WILKES COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA TAXABLES 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794 – VOLUME IV -paper

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8.5×11 inches, Standard Black & White, 60# White, Paperback, Glossy Cover, 44 pages. This is a print on demand book. Please allow 14 business days for production and shipping.

The 1791-1794 Wilkes County, North Carolina tax records unveil a multifaceted narrative of the county’s post-Revolutionary period. Economically, the lists offer insights into possessions and land valuations, serving as tangible indicators of wealth distribution. Demographically, each recorded name becomes a chapter, revealing population trends and societal shifts during this foundational era. References to “polls” relate to poll taxes, a tax of a fixed amount levied on adult males, female heads of households, and enslaved people.