This was sent to me by Dr. John Sinks of the DC SAR which might explain some of this. For some reason SAR will accept 1782 and 1783, but DAR only accepts 1783. I have no idea why as I am unaware of any change in the statute regarding the collection of personal property and real estate taxes for those two years, except for the land tax which through 1786 only shows alterations.
https://www.sar.org/Committees/Genealogy/Tax-lists
Craig
On Mar 5, 2014, at 9:36 AM, Greg Carter wrote:
> Craig as a long time member and Past President of the Richmond Chapter SAR, I really have a problem with new members being excepted into the SAR just because their ancestor paid taxes in 1782/1783.
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> Thanks,
> Greg Carter
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>> On Mar 4, 2014, at 3:35 PM, Craig Kilby <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> I am informed by credible sources that both DAR and SAR now accept as proof
>> of service during the Revolution anyone who paid land or personal property
>> taxes in 1782 and 1783 as it is said, part of that tax went to pay war
>> debts and is therefore considered one of the "supply taxes" for that
>> purpose.
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>> I can not find any reference in the Nov 1781 enabling act for a "permanent
>> source of revenue" stating any such thing. If DAR now accepts this, who am
>> I to argue but I am wondering if anyone on this list has ever heard of such
>> a thing, or knows anything more about this relatively new ruling.
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>> It will certainly greatly enlarge the pool of prospective members if paying
>> ones taxes in those two years now constitutes eligible patriotic service.
>>
>> Craig Kilby
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