Letter from Virginia Governor James L. Kemper to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; November 6, 1874

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Letter from Virginia Governor James L. Kemper to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; November 6, 1874

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Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933 Kemper, James Lawson, 1823-1895

Finances Finances--Debt Taxation Taxation--Virginia

Virginia--Executive Department

Virginia Virginia--Independent City. Richmond

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Commonwealth of VirginiaEXECUTIVE CHAMBERS.Richmond, 6 Nov 1874

His ExcellencyAdelbert Ames—Governor of Mississippi.

Sir:

The following are answers to your enquiries of the 15th. ulto.

Assessed valuation of Realty in Va.	$251,573,611.23
,, ,, personalty ,,	85,112,822.00
State indebtedness proper—	30,478,746.49
Average ordinary expenses of State Govt. yearly	1,104,936.97
Average yearly receipts from taxation	2,276,258.52

No separate taxes are imposed for interest on debt or for support of Government.

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very respectfully
Your obt. svt