Series Information
ST. MARY'S COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF THE TAX
(Assessment Record)
1793-1830
C1526
Series Description
For years 1796, 1801, and 1826, see Special Collections series MSA SC 5989-1.
Record of property appraisals for tax purposes. Entries include owner’s name; description and value of land; number and value of enslaved laborers; weight and value of plate; value of other property; and total assessment. Arranged by hundreds 1793-1812 and by election districts 1813-1830; alphabetical by owner within district; handwritten. For later records, 1831-1957, see county Assessment Record series [MSA C1527, C1528, and C1535].
The fourteen hundreds are: Upper Resurrection, Chaptico, Upper Saint Clements, Lower Saint Clements, Upper New Town, Lower Resurrection, Lower New Town, Harvey, Poplar Hill, Saint Georges, Upper Saint Mary’s, Lower Saint Mary’s, Saint Inigoes, Saint Michaels. The 1793-1795 records combine Upper Saint Clements and Lower Saint Clements into one list.