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Subject:	1782 & 1783 "Supply Tax" for Rev War Debts?
From:	Craig Kilby <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Tue, 4 Mar 2014 15:35:39 -0500
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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.

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.

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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