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Coweta County - Tax Commissioner - Tax Digests

 Series
Identifier: 138-07-001

Scope and Contents

This series consists of bound volumes of tax digests which document the names of property owners residing in this county for the inclusive dates listed and the type of and amount each owned. These volumes contain many schedules showing the value of different kinds of property. This inventory will only list the schedules used by the commissioner and those include (1) name of tax payer, (2) number of Georgia Militia District in which each resided, (3) total number of acres of land owned, (4) aggregate value of land, (5) aggregate value of city or town property, (6) amount of money and solvent debts of all kinds, (7) value of merchandise, stocks and bonds, (8) value of household furniture, (9) value of plantation or mechanical tools, (10) value of other property not otherwise enumerated, (11) aggregate value of whole property and (12) total tax each owner paid. Entries are arranged and listed by the number of the Georgia Militia District in which each taxpayer resided and then in alphabetical order by the initial letter of their surname. The Tax Commissioner totaled the amount of each above schedule and listed such amount for each Georgia Militia District. Other information listed includes (1) names of tax defaulters and the amount of property each has according to above listed schedules and (2) names of freedmen, the amount of property each owns, the name of their employer and the number of the Georgia Militia District in which each lives. These freedmen are arranged and listed by the number of the Georgia Militia District in which they lived.

Dates

  • Created: 1864-1879

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Unrestricted

Extent

0 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Title
Coweta County - Tax Commissioner - Tax Digests
Author
Georgia Archives
Description rules
Local
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Georgia Archives Repository

Contact:
5800 Jonesboro Rd
Morrow GA 30260 United States