Series 510: Territorial Tax Rolls. 1802-1817; n.d.
Creator: Territorial Auditor (RG 3).
Collection Summary: This collection contains documentation of funds collected from taxable property and other taxes in the Mississippi Territory between 1802 and 1817. The types of information collected with the taxes vary by county and year and is organized alphabetically by county and then further by year for each county.
Access Restrictions: Access to original materials is limited due to age and fragility. Electronic images of the documents can be found on the MDAH website in the Government Records Electronic Archives.
Date(s): 1802-1817; n.d.
Volume: 4.00 Cubic Feet.
Finding Aid Created By: Colby Cox in April 2025.
Related Materials: TBD.
Record Group History: The Mississippi Territorial Auditor was a positioned created by the Territorial Legislature on March 1, 1806. The Auditor was to be appointed by the Territorial Governor and granted the authority to examine all public accounts for the Mississippi Territory and conduct investigations into the use of the Territory’s funds. The auditor was also authorized to issue treasury warrants for the payment of public debts.
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Box Content Box Number Adams County taxable property: 1802 137 taxable property: 1805 137 taxable property: 1807-1808 137 individual returns (A-W): 1808 136 return of double taxes: 1808 137 taxable property: 1810-1811 138 taxable property: 1812 137 taxable property: 1813 136 taxable property: 1814-1815 142 taxable property: 1816 137 taxable property: 1817 142 Amite County taxable property: 1810 136 taxable property: 1811-1812 138 taxable property: 1813 137 taxable property: 1814 142 taxable property: 1815-1817 137 Baldwin County taxable property: 1810-1812 138 taxable property: 1813 137 taxable property: 1814 138 taxable property: 1815 144 taxable property: 1816 137 Claiborne County taxable property: 1802 137 property not in General Tax List: 1802 136 list of delinquent taxes: 1803 136 list of taxable lands: 1804 136 taxable property: 1805 (2 folders) 142 list of taxable property: 1805 [?] 136 taxable property: 1807 137 taxable property: 1808 142 taxable property: 1810-1817 137 Clarke County taxable property: 1813 137 taxable property: 1814-1816 139 Franklin County taxable property: 1810 139 taxable property: 1811 142 taxable property: 1812-1817 139 Greene County taxable property: 1812 143 taxable property: 1813 (w/ Wayne Co.: 1813) 142 taxable property: 1814 (w/ Wayne Co.: 1814) 138 taxable property: 1815 142 taxable property: 1816-1817 139 Hancock County taxable property: 1814 140 taxable property: 1814 (w/ Mobile Co.: 1814) 143 taxable property: 1816-1817 139 Jackson County taxable property: 1814 (w/ Mobile Co.: 1814) 144 taxable property: 1815-1817 139 Jefferson County taxable property: 1802 140 taxable property: 1803 136 nonresident land taxes: 1802-1803 136 taxable property: 1805 (2 folders) 144 taxable property: 1807 138 tax defaulters & collection lists: 1807 142 taxable property: 1810 142 taxable property: 1810-1813 139 taxable property: 1815-1817 139 [Jefferson ?] County taxable property: n.d. 139 Lawrence County taxable property: 1813-1817 141 Madison County taxable property: 1810 141 taxable property: 1811 142 taxable property: 1812 140 taxable property: 1813 140 taxable property: 1815 143 Marion County taxable property: 1812 141 extra list of taxable property: 1814 140 taxable property: 1815-1817 140 Mobile County taxable property: 1814 144 taxable property: 1816 140 taxable property: 1817 143 Monroe County taxable property: 1816 141 Pike County taxable property: 1816 144 taxable property: 1817 140 Unidentified Unidentified fragments of tax rolls: n.d. 142 Warren County taxable property: 1810-1812 142 taxable property: 1813-1814 142 taxable property: 1815 138 taxable property: 1816 141 taxable property: 1817 142 Washington County taxable property: 1802 142 taxable property: 1803-1804 142 taxable property: 1805 144 taxable property: 1807 143 defaulters tax list: 1807 141 taxable property: 1808 142 taxable property: 1810 141 taxable property: 1811 138