{"product_id":"1802-kentucky-land-tax-receipt-mason-county-ohio-river-early-frontier-registers-office-document","title":"1802 Kentucky Land Tax Receipt – Mason County – Ohio River – Ralative of Davy Crockett Early Frontier Register's Office Document","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"393087be-669f-41b5-8b92-bfd0e3465152\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2292\" data-end=\"2445\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eAn original \u003cstrong data-start=\"2304\" data-end=\"2347\"\u003e1802 Kentucky Register's Office receipt\u003c\/strong\u003e acknowledging payment of land taxes on a \u003cstrong data-start=\"2389\" data-end=\"2444\"\u003e200-acre tract in Mason County along the Ohio River\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2447\" data-end=\"2842\"\u003eCompleted in manuscript on \u003cstrong data-start=\"2474\" data-end=\"2493\"\u003e3 November 1802\u003c\/strong\u003e, the receipt records payment by \u003cstrong data-start=\"2526\" data-end=\"2542\"\u003eNashl. McGee\u003c\/strong\u003e through \u003cstrong data-start=\"2551\" data-end=\"2570\"\u003eJoseph Crockett\u003c\/strong\u003e, covering taxes, mills assessment, and advertising fees for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2635\" data-end=\"2652\"\u003e1801 tax year\u003c\/strong\u003e. The document identifies the tract as containing \u003cstrong data-start=\"2702\" data-end=\"2749\"\u003e200 acres in Mason County on the Ohio River\u003c\/strong\u003e, making it an excellent example of Kentucky's early land administration following statehood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2844\" data-end=\"3096\"\u003eEarly Kentucky government forms from this period are considerably scarcer than later nineteenth-century tax receipts and provide an excellent glimpse into frontier settlement, taxation, and property ownership during the early years of the Commonwealth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3098\" data-end=\"3109\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3098\" data-end=\"3109\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"3111\" data-end=\"3478\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1yj5xq5\" data-start=\"3111\" data-end=\"3153\"\u003eOriginal printed and manuscript document\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"50nqu0\" data-start=\"3154\" data-end=\"3189\"\u003eRegister's Office form dated 1802\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"k24zo7\" data-start=\"3190\" data-end=\"3217\"\u003eCompleted 3 November 1802\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1r9f5c\" data-start=\"3218\" data-end=\"3242\"\u003eMason County, Kentucky\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"17sjky1\" data-start=\"3243\" data-end=\"3270\"\u003e200-acre Ohio River tract\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"pl4r91\" data-start=\"3271\" data-end=\"3416\"\u003eCondition: original folds, scattered light staining, minor edge wear and small losses, otherwise well preserved with strong manuscript entries.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"16monod\" data-start=\"3417\" data-end=\"3478\"\u003eApproximately folio size (about 12 × 15 inches, estimated).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3480\" data-end=\"3693\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eAn appealing and increasingly collectible piece of early Kentucky frontier history, suitable for collectors of land grants, western expansion, Ohio River history, genealogy, or early American government documents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52594718212378,"sku":null,"price":567.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/IMG_1822.jpg?v=1785163210","url":"https:\/\/princetonaudubonprints.com\/en-ca\/products\/1802-kentucky-land-tax-receipt-mason-county-ohio-river-early-frontier-registers-office-document","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}