lph4,7938,592
Rappahannock5,01818,632
Difference paid by slave labor10,040
Highland3,8008,499
King & Queen3,80117,997
Difference,&c., &c9,498
Giles6,0519,485
Buckingham6,04125,889
Difference, &c.,&c15,884
Ritchie6,8098,837
Mecklenburg6,77758,751
Difference,&c.,&c27,914
Raleigh3,2913,987
Sussex3,11814,075
Difference, &c., &c 10,088
Tyler6,4887.213
Nelson6,65621,197
Difference, &c 14,954
Wise4,4163,582
Prince Edward4,03325,685
Difference, &c.,&c22,113
Pleasants2,9234,618
Nottoway2,27018,621
Difference, &c.,&c14,603
Webster1,552537
Middlesex1,8668,700
Difference, &c., &c 8,163
Tucker1,3962,267
Warwick, (half as many.)3,677
Could there be a more striking illustration of the productive power of slave labor than the foregoing figures afford?
Could there be more conclusive proof of their value to the State, and to every interest in the State?
The taxes it pays are but the index of the property it has earned for the taxation to be levied upon.
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