Guide to the Tax-book of Pitt Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 1795-1798 DAR.1941.01
- Repository
- ULS Archives & Special Collections
- Title
- Tax-book of Pitt Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
- Creator
- Pennsylvania Society of Colonial Dames of America
- Collection Number
- DAR.1941.01
- Extent
- 0.25 Linear Feet (1 oversize box)
- Date
- 1795-1798
- Abstract
- This bound volume is a copy of tax records from Pitt Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, from 1795 to 1798. It includes the names of tax payers, the property they owned, and the payment of taxes. The names are arranged alphabetically and chronologically, as well as geographically by location within the township of Pitt Township. Digital reproductions of this collection are available online.
- Language
- English .
- Publisher
- ULS Archives & Special Collections
- Address
- University of Pittsburgh Library System
Archives & Special Collections
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Existence and Location of Copies
Digital reproductions of this collection are available online.
History
Pitt Township, established in 1788, was one of the first townships in Allegheny County. It contained a large amount of territory, including what is now Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and extended to areas to the northwest.
Scope and Content Notes
This volume consists of copies of tax records from Pitt Township, Pennsylvania, spanning from 1795 to 1798. It includes the names of tax payers, the value of property they owned, and taxes they paid. The names are arranged alphabetically and chronologically as well as geographically within Pitt Township. Several of the years are listed twice. The copies were created by the Pennsylvania Society of Colonial Dames of America in 1941. The earliest tax records of Allegheny County were destroyed in a fire in the Allegheny County Courthouse in 1882.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
Acquisition Information
Gift to the Darlington Memorial Library in 1941.
Custodial History
This collection was located in the Darlington Memorial Library in the University's Cathedral of Learning until 2007 when it was moved to the ULS Archives Service Center for processing, storage, preservation and service. However, it remains in the custodianship of the ULS Special Collections Department.
Preferred Citation
Tax-book of Pitt Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 1795-1798, DAR.1941.01, Darlington Collection, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Previous Citation
Tax-book of Pitt Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 1795-1798, DAR.1941.01, Darlington Collection, Special Collections Department, University of Pittsburgh
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Shaun Hayes in June 2008.
Copyright
No copyright restrictions.
Bibliography
- Harriss, Helen L. An Index to the 1798 Direct Tax for Pennsylvania: Allegheny County. (Pittsburgh, PA.: H.L. Harriss, 1986.)
- Wall, Elizabeth J. A General List of the Taxables in Allegheny County Pennsylvania September 22, 1794. Pittsburgh, Pa. (310 Scotia St., Pittsburgh 15205: E.J. Wall, 1987.)
Subjects
- Pennsylvania Society of Colonial Dames of America
- Allegheny County (Pa.)
- Pitt (Allegheny County, Pa. : Township)
- Ledgers (Account books)
- Taxation -- Pennsylvania -- Pitt (Allegheny County : Township)
- Tax collection -- Pennsylvania -- Pitt (Allegheny County : Township)