I'm listening to a program on Public Radio about the financial panic of 1818. The William & Mary professor who is speaking says that there were well over 200 merchant licenses in Richmond in 1818 (he gave the exact number, but I didn't catch it).


W. Scott Breckinridge Smith
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On Feb 2, 2011, at 9:06, "Huffstutler, Eric S." <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I wish I knew if his stores had a name in particular.
> 
> I haven't looked for a while but thought the 1810 census mentioned 9 or
> 10 slaves and know he had at least 9 when he died and his estate was
> probated - all listed by name.
> 
> Thanks for looking in the tax records for me! Great help! I knew he was
> in Richmond at least by 1803 as he leased land in the Rocket's area then
> and by 1805 had built a house along Main Street area - prior to the
> mansion on 27th Street.
> 
> Eric
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Michael Nicholls
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> Subject: [VA-HIST] Charles Wills and tax records
> 
> A quick perusal of the Richmond personal property tax records under
> letter W from 1800 to 1814 indicates that Charles Wills likely arrived
> in 1801 with a slave over the age of 12. By 1803 his +12 slave holding
> increased to 2 and in 1804 he added 3 horses and 2 chariot wheels to his
> tax liabilities. By 1807 he was back down to the single slave over the
> age of 12 and then is no longer listed on the Richmond personal property
> taxes. He may have been there, but without any taxable property that
> would place him on the rolls. I do not have the same access to the land
> taxes for Richmond for these years. I also did not look through the
> whole lists. He may have gone into partnership with someone and the
> firms name may have been  so and so & Wills and would then have appeared
> elsewhere on the lists. So a more complete examination of the tax lists
> may produce more information. I hope this may help. An examination of
> the advertisements in the Richmond newspapers would surely be useful for
> any advertisements for his firm and or stores--good luck--Mick Nicholls
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