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Poll tax

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Abatements

 Series
Identifier: 2100.005
Scope and Contents

Records of abatement of real estate, personal estate and poll taxes. The majority of the volumes are registers including names, assessed amounts, amount abated, and reason for the abatement. Also includes certificates of abatement, applications and petitions.

Dates: 1819-2019

Commitments

 Series
Identifier: 2410.001
Scope and Contents

Records documenting the collection of taxes for real estate, personal estate and polls. Usually lists name, amount of tax assessed and amount paid or abated.

Dates: circa 1822-1973

Real estate, personal estate and poll tax records

 Collection
Identifier: 2100.004
Scope and Contents note

Records of taxes assessed for real estate, personal estate and poll taxes. Includes real estate valuations, 1822-1973; personal estate valuations, 1822-1985; and poll tax assessments, circa 1822-1963. The assessment of poll taxes was abolished in 1963.

Dates: 1822-1985