This database contains tax lists from Pennsylvania associated with the first direct tax levied by the United States government in 1798. Historical Background. In July 1798, Congress authorized the first direct tax by the United States government.

Tax lists for the State of Pennsylvania under the United States direct tax of 1798.

The 1798 acts specified the duties of the commissioners and other officials who, under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, were charged with assessing and collecting the direct tax. Pennsylvania's apportioned share of the $2,000,000 tax levy was $237,177.

Events from the year 1798 in the United States. January – Eli Whitney contracts with the U.S. federal government for 10,000 rifles, which he will produce with interchangeable parts. January 8 – 11th Amendment ratified after two states are ratified.

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Tax lists and summary abstracts for Pennsylvania created under an act of July 14, 1798, the first direct tax of the U.S. Government. Reproduction Note Microform.

National Archives and Records Service, (1963) United States direct tax of 1798 : tax lists for the State of Pennsylvania. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America , http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/102281567

Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in Pennsylvania on October 9, 1798, for the 6th Congress. Thirteen Representatives (7 Democratic-Republicans and 6 Federalists) had been elected in 1796. One seat had changed from Federalist to Democratic-Republican in a special election in 1797.

Gazette of the United States, & Philadelphia daily advertiser. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]), 22 Feb. 1798. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83025881/1798-02-22/ed-1/seq-2/>

2011年7月16日 · About this project This collection consists of tax lists from the State of Pennsylvania in 1798. The lists contain names of renters and landlords, land valuations, taxes levied, and lists of property sold or transferred. The project difficulty level is set at Easy as the records are mostly legible and there are few fields to be keyed.