Found in the back pocket of Samuel’s 1898 diary booklet…

The details:

 

  • One dwelling valued at $100
  • Sixty nine acres of property valued at $3,036.00
  • Three horses
  • Six cows
  • One dog

 

If taxed at the maximum 4 mill tax rate, Samuel’s taxes would have been $12.54 for the year 1898.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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