The book is Clyde A. Haulman, Virginia and the Panic of 1819 : the first great depression and the Commonwealth ( London and Brookfield, Vt. : Pickering & Chatto, 2008). Jon Kukla ________________ www.JonKukla.com <http://www.jonkukla.com/> On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 7:57 PM, W. Scott Smith <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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 > Sent from my iPod > > 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----- > > From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Michael Nicholls > > Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 6:15 PM > > To: [log in to unmask] > > 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 > > ______________________________________ > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions > > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > > > > * * * > > > > This E-mail, along with any attachments, is considered confidential and > may well be legally privileged. If you have received it in error, you are on > notice of its status. Please notify us immediately by reply e-mail and then > delete this message from your system. Please do not copy it or use it for > any purposes, or disclose its contents to any other person. Thank you for > your cooperation. > > * * * > > To ensure compliance with Treasury Department regulations, we inform you > that, unless otherwise indicated in writing, any U.S. Federal tax advice > contained in this communication (including any attachments) is not intended > or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of (1) avoiding > penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or applicable state and local > provisions or (2) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any > tax-related matters addressed herein. > > Disclaimer Version RS.US.1.01.03 > > pdc1 > > > > ______________________________________ > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions > at > > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > > > > ______________________________________ > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html