(sorry about the crooked columns- it's properly aligned in my editor)
New Kent County New Kent County
At a Court of Quarterly session begun
and held for said county on Thursday the 10th day of March 1864 at the Courthouse of said County.
Present
Elijah
Ball Presiding Justice
John
C. Apperson
Wm W.
Taliaferro
Benj.
Timberlake
Robert
F. Carter
On the application of the following named citizens of the County that they
are erroneously assessed by Edmund W.
Allen the Commissioner of Revenue with taxes for the year 1863 on slaves, who, since their lists were rendered
to the said Commissioner have escaped to the enemy, namely
Thomas W. Atkinson 1 slave valued at $ 866.00
Ira L. Bowles 4 1500.00
John Ball 6 3315.00
Sarah T. Crump 4 3600.00
Bat. D. Christian 6 3858.00
D. P. Chandler 1
600.00
James I. Drake 1 1000.00
Ann M.V.Farinholt 7 4200.00
A. C. Farinholt 7 4830.00
Geo. L. Timberlake 2 1466.00
Ro. A. Farinholt 4 2544.00
James M. Goddin 17
12750.00
Mary H. Howle 2 1600.00
John A. Hockaday 1 675.00
Roland Jones 4 2400.00
Martha A. Jones 1 700.00
Burwell B. Jones 6 3300.00
Vernon P. Jones 3 1725.00
Thomas S. Morris 6 3000.00
Thomas S. Martin 1 700.00
Wm B. Merry 1 462.00
John Parrish 14 8400.00
M.C. Poindexter 6 2940.00
J.L. Poindexter 9 5000.00
John A. Richardson 5 3000.00
Wm P. Richardson 1 1200.00
Wm T. Ratcliffe 1
600.00
Richard G. Smith 4 2908.00
P.F. Taylor 1
800.00
Frs H. Timberlake 1 550.00
Susan Toler 34 21080.00
Ro. L. Timberlake 4 2844.00
Wm F. Timberlake 1 600.00
John M. Timberlake 6 5000.00
Thos W. Timberlake 14
10560.00
Nathl J. Turner 8 4640.00
R.B. Weisiger 3 2040.00
Wyatt S. Woodward 7 3010.00
Jno R. Williams 2 776.00
Mary C. Williams 6 2800.00
And that they desire to be relieved from the payments of the taxes so
imposed; and John P. Pierce esq, the
attorney prosecuting on behalf of the Commonwealth in this Court being present and defending said applications, and
the Court being satisfied that the said applicants are erroneously charged upon the Books of the said
Commissioner of the Revenue for the year
1863 for the slaves so escaped,
Doth order that the said applicants
Thomas W. Atkinson from the payment of $ 8.66
Wm F. Atkinson 6.33
Ira L. Bowles 15.00
John Ball 33.15
Sarah T. Crump 36.00
Bat. D. Christian 38.58
D. P. Chandler 6.00
James I. Drake 10.00
Ann M.V. Farinholt 42.00
Avery C. Farinholt 48.30
Geo. L. Farinholt 14.66
Ro. A. Farinholt 25.44
James M. Goddin 127.50
Mary H. Howle 16.00
John A. Hockaday
6.75
Roland Jones 24.00
Burwell B. Jones 33.00
Vernon P. Jones 17.25
Tho S. Morris 30.00
Tho S. Martin
7.00
Wm B. Merry
4.60
John Parrish 84.00
M.C. Poindexter est 29.40
J.L. Poindexter est 50.00
John A. Richardson 30.00
Wm P. Richardson 12.00
Wm T. Ratcliffe 6.00
Richard G. Smith 29.08
P.F. Taylor
8.00
Frs H. Timberlake
5.50
Susan Toler 210.80
Ro. L. Timberlake 28.44
Wm F. Tmberlake
6.00
John M. Timberlake 50.00
Thos W. Timberlake 105.60
Nathl J. Turner 46.40
R.B. Weisiger 20.40
Wyatt S. Woodward 30.10
Jno R. Williams
7.76
Mary C. Williams 28.00
each, be and they are hereby exonerated of the said sums have not been
already paid and if paid that the sums so
paid be refunded to them respectively ordered that the following named persons,
Thomas W. Athenson,Wm F. Atkenson, Ira L.
Bowles, John Ball, Sarah F. Crump, Bat. D. Christian, D.P. Chandler,
James I. Drake, Ann M.V.Farinholt, Ro.
A. Farinholt, Avery C. Farinholt, James M. Goddin, Mary H. Howle, John A. Hockaday, Roland Jones, Burwell B. Jones,
Vernon P. Jones, Tho S. Morris, Tho S.
Martin,Wm B. Merry, John Parrish, the estates of Martha C. Poindexter
and J.L. Poindexter John A. Richardson,
Wm P. Richardson, Wm T. Ratcliffe, Richard G. Smith, P.F. Taylor, Frs H. Timberlake, Susan Toler, Ro. L. Timberlake, Wm F. Timberlake, John M.
Timberlake, Thos W. Timberlake, Nathl J.
Turner, R.B. Weisiger, Wyatt S.
Woodward, Jno R. Williams, and Mary C. Williams, be and they are hereby released
from the assessment of thirty per cent upon so
much of the Revenue tax assessed against them and from the payment of
which they have been exonerated by an
order of this Court entered on this day, on account of slaves escaped to the enemy.
And the sheriff is hereby ordered to credit the said person by the thirty
per cent assessed against them for
County purposes, on the sums of money from the payment of which they have been released.
-New Kent County Court Order Book, 1860-1867
#2719104 10/8/2013
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