Regulations and Instructions more accurately defining the intent and meaning of paragraph I section I of the Act to amend the tax laws, approved 14th June, 1864
Richmond: Treasury Department, 1864.
First Edition. Broadside. Approx. 8.5" X 5.25" broadside. Signed (printed text) Thompson Allan Commissioner; Approved G. A. Trenholm, Secretary of the Treasury. 5 thin closed tears to the fragile paper (no loss of content). A few small light spots. Fair only.
Part 4 of the Regulations and instructions states; "Slaves employed in agriculture should include all over twelve years of age actually employed in cultivating crops liable to the tithe, and cooks exclusively employed in cooking for such slaves. House and body servants, carriage drivers, slave mechanics, &c., shall not be assessed as employed in agriculture, except where partially employed, when their value should be rateably apportioned."
Parrish & Willingham 2175. Fair. Item #27711
Price: $125.00