Doddridge County Property Tax Ledger

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

No special access restriction applies.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Doddridge County Property Tax Ledger, A&M 4376, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Collection context

Summary

Extent:
.2 Linear Feet 1 3/4 in. (flat storage box)
Creator:
Doddridge County, W.Va
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Doddridge County Property Tax Ledger, A&M 4376, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Property tax ledger of Doddridge County, West Virginia (1863). Includes information collected annually regarding property owned by individual citizens of the county for purpose of taxation. Includes names of residents (in alpha order) and their property. Property listed includes horses, mules, carriages, cattle, sheep, hogs, watches, clocks, pianos, furniture, investments, etc. Also includes assessment of free negroes and slaves. There is an entry for Joseph Hubert Diss Debar (1820-1905), a French-born American artist and the first commissioner of immigration for West Virginia.

Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Places:
Doddridge County (W. Va.)