Newark, DE - 1864 Internal Revenue Assessment

In 1862 a tax was enacted through an Executive Order on Aug 11, 1862 in order "to provide Internal Revenue to support the Government and to pay interest on the Public Debt". Individuals with an income of over $600 were liable to be taxed. In addition, stamp taxes were assessed for various types of business licenses. Finally, there were taxes assessed on various enumerated items. The following list shows this data, for the residents of Newark in 1864.

 

Case
Name
License Type
Amt Income >$600
Enumerated Articles
1
Armstrong, James H
retail dealer/liquor
 
 
2
Armstrong, James
manufacturer
 
 
3
Blandy, C.W. & Bro.
foundry manufacturer
 
carriage
4
Beeson, William P
butcher
 
 
5
Brady, John
 
 
carriage
6
Casho & Steele
manufacturers in wood
 
 
7
Choate, David S.
retail dealer
    
8
Choate, John N.
hotel keeper 8th class/retail liquor
 
 
9
Choate, L.R.
retail dealer
    
10
Clark, Hays N.
physician
 
 
11
Caulk, Benjamin
apothecary
 
 
12
Curtis, F.A.
 
$2244/$459 US Securities
 
13
Curtis, S.M.
 
$2244/$459 US Securities
  
14
Curtis & Bro (near)
manufacturers of paper
    
15
Day, M.A. (Rev)
clergyman
 
1 carriage
16
Dean, Joseph & Son (near)
manufacturers of wood
 
 
17
Dean, William
 
$5500
2 horse carriage/1 horse carriage
18
Donnell, Andrew (near)
 
$868
1 carriage
19
Evans, George G
retail dealer
$600
 
20
Evans, John W
retail dealer
$853
130 oz. silver plate
21
Finley, Samuel C
manufacturer in wood
 
2 carriages
22
Haines, E.W.
dentist
$600
 
23
Heisler, William E. (near)
 
$663
1 carriage
24
Hill, John R
manufacturer
 
 
25
Hossinger, Joseph
 
$1546
 
26
Kennedy, John
retail dealer
 
 
27
Kerr, Andrew (near)
 
$522
 
28
Lowber, Alexander
physician
$140
 
29
Marvell, Philip
hotel - 6th class/retail liquor
 
 
30
Maxwell, Hamilton
Roseville Factory
$2519
 
31
Mercer, Andrew
 
 
1 carriage
32
Miller, John
 
$958
1 carriage
33
Mote, Eli
 
 
1 carriage
34
Mote, E. Coats
 
 
1 carriage
35
Murphy, David (near)
 
$5000
2 horse carriage
36
McLaughlin, Constantine
wholesale dealer
 
1 carriage
37
McCauley, James
hotel keeper 5th class/retail liquor
 
1 carriage
38
Pennington, William
pedlar 2nd class
$124.50
 
39
Pennington, Edward
pedlar 2nd class
 
 
40
Peters, R & Co
retail dealers
 
1 carriage
41
Pilling, John
 
$5000
1 carriage
42
Porter, Edward
 
 
1 carriage
43
Rambo, Rathmill W
 
 
1 carriage
44
Ray, Forbes
 
$168/$84 US Securities
 
45
Ray, James H
commercial broker
$900
 
46
Reynolds, John A.
retail dealer
$738
1 carriage
47
Reynolds, William
 
$512
 
48
Ruth, Denny & Tweed
cattle/horse dealers
 
 
49
Sawden, Francis
butcher from wagon
 
 
50
Schultz, William
 
 
1 carriage
51
Steel, Thomas
$454
 
52
Thompson, Daniel
 
$727
1 carriage
53
Tweed, John
 
$1036
 
54
Vallandigham, James L
 
$285
 
55
Waller, A.B. (near)
 
 
1 carriage
56
Warren, Harry
 
$382/$7 US Securities
 
57
Widdows, Byard
hotel keeper 7th class/retail liquor
 
 
58
Williamson, John F
retail dealer
$1180
1 carriage
59
Wilson, Edward R
 
 
32 oz silver plate, 1 carriage, 1 2-horse carriage
60
Wilson, Rathmill
 
$21,985 (total taxable)
405 oz silver plate, 2 2-horse carriage
61
Wilson,Thomas B.
 
$14,895 (total taxable)
1 carriage
62
Wilson, William M.
retail dealer
 
 
63
Worrall, Nimrod
butcher from wagon
 
 
64
Wright, Samuel B
manufacturer
 
 

Compiled and Edited: Richard E. Stevens, University of Delware

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