November 12th/61 Mr Overton Dear Sir: I reached home last night, having been absent in Service of the State and will leave tomorrow for the same business - and was sorry, I was not here, when you came to take the tax List, but I hope my Tax List you find below will be in time. I have five thousand dollars in what I consider good notes
Land as in old tax list, 1007 Acres |
three (3) | Negro | men | aged | about | 25 | years |
three (3) | negro | women | " | " | 24 | " |
1 of them Sickly |
one (1) | " | man | " | " | 68 | " |
three (3) | " | children | " | " | 7 | " |
five (5) | " | children | " | under | 5 | " |
The above you will please find as a list in a [ruf] State,
which I hope will answer your purpose.
Yours very Respectfully
Phil B Hawkins
P.S. please answer by boy and
let me know if the above list
is all right for you,
P.B.H.