Eighteenth Century Tax Lists

Book Review: A History of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 1751-1835

A History of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 1751-1835. By Merri Lou Scribner Schaumann. Carlisle: Privately printed, [1995]. Available from the author: 249 West Pomfret Street, Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013. Price $39.95, including postage and handling.

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Silver Spoons and Other Notable Items in the 1780 Cumberland County Tax Lists

Silver spoons and tableware were considered valuable assets in 1780. Spoons and a few other pieces of tableware such as “Mustard Potts” represent entries among a handful of the county’s residents. They are not found in the earliest county tax lists.

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