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A General List of Taxables for 1754 by Arthur Dobbs, 4 January 1755

Date:

January 4, 1755

Sender:

Arthur Dobbs

Recipient:

Thomas Robinson

Related People:

King George II
John Carteret, 2nd Earl of Granville

Repository:

The National Archives of the UK

Collection:

CO 5/297

Enclosed in:

Letter from Arthur Dobbs to the Board of Trade, 4 January 1755

Places:

  • Transcription

A General List of Taxables, as returned into the Secretary's Office, 1754

Counties   Clerks White men Black males Black females Total  
Anson K Henry Hendry 810 40 20 870 computed
Beaufort  K.G Walley Chaisna 637 267 218    
    184 not distinguish'd 120 40 24 1306  
Bertie G Saml. Ormes 1220 289 200 1709 not distinguish'd in Return
Bladen K Thos. Robinson 338 226 120 684  
Carteret K Geo. Reed       400 Computed
Chowan G Wm. Halsey       1481 not distinguished
Craven K Sol. Rew 870 468 308 1646  
Cumberland K Tos. Jones       850 Computed
Currituck KG Shergold 470 80 70 629 Computed
Duplin K Dickson 460 105 63 628  
Edgecomb G Benj. Wynns 1611 508 416 2535  
Granville G Danl. Weldon 779 261 165 1205  
Hyde K.G Saml. Sinclare 237 100 83 420  
Johnston K.G Chas. Young       1425  
New Hanovr K Isaac Faries 362 799 575 1736  
Northampton G John Edwards 902 510 324 1736  
Onslow K Willm. Cray 448 151 96 695  
Orange G Rd. Caswell 950 35 15 1000 not returned
Pasquotank G Thos. Taylor 563 366 100 929  
Perquimons G Rd. Clayton       1117  
Rowan G John Dunn 1116 30 24 1170  
Tyrell G Evan Jones 500 100 90 690 not distinguished
      12393 4275 2911 24861  
          4275    
          7186    

[Note: The K and G in the second column above refer to King's or Granville's, as in John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville]

North Carolina.

General List of Taxables
as return'd into the Secretary
Office for the year 1754.

Recd. with Govr. Dobbs's Letter
dated the 4th Janry. 1755.
                         (2.)

Recd. July the 2d. 1755.
Read               3d 1755.

C.76

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Exhibit:

Papers of Arthur Dobbs

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