1815, Unnamed, Mention
Item
- Title
- 1815, Unnamed, Mention
- Description
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The commissioners of Athens, Georgia imposed a 12 cent tax on enslaved persons.
Partial Transcript: "The Oconee river was the corporate line. The commissioners imposed a tax of 3 cents on $100 on property, 12 1/2 cents each on slaves, and $2 for liquor license. That surely was an ideal Athens." - Event Type
- Mention
- Action Status
- Completed
- Date
- 1815
- Date Certainty
- Approximate
- Location
- Athens-Clarke County, Georgia
- Freedom Status
- Enslaved
- Author
- Augustus Longstreet Hull
- Item sets
- Mention
- Site pages
- Map & Timeline