Ewing & McCall
Organization
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Chatham County Tax Return, 1796
File — Box 4250.001: [Barcode: 1006290115], 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