting breakdown of the number of slaves in the several states at this time. Connecticut had 3192 slaves, while New York had over 842,000, more than three times that of Delaware.