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Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Vincent T. Brooks, 11/13/2006 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Orange County (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1736-1755, 1782 and undated. A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1138352 Vincent T. Brooks

Library of Virginia 2006 Vincent T. Brooks Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Orange County (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1736-1755, 1782 and undated. 1138352 Library of Virginia 49 leaves. English Orange County (Va.) Circuit Court. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

Use microfilm copy, Orange County (Va.) Reel 564.

Preferred Citation

Orange County (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1736-1755, 1782 and undated. Orange County (Va.) Reel 564. Local government records collection, Orange County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Orange County under accessions 21561a-g, 21610a-i, 24095.

Historical Information

Orange County was formed in 1734 from Spotsylvania County.

In seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Virginia, the term "tithable" referred to a person who paid (or for whom someone else paid) one of the taxes imposed by the General Assembly for the support of civil government in the colony. In colonial Virginia, a poll tax or capitation tax was assessed on free white males, African American slaves, and Native American servants (both male and female), all age sixteen or older. Owners and masters paid the taxes levied on their slaves and servants. For a more detailed history of tithables, consult "Colonial tithables" found on the Library of Virginia's web site.

Scope and Content

Orange County (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1736-1755, 1782 and undated. Consists of a photostat images of the list of tithable heads of household in the county for the years 1736-1755, 1782 and undated.

Index Terms Corporate Names: Orange County (Va.) Circuit Court. Subjects: Slaves--Virginia--Orange County. Taxation--Virginia--Orange County. Geographical Names: Orange County--History--18th century. Genre and Form Terms: Local government records--Virginia--Orange County. Tax and fiscal records--Virginia--Orange County. Tithable lists--Virginia--Orange County.