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1863 New Orleans 7th District Tax Assessment Ledger
This manuscript ledger records the 1863 tax assessments for the 7th District of New Orleans, Louisiana. Compiled most likely before the Federal occupation of May 1863, it details the taxes assessed on real estate, slaves (including those owned by Free People of Color), income, and personal property of numerous residents and businesses. The ledger is handwritten in ink and pencil, bound in gray cloth boards, and features printed column headings. It provides a valuable snapshot of the demographics, wealth distribution, and economic activities of New Orleans during the Civil War.
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- New Orleans (La.)--History
- History
- Taxation
- History
- 19th century
- Slavery
- History
- 19th century
- Free Black people
- History
- 19th century
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