[Letter to William Murrell regarding taxes, October 3, 1862] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [Letter to William Murrell regarding taxes, October 3, 1862]

Creator

  • Author: Hicks, E.B.
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: as Tax Assessor for Harrison County

Date

  • Creation: 1862-10-03
  • Digitized: 2007-11-02

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Letter from tax assessor E.B. Hicks to William Murrell. Taxes of $32.72 assessed on 27 slaves and 17 horses.

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Slavery
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Government and Law - Taxes
  • Named Person: Murrell, William
  • Named Person: Hicks, E.B.

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Harrison County
  • Time Period: civ-war
  • Coverage Date: 1862

Collection

  • Name: Texas History Collection
    Code: THC

Institution

  • Name: Private Collection of Howard and Brenda McClurkin
    Code: PCHBM

Rights

  • Rights Access: public
  • Rights License: by-nc-nd

Resource Type

  • Letter

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth36152

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