1860 census

My ancestor's real estate and personal estate showed very high values. Were these determine by court records or by taking the head of household's word for the figures?

0 Joel Weintraub 8 months ago

The answer to your question and many others is to look at the instructions given to the assistant marshals that actually did the count. See: https://usa.ipums.org/usa/voliii/inst1860.shtml and under Special Instructions, Schedule No. 1 - Free Inhabitants, paragraphs 12 and 13.
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0 murquhar 8 months ago in reply to Joel Weintraub

Joel, Weintraub, I appreciate so much your answering my question. Very helpful, and I could never have found it on my own.
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