For 1780, plate and ready money records include owner’s name, the amount and value of plate, and the value of gold, silver, and paper currency. For 1780-1783, real property records include owner’s name, tract name(s), and acreage; some records also include assessed value. For 1780-1783, personal property records include owner’s name; number and value of enslaved laborers, cattle, sheep, and hogs; amount and value of plate; and value of other property. For 1793-1829, personal property records include owner’s name, number and value of enslaved laborers, amount and value of plate, and value of other property. For 1796, real property records include owner’s name, tract name(s), acreage, and value. For 1800-1829, real property records include owner’s name, tract name(s), acreage, value, and improvements. Arranged alphabetically by name of owner within district; handwritten. For other records, 1830-1919, see county Assessment Record series [MSA C1163, C1164, and C1158] and DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS AND TAXATION PG SUPERVISOR OF ASSESSMENTS (Assessment and Return) T217.

From 1780-1831 the collection districts comprised hundreds as follows:

1)     Upper Marlboro, Charlotte, and Mount Calvert
2)     Mattapany, Washington, and Prince Frederick
3)     King George and Grub
4)     Piscataway and Hynson
5)     New Scotland, Oxon, and Bladensburg
6)     Horsepen and Patuxent
7)     Eastern Branch and Rock Creek
8)     Collington and Western Branch