Letter from A. Stewart to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; July 1, 1874

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Letter from A. Stewart to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; July 1, 1874

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People

Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933 Richards, Mrs. J. F.Stewart, A.Swearingen, James

Events

Property Management Taxation Taxation--Mississippi

Organizations

Mississippi--Judicial Districts Mississippi--Judicial Districts. 16th District Mississippi--Treasury Department Schools Schools--Mississippi

Businesses

Banks Banks--Mississippi Insurance Companies Insurance Companies--Columbus (Miss.) Life & General Insurance Company Railroads and Railroad Companies Railroads and Railroad Companies--Memphis and Charleston Railroad Company (Memphis, Tenn.)

Occupations

Treasurers

Places

Mississippi--Covington County Mississippi--Lowndes County. Columbus

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Disease and illness

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[note] 7/1/74 [/note]

Estimate of DEBT of Lowndes County—Miss—

Outstanding County warrants—say $		2	0.	0	0	0
County Bonds—created by funding County Debt.		2	5.	0	0	0.
Interest 8%—per annum			2	0	0	0
Judgment in favor Columbus Insurance & B'kg Co. bal			2	0	0	0.
Do ,, ,, Mrs J. F. Richard. School House bal.			2	2	5	0
Columbus Free Bridge—say		7	0.	0	0	0
Memphis & Selma Rail Road Bonds	1	5	0.	0	0	0
Interest on Bonds for 3 years 8%—		3	6	0	0	0.
$	3	0	7	2	5	0

Assessments for 1874—

For State purposes	$56.000.00
" County purposes not including Bonds of R. R.	60.000.00 $	1	1	6.	0	0	0	0	0

Taxable Property

Land	$2,362.239~
Personal	1,637.761. $ 4.	0	0	0.	0	0	0	0	0

Rate about 3%~

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Condition of Treasury July 1^st 1874.according to Books of old Treasurer. (James Swearingen)

Funds in 16^th Sections in hands of Treas^r. July 1^st 1874	$	5,	6	1	2	2	1
Cash in Treasury Various County Funds	1	2,	0	0	0.	0	0
	$1	7,	6	1	2	2	1
Of this amount I have received from the Adm^r of Est. of Ja^s Swearingen—(old Treas)—say		8	0	0	0	0	0
Leaving bal to be paid me—	$	9,	6	1	2	2	1

Since I came into the office I have received from the Delinquent Tax Collector about	$	3,	0	0	0.	0	0
but which has, in addition to the amt recd from Admr of Swearingen—been paid out for various county purposes—chief of which was for the Columbus Bridge—

Columbus Miss—Dec 15^th 1874—

To his Excellency Adelbert AmesGovernor of Miss—

Dear sir—

In obedience to your circular of 16^th ulto—I herewith transmit statement of Finances, debts, interests, &c. of Lowndes County. I am very sorry I could not comply sooner—and hope my plea of business and sickness will exonerate me from all apparent negligence—