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Ewing & McCall

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Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Chatham County Tax Return, 1796

 File — Box: 4250.001, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents The collection consists of a tax return detailing the numbers of enslaved persons imported into Chatham County from June 30 to September 30, 1796, signed by W. Norment. A total of 936 enslaved people were imported by three different individuals or firms--Caige, McLeod & Company; Robert Watts; and Ewing & McCall--at a tax of "ten dollars per head," yielding $9,360.
Dates: 1796