Las Sabinas, Volume 4, Number 1, July 1978 Page: 6
This periodical is part of the collection entitled: Las Sabinas History Journal and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the Orange County Historical Society.
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ORANGE COUNTY ASSESSMENT MADE FOR THE YEAR 1852
Orange County assessment made for the year 1852 was dis-
covered by Virginia Musemeche, historical survey researcher be-
tween the pages of county tax book for city lots dated 1904-1977.
The assessment was made by Worthy Patridge, assessor and collector
for Jefferson County "of property rendered by citizens thereof,
and situated therein. "
It was received July 6, 1853 by Asa L. Stark who had been
named assessor and collector for the new county of Orange which
had been formed from a portion of Jefferson and created by an act
of the Texas Legislature on Feb. 5, 1852.
The average value of land was set at 75 cents per acre and
a recapitulation of property situated in the county showed the
following:
43.881 acres of land valued at $ 33,300
154 Town lots valued at 7,570
72 Negroes valued at 31,750
643 Horses valued at 10,810
8160 cattle valued at 39,900
2 Money lenders amount lent 1,430
2 stores merchandize valued at 1,975
Miscellaneous property valued at 6,145
$132,880
Ad Valorum Tax at 15% 66,440
199,320
Poll Tax 417.30
TOTAL TAX 2,416.826.
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Orange County Historical Society (Tex.). Las Sabinas, Volume 4, Number 1, July 1978, periodical, January 1978; Orange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth255383/m1/14/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Orange County Historical Society.