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Contributed by Tom Pierce.
(A white tithe in 1783 is 21 years of age.)
| Columns at top of each page read: |
| White Tithes |
| Slaves over Sixteen years |
| Slaves under Sixteen years |
| Horses |
| Cattle |
| Covering Horses / prices for Season |
| Pleasure wheels |
| ordinary License |
| (symbol for pounds) |
| (symbol for shillings) |
| (symbol for pence) |
The tax was assessed at 10 shillings per tithe or slave, 2 shillings per horse, and 3 pence per cow. An ordinary license was 5 pounds. A pleasure wheel (buggy)was 6 shillings.
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