Howdy colleagues,
I am looking at receipts for Richmond city property tax assessments from
the 1840s. The form lists various types of taxable property:
Lot
House
Horse
Dog
Carriage Wheel
Poll
I understand what most of those refer to, but I'm stumped by what "polls"
are in this context (poll tax as a voting tax I understand, but this is
property tax on a household whose Black members would not be eligible to
vote for decades to come). I look forward to someone on this list
educating me on what exactly this household had two of, that were treated
as Polls for the purpose of taxation.
Thanks,
Lois
Lois Leveen, PhD
she/her/hers
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