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Genealogy- Old: Tax Records

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Descriptive Pamphlet for Internal Revenue Records for Delaware

Tax Lists

Originals of Delaware tax assessments lists are at the Delaware Public Archives.

Genealogy Resources at the University of Delaware Library

Family tree

Although not aimed at genealogy and family history, the collections of the University of Delaware Library (Morris Library) include materials useful to genealogists and family historians.

This Genealogy Research Guide is provided as a service for genealogists. It presents topics and resources to assist researchers.

The UD Library does not specialize in genealogy and does not have staff responsible for genealogy. Library staff cannot conduct research.

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U.S. Direct Tax Lists, 1798

1798 was the first direct tax collected by the federal government. The lists are available in microfilm at the National Archives.