North Hempstead tax assessment roll
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One tax assessment roll for the Town of North Hempstead in Long Island, dating from 1846, including a list of African-American residents of the town at the time.
Historical note
Established in 1784, the Town of North Hempstead is one of three towns comprising the present-day County of Nassau in Long Island.
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This collection consists of a single document.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one 1846 tax assessment roll for the Town of North Hempstead in Long Island, compiled by John C. Mott, collector of North Hempstead. The roll contains an alphabetical list of North Hempstead residents, with information on each resident's acreage, real estate, personal estate, and the amount of tax owed. Also included are lists of non-residents and resident African Americans. Surnames such as Allens, Onderdonk, Sands, Seaman, Schenck, Townsend, Underhill, and Valentine appear on the residents list. Many of these names also appear on the resident African American list: Cato Sands, Benjamin Townsend, Peter Schenck, Carline Townsend.
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Conditions Governing Access
Open to researchers without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
This item is in the public domain.
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Preferred Citation
North Hempstead tax assessment roll, 1846, 1973.107, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Harry E. Stam, date unknown. The collection was formally accessioned in 1973.
Other Finding Aids
A transcribed list of the names and information relating to African American residents of the town in this document is in the collection's digital accession file and available to researchers upon request. The transcription was created by Cecilia Wright, made possible thanks to the generosity of The Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation.
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This finding aid was revised by Dee Bowers in 2025. Portions of the revised description were written by Cecilia Wright as part of a project to assess and improve access to archival collections in CBH's holdings that relate to Long Island, made possible thanks to the generosity of The Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation.
