by the slaveholding county is more than double, often treble, that paid by the county having few or no slaves.
In each couple given, the first is a Western, the second an Eastern county:
CountiesWhites.Taxation
Harrison13,182$15,192
Halifax11,06651,617
Difference paid by slave labor in Halifax$36,425
Randolph4,7938,592
Rappahannock5,01818,632
Difference paid by slave labor10,040
Highland3,8008,499
King & Queen3,80117,997
Difference,&c., &c9,498
Giles6,0519,485
Buckingham6,Halifax$36,425
Randolph4,7938,592
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
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