Thank you all for your answers. Steve and Bunny ----- Original Message ----- From: <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 7:33 PM Subject: Re: [VASHENAN] Tax List question - 1799 Personal Property > The question regarding the 1799 PPT for Shenandoah Co VA is answered on > another page of the microfilm images of this list. [My images are from Shenandoah > County Reel 315: 1782-1799 Shenandoah Co Personal Property Tax] > > (2nd) [nd is superscript ] On no image of this list is the 2nd identified. > No of Captains > 1 Isaac Goare > 2 William Bird > 3 John Hup > 4 George Rinker > 5 Christian Hoffman > 6 George Fravel > 7 Frederick Parrot > 8 Abraham Snapp > 9 Philip Spengler > 10 John Colvill > > This is the only page that identifies this list as List No. 2. On no page is > it identified as List B. > This list is identified on various pages as > Young's Certificate > Jos Young > Young's District > > Then close to the last image: > Shenandoah County Tax > I Phillip Williams Clerk of the > said County Court so hereby certify that the fore- > going List is a true copy from the vouchers > returned into my office by Joseph Young one of the Commissioners of the > Commissioners of the taxes for the said > County given under my hand this 10th day of > May 1800. > Test > P Williams > > Errors Excepted > Joseph Young C. T. S. Cty. > > At this time were not all males 16 and older, unless exempted, assigned to a > militia unit? The heading of the column between the day of the month and the > name of taxable is clearly on most pages Capt [sometimes the line to cross > the t started to the left of the p. Page 14 indeed has "studs" in this same > column. I'd say not to worry. We all make mistakes and this, surely, is the > copyist's mind wandering! > > The other list for the same year has a written A on the typed title page > "Property Book for the Year 1799". The next page starts the list and has above > the chart headings A List of Tithables & Taxable property within the District > of the 97th Regiment Shenandoah County Taken by William Jennings one of the > Commissioners for the Said County 1788. > On no image of This list of Jennings is List "A" seen. > > Added note: Citation recommendation - Use both the Commissioner's name as > well as the alpha/number on a list. > > > ==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== > Shenandoah Co VAGenWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vashenan/vashenan.html > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html