Newark, DE - 1865 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 1865.

 

Case
Name
License Type
Amt Income >$600
Enumerated Articles
1
Armstrong, James H
retail dealer/liquor
$180
 
2
Armstrong, James
manufacturer
$74
 
3
Atkinson, John
livery stable keeper
 
carriage
4
Barlow, James
retail dealer
 
 
5
Beeson, William P
butcher
 
 
6
Bentley, William
 
$196
 
7
Blandy, Thomas R
physician
 
 
8
Blandy, C.W.
 
$245
carriage, gold watch
9
Blandy, H.P.R.
 
$169
carriage, gold watch
10
Blandy, C.W. & Bro.
foundry manufacturer
 
carriage
11
Blakewell, E.N.
 
 
carriage
12
Brady, John
 
 
carriage
13
Casho, Jacob
 
 
2 carriages
14
Casho & Steele
manufacturers in wood
 
 
15
Caulk, Benjamin
retail (apothecary)
$387
gold watch
16
Chamberlain, P., Dr
 
 
pianoforte
17
Choate, David S.
retail dealer
$102
 
18
Choate, John N.
hotel keeper/retail liquor
$129
 
19
Choate, Stephen
retail dealer
  gold watch
20
Clark, Hays N.
physician
 
gold watch
21
Coulter, Alexander
 
 
carriage
22
Crawford, Rebecca
 
$24
 
23
Crawford, Alexander
 
$975
carriage
24
Curtis, F.A.
 
$9,763
2 gold watches, pianoforte
25
Curtis, S.M.
 
$9,763
2 gold watches, pianoforte
26
Curtis & Bro (near)
manufacturers of paper
 
 
27
Day, Michael
 
$291
carriage, gold watch
28
Dean, William
 
$11,163
carriage, 2 gold watches, pianoforte
29
Dean, Joseph & Son (near)
manufacturers of wood
 
 
30
Donnell, Andrew (near)
 
$868
carriage
31
Eastburn, Oliver
retail dealer
 
carriage
32
Eastburn, Wm M.
 
 
carriage
33
Elliott, John
 
$79
carriage, gold watch
34
Evans, George G
retail dealer
$1000
gold watch
35
Evans, John W
retail dealer
$1739
130 oz. silver plate, gold watch, pianoforte
36
Gardner, George R
 
carriage, gold watch
37
Guthrie, Joseph
 
 
carriage
38
Haines, E.W.
dentist
$750
gold watch
39
Harkness, William
 
$310
carriage
40
Heisler, William E.
 
$1365
2 carriages, 3 gold watches, pianoforte
41
Hill, John R
manufacturer
 
 
42
Hossinger, Joseph
 
$3558
 
43
Johnson, Hiram J
 
$119
carriage
44
Johnston, John C
 
$119
 
45
Kennedy, John
retail dealer
 
 
46
Kerr, Andrew
 
$506
gold watch
47
Kerr, George
 
 
carriage, gold watch
48
Lindsay, Samuel
 
$914
stallion, gold watch
49
Lowber, Alexander Dr
physician
$136
 
50
Mansley, John
retail dealer
 
 
51
Maxwell, Philip
hotel keeper/retail liquor
 
carriage
52
McLaughlin, Constantine
wholesale dealer
$392
carriage
53
Miller, John
 
$748
carriage, gold watch, pianoforte
54
Morrison, John
 
 
stallion, carriage
55
Murphy, David J.
 
$2216
3 carriages, gold watch
56
McCauley, James
hotel keeper /retail liquor
 
carriage
57
Muldoon, Patrick
peddler 3rd class
 
 
58
Nevin, David E.
 
 
carriage
59
Pemberton, John
butcher
 
 
60
Pennington, William
pedlar 2nd class
 
61
Pennington, Edward
pedlar 2nd class
 
 
62
Peters, R & Wm
retail dealers
 
63
Pierson, Thomas
 
 
carriage
64
Pilling, John
 
$5164
2 carriages, gold watch
65
Pilling, Richard
 
$31
 
66
Pilling, Thomas
 
$200
 
67
Platt, Franklin
 
$206
carriage
68
Porter, Edward
 
 
carriage, 2 gold watches, pianoforte
69
Rambo, George
 
$270
 
70
Rambo, Rathmill W
retail dealer
 
71
Rankin, Joseph
 
$202
carriage
72
Rankin, Joseph C.
 
$111
 
73
Rankin, Robert T.
 
$189
gold watch
74
Rankin, Sarah
 
$409
carriage
75
Ray, James H
real estate agent
$2144
carriage, pianoforte
76
Reynolds, William
 
$512
 
77
Reynolds & Bro
retail dealers
 
 
78
Roberts, James
$318
 
79
Russell, Samuel
 
 
carriage
80
Shaws, Alexander Dr
physician
 
carriage
81
Sawden, Francis T
butcher
 
 
82
Sheppard, Casper W.
 
 
gold watch
83
Steel, Hudson
 
 
carriage
84
Steel, Robert H.
 
$22
carriage
85
Steel, Thomas
$821
carriage
86
Stewart, James
peddler 3rd class
 
 
87
Thompson, Daniel
 
$258
2 carriages, gold watch
88
Thompson, Joel
 
$197
carriage
89
Tweed, John
 
$1060
 
90
Tweed, Manself
 
$38
carriage
91
Vallandigham, James
 
$271
 
92
Vandegrift, Enoch
 
$570
 
93
Waller, A.B.
 
 
carriage, 2 gold watches
94
Warren, Harry
 
$489
gold watch
95
Whiteley, Arthur
 
 
gold watch
96
Widdows, Byard
hotel keeper/retail liquor
 
 
97
Williams, William M.
retail dealer
 
 
98
Williamson, John F
retail dealer
$1346
2 carriages, 2 gold watches, pianoforte
99
Wilson, Edward R
 
 
2 carriages, 2 gold watches, 19 oz silver plate
100
Wilson, Rathmill
 
$29,074 (total taxable)
243 oz silver plate, 3 carriages, gold watch, 2 pianofortes
101
Wilson, Rathmill (est adm by T.B. Wilson)
 
$12,840 (total taxable)
carriage, gold watch
102
Worrall, Nimrod
butcher
 
 
103
Wright, Samuel B
manufacturer
$50
gold watch

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

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