• "Pennsylvania U.S. Direct Tax Lists, 1798" (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Ancestry.com.

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• Publisher: Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012

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Original data: United States Direct Tax of 1798: Tax Lists for the State of Pennsylvania. M372, microfilm, 24 rolls. Records of the Internal Revenue Service, 1791-2006, Record Group 58. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.

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• Text: Collecting List of the Direct Tax upon Dwelling Houses ? for Hanover Town in the County of Yorke first assissst District sixth Division state of Pennsylvania at the following rates
  
  Name of Owner: Forsyth, Isaac
  [Houses]: 1
  Value of each Dwelling House: 318 [Doll] " [Cnts] 20 [m]
  Assessment" " Doll 63 Cts 5 m

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• Text: Na Collecting List of the Direct Tax upon Lands Losts &ca for Hanover Town in the County of york first assissst District sixth Division state of Pennsy at the following rate of 19 Cts hundred Dollars
  
  Name of Owner: Forsyth, Isaac
  Value of each Lot: 260
  Rate of Assessment: 19
  Assessment: " Dolls 49 Cts 4 m

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• Text: Collecting List of the Direct Tax upon Lands Losts &ca for Manhime Township in the County of york first assissst District sixth Division state of Pennsylvania at the following rate of 19 Centz Per hundrid Dollars
  
  Name of Owner: Forsyth, Isaac
  Value of each Lot: 80
  Rate of Assessment: 19
  Assessment: " Dolls 15 Cts 2 m

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• Text: General List of Lands, Lots, Buildings, and Wharves, owned, possessed, or occupied on the first day of October, 1798, within the town of Hanover, york County first Assessment District & sixth Division in the STATE of PENNSYLVANIA, excepting only such Dwelling-houses as, with the Out-houses apputenant thereon, and the Lots on which the same are erected, not exceeding two Acres in any case, are above the Value of One Hundred Dollars.
  
  Number: 16
  Name of Owner: Forsythe, Isaac
  Township: Hanover
  Quantity of Land, Acres: 10
  Valuation: 260

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• Text: A List of all Lands, Lots, Buildings, and Wharves, owned, and possessed, or occupied, on the first day of October, 1798, in Hanover, Town york County first Assessment District & sixth Division in the STATE of PENNSYLVANIA, excepting only such Dwelling-houses as, with the Out-houses apputenant thereon, and the Lots on which the same are erected, not exceeding two Acres in any case, are above the Value of One Hundred Dollars.
  
  Number: 10
  Name of Owner: Forsythe, Isaac
  Quantity of Land, Acres: 10
  Adjoining Proprietors: Jas. Jameson & Jas. Thorb
  Valuation: 261

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• Text: A List or Description of each Dwelling-house, with the Out-houses appurtenant thereto, and the Lot on which the same are erected, not exceednig two Acres in any case, and exceeding in Value the Sum of One Hundred Dollars, which were owned, and possessed, or occupied, on the first day of October, 1798, in Hanover, Town york County first Assessment District & sixth Division in the STATE of PENNSYLVANIA.
  
  Number: 28
  Name of Owner: Forsythe, Isaac
  Dwelling House: 1
  Dimensions: 16-24
  Material: Wood
  Number of stories: 1
  Number of Windows: 7
  Number of Lights: 94
  Quantity of lands, Perches: 49
  Valuation: 260
  Out-house: 1 Kitchen
  Dimensions: 12-15
  Material: Wood
  Out-house: 1 Stable
  Dimensions: 16-27
  Material: Wood
  
  [tjf - I'm not sure what is meant by "lights" because some homes had as many as 290 lights!]

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• Text: Particular List or Description of each Dwelling-house, with the Out-houses appurtenant thereto, and the Lot on which the same are erected, not exceednig two Acres in any case, were owned, and possessed, or occupied, on the First day of October, 1798, in the County of York, Town of Hanover, Hidelberg Township being within Sixth Division in the STATE of PENNSYLVANIA, and exceeding in Value the Sum of One Hundred Dollars.
  
  Number: 28
  Name of Owner: Forsythe, Isaac
  Dwelling House: 1
  Dimensions: 16-24
  Material: Wood
  Number of stories: 1
  Windows: 7
  Lights: 94
  Quantity of lands, Perches: 49
  Valuation by Assistent Assessor: 260
  Valuation by Principal Assessor: 260
  Out-house: Kitchen
  Dimensions: 12-15
  Material: Wood
  Out-house: Stable
  Dimensions: 16-27
  Material: Wood
  
  [tjf - I'm not sure what is meant by "lights" because some homes had as many as 290 lights!]

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• Text: A List of all Lands, Lots, Buildings, and Wharves, owned, and possessed, or occupied, on the first day of October, 1798, in Manheim Township, York County in first Assessment District & sixth Division in the STATE of PENNSYLVANIA, excepting only such Dwelling-houses as, with the Out-houses appurtenant thereto, and the Lots on which the same are erected, not exceeding two Acres in any case, are above the Value of One Hundred Dollars.
  
  Number: 75
  Name of Owner: Forsyth, Isaac
  Quantity of Land, Acres: 10
  Situation and adjoining Propietors: adj. to Daniel Barnitz and Peter ?oogler
  Valuation of the Assistent Assessor: 80