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Title
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Benjamin S. Hayward Property Values in the Early 1800s (39 York St.)
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Description
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STG Tax List Compilation: Assessments for the B.S. Hayward Estate, including when it absorbed 39 York for a second time: 1803: 720, 1805: 770, 1807: 750.1808 assessment: Benj. S. Hayward had an estate worth 760 pounds and paid tax of 1.5.4 (ANG/SG/PM1, 1808 assessment). Also: An assessment for Benj. Hayward / L.B. Irland [best guess]: 2180 pounds, with tax of 3.12.6 (ANG/SG/PM1, 1808 assessment). Note: 28 Jan. 1809: “Benjamin S. Hayward of St. George’s married Miss Jane Bassett of Somerset on Jan. 21” (Bermuda Index 1: 580). STG Tax List Compilation for B.S. Hayward, cont.:1809: 945, 1810: 1270, 1811: 1235, 1808–11: B.S. Hayward’s house increased in worth from 500 to 800 pounds between these years. It appears that he went from owning 4 to 8 slaves (some dead; some newly acquired) in these years (ANG/SG/PAS 3: 1808–11). STG Tax List Compilation for B.S. Hayward, cont.:1812: 1230, 1813: 1265, 1814: 3850.
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Date
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1807–1814
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Event Code
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A
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Year
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1807–1814
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Source
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ANG/SG/PM1, 1808 assessment; ANG/SG/PAS 3: 1808–11; Bermuda Index 1: 580; STG Tax List Compilation.
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Property Code
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2998
Tolaram Building (39 York St. & 22 Clarence St.) – 2998